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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 16, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, March 16, 2007
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    Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

    Get Your Irish Up

    Charles Schumer is leading the charge among Democrats for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign over the US attorney scandal. Hear the senior senator from New York make his case. Plus: the pros and cons of marrying someone with similar status to you in the workplace and why trouble with sub-prime mortgages is dangerous for the housing market.

Schumer's Subpoenas

Chuck Schumer, Senator (D-NY) and author, Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family At a Time (Rodale 2007), talks about the effects of the troop surge, why he thinks Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign--and who can expect to receive a subpoena to testify in the upcoming hearings.

Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family At a Time is available for purchase at Amazon.com

The Week That Was

Jen Chung, editor of Gothamist, and Clyde Haberman, metro columnist for the New York Times, talk about New York news of the week--a last-minute witness appearing before the Sean Bell grand jury, the shooting at a Greenwich Village pizzeria, and hundreds exposed to tuberculosis at a Bronx hospital.

Subprime Subpar

Ruth Simon, senior special writer for the Wall Street Journal, and Tony Crescenzi, chief bond market strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., an institutional trading firm, discuss how problems in the subprime mortgage industry caused the stock market to plummet this week--and may yet have further economic repercussions.

Marriage of Equals

Barbara Risman, professor and head of the sociology department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, executive officer of the Council on Contemporary Families, and author of Gender Vertigo: American Families in Transition (Yale University Press, 1999), on the pros and cons of marrying someone who shares your professional status and income level.

Getting Her Irish Up

Christine Quinn, City Council speaker, on why she's going to Ireland and boycotting the St. Patrick's Day parade. Then we go to Montserrat to look at why the country is the only one outside of Ireland to make St. Patrick's Day a public holiday, with Ernestine Cassell, director of the Monserrat Tourist Board.

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of The Brian Lehrer Show.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

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