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DNA and French Immigration
The French parliament has approved a strict new immigration bill. Hopeful incomers are now required to pass a language test and prove that they are familiar with French values. But most controversial is the provision that involves DNA testing. Newsweek Paris bureau chief Chris Dickey discusses the controversy. Also, London's Guardian crosses the pond; Gov. Spitzer's revised drivers' license proposal; and more about MRSA.
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Change to Spitzer's Plan
Michael Goodwin, Daily News columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner and the News' former executive editor and editorial page editor, and Chris Smith, contributing editor from New York Magazine, discuss the changes to Spitzer's drivers license plan.
American Guardian
Michael Tomasky, editor of Guardian America, talks about the presidential race and the launch of the Guardian in the U.S., while Inigo Thomas, culture and society editor for Guardian America, discusses the use of British English in the American version of the newspaper.
DNA and French Immigration
Christopher Dickey, Paris bureau chief for Newsweek magazine, joins us to discuss the new French law that allows for DNA testing of visa applicants.
Kurt Eichenwald Explains
Kurt Eichenwald’s reporting on the internet and child pornography in the New York Times garnered much attention, including a visit to this show in January 2006. It also raised questions about where the lines lie when the journalist is also an advocate. He recently spoke to NPR media reporter David Folkenflik about some of the issues that affected his judgment and recollection.
NPR: Seizures Hurt Memory, Ex-'Times' Reporter Says
Original Kurt Eichenwald Article
Kurt Eichenwald on The Brian Lehrer Show 1/19/06
"Making A Connection with Justin" in The New York Times
MRSA--How Dangerous is the "Superbug"?
Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic, and Tara Parker-Pope, reporter for the New York Times, explain how infectious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is and how it's transmitted.
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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.
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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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