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Pakistani policemen arrest a lawyer outside a court during an anti-Musharraf protest in Multan, 06 November 2007. (Getty Images)The Fate of Pakistani Lawyers
Many of the protesters getting arrested by the government in Pakistan are lawyers, and human rights activists say their fate is uncertain. Find out how New York lawyers are trying to help their counterparts in Pakistan. Also, a Daily News reporter talks about last night's fatal police shooting in Brooklyn. Jimmy Breslin remembers Norman Mailer's 1969 New York campaign for mayor, and a debate on the pros and cons of pigeons. And finally, some striking TV writers for the Daily Show, Conan and the Colbert Report let off some pent up comedic steam.
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Bed-Stuy Shooting
Bill Hutchinson from the Daily News, reports on last night's fatal police shooting in Brooklyn.
Mailer for Mayor
Jimmy Breslin talks about what it was like to be Norman Mailer's running mate when the late author ran for mayor in 1969.
The Pestilence of Pigeons
Simcha Felder, New York City Councilmember, and Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, teacher and author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City debate the pros and cons of pigeons in New York.
The Lawyers Movement In Pakistan
Ali Ahsan is leading a movement of lawyers in New York to protest the actions of Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. He talks about the plight of Pakistani lawyers getting arrested in Pakistan and his father, a vocal opponent of Musharraf who was jailed as a dissident in Pakistan.
What are TV Writers Doing Now?
John Oliver, writer, comedian and Daily Show correspondent, Peter Gwinn, writer for the Colbert Report, and Brian Stack, writer and performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien come on to riff on the news and flex their comedic muscles while on strike.
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