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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
  • Michael Bloomberg gives a thumbs up as he arrives with US Senator Hillary Clinton in Singapore, July 2005.
    Michael Bloomberg gives a thumbs up as he arrives with US Senator Hillary Clinton in Singapore, July 2005. (Getty Images)

    Watching Hillary, Watching Bloomberg

    Mayor Bloomberg changes his party affiliation: What does is mean for the city and what does it say about his national ambitions? We analyze the move and take calls and comments on the three possible New York candidates in the presidential race. Then, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times investigative reporter Don Van Natta Jr. talks about his controversial book about Sen. Hillary R. Clinton. Plus, the safety concerns of raising a vegan child and a response to new police procedures for undercover officers.

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Bloomberg Leaves the Party

Douglas Muzzio, professor of Public Affairs at Baruch College, looks at the impact of Bloomberg shedding his GOP affiliation and what it means for his national ambitions.

Read Bloomberg's statement on changing party affiliation

New York Undercover

Eric Adams, NY State Senator (D-20, Brooklyn), and the former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, and Peter Vallone, Jr., New York City Council Member (D-Queens), chair of the Public Safety Committee, weigh in on proposed police procedures for undercover officers, which include mandatory alcohol testing after shootings.

Official NYPD statement on changes to undercover police procedures

Food Fight

Vegan Vesanto Melina, dietitian, and co-author of Raising Vegetarian Children with Jo Stepaniak, and The New Becoming Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan with Brenda Davis, says women can maintain a healthy vegan diet when they are pregnant, and also that it is possible to raise healthy vegan children, and Nina Planck, former director of New York's Greenmarket and the author of Real Food: What to Eat and Why (Bloomsbury, 2006), disagrees.

Vesanto Melina's Website
Nina Planck's Website

Hillary Country

Don Van Natta Jr., New York Times reporter and co-author, with Jeff Gerth, of Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton (Little, Brown, 2007), discusses his new biography of Hillary Clinton.

Her Way is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

Video: Hillary Clinton announces her new campaign song

Open Phones: Hillary, Rudy or Mike?

As Mayor Bloomberg sheds his GOP affiliation, who would you vote for in a three-way New Yorker presidential race? Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani or Mike Bloomberg? Leave a comment or call-in.

Step Three: The Wiki

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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.