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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, April 17, 2007
  • Suze Orman
    Suze Orman

    Speaking of Taxes

    Christine Quinn wants renters to have the same tax rebate that homeowners get. Find out what else the City Council speaker is looking for in next year's budget. Plus: Financial advisor Suze Orman answers last-minute tax-day questions; Jackie Mason's comments on Barack Obama; Virginia gun laws; and What's On Your News Radar.

Judging Comments

Emily Bazelon, senior editor of Slate magazine, looks at charges that a book co-written by a state judicial official and the comedian Jackie Mason is offensive, and discusses Mason's comments about Barack Obama.

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Speaking of Taxes

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn outlines her plan to give renters a tax rebate as well as her other proposals for next year's city budget.

Guns and Virginia

New York Daily News columnist Michael Daly, takes Virginia to task for its lax gun laws in today’s column. He is joined by Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway.

Wealth of Knowledge

Suze Orman, CNBC host and author of Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny (Spiegel & Grau 2007) talks about her five month financial plan for women.

Women and Money is available for purchase at Amazon.com

What's On Your News Radar

What listeners think are the day's most important stories.

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

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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.