The Brian Lehrer Show

CNN's Republican Debate with questions submitted through YouTube

YouDebate

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Hear excerpts from and react to the candidates or the Republican presidential hopefuls YouTube debate. What was learned from the candidates and the videos? Also, a third of New York State children live in immigrant-headed households. Two reports look at how the state is changing.

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Personal Expense

Ben Smith, who writes for Politico.com, talks about Politico's story about claims Rudy Giuliani charged the city for personal expenses.

Republican Debate Scorecard

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein and Micah Sifry, co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum and the editor of Techpresident.com play excerpts and discuss last night's CNN/YouTube Republican Debate. Michael Weitz, one of the YouTube questioners drops in. What did you think?

--Who won the debate and why?
--Who made you think about an issue in a new way?
--What was the most memorable response?
--How well did CNN handle YouTube questions?

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