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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, January 11, 2007
  • President Bush participates in a secure video teleconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Jan. 4, 2007
    President Bush participates in a secure video teleconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Jan. 4, 2007 (whitehouse.gov)

    Iraq My Brains

    In his prime time speech, President Bush called for an increase in US troops in Iraq. We'll get military analysis of the new strategy and get a response from local members of Congress. Also: a call-in for parents who adopted as a first choice.

To Iraq and Back

Christopher Shays, Congressman (R-CT-4th district)
then
Jose Serrano, Congressman (D-NY-16th district)
- react to President Bush's address to the nation

Troop Tactics

Frederick Kagan, scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Insitute, former professor of military history at West Point
then
Colonel Sam Gardiner, retired Air Force colonel, has taught strategy and military operations at the National War College
- offer analysis of the President's speech

Crime and the Community

Eric Cadora, director and co-founder of the Justice Mapping Center
and
Eddie Ellis, host of On the Count, a show about criminal justice on WBAI, director of Prison Ministry at New York's historic Riverside Church
- why criminal justice is a neighborhood issue and how their maps help get a better understanding of the issue

Selected Maps from the Justice Mapping Project

Adoption Option

Open Phones
- we hear from parents who opted for adoption as a first choice

Step One: The Brainstorm

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

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We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.