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The Brian Lehrer Show / July 18, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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  • WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: New York Times reporter Judith Miller smiles as she walks away from the Federal Court House September 30, 2005 in Washington, DC. Miller was released from jail yesterday after spending 12 weeks behind bars for refusing to identify her source in a C.I.A. probe. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    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.

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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.

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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!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

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!

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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.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.