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New York Times reporter Judith Miller smiles as she walks away from the Federal Court House September 30, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)The Front Line at Home
Former New York Times Correspondent Judith Miller made headlines for her involvement in the CIA leak case. She joins us to talk about her article for the City Journal on how the NYPD fights terrorism with, and without, the help of Washington. Plus, the debate in Canada over pulling their troops out of Afghanistan.
The Frontline at Home
Judith Miller, City Journal contributor and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, talks about the advantages of local intelligence in cities like LA and New York when it comes to combating terrorism.
Summer Travel Horror Show
Flight delays and cancellations are off the charts this season. Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney explains why air travel has become such a nightmare and how you can minimize the chances of a departure debacle.
Canada's Own Battle
Adam Radwanski, member of the editorial board for the Globe and Mail, talks about the increasing unhappiness in Canada over their military mission in Afghanistan.
Revisiting Bushwick
Thirty years after the blackout Village Voice columnist Tom Robbins revisits Bushwick only to find that the neighborhood is still politically volatile.
The Senate Pulls an All-Nighter
Time political correspondent Joe Klein on the Senate debate on withdrawal from Iraq and the political fall-out from the release of the National Intelligence Estimate.
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [40]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!- Comments [15]
Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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