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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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    Love and Marriage

    A question for some immigrants to America: should I go home to find a spouse? It’s a decision fraught with questions of class, money, equality, even fraud. Two views—plus your calls—on marrying here or there. Also: how America’s best known companies turn their workers into true believers.

Debate Preview

Jonathan Martin, staff writer, thepolitico.com; blogs on the 2008 Republican presidential campaign; in Iowa for the debate on today's Republican debate in Iowa

Voting Reform -- One Day at a Time

Jacob Soboroff, executive director of Why Tuesday?, says one reason for low voter participation is mid-week elections. Would you support a constitutional amendment to change the day of election?

Out of Africa

Alex Kabba, editor-in-chief of African Abroad, and Angela Ogbolu, publisher of Kitu Kizuri, a magazine for African women living in the United States, debate the pros and cons of going back home to find a spouse.

Sold

Alex Frankel, business writer and author of Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee, spent two-years working at some of the biggest U.S. retailers to find out how they "win over" their employees.

Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family At a Time is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Shot in the Arm

Eddy A. Bresnitz, New Jersey’s deputy commissioner of health and state immunologist, talks about that state's efforts to make the flu vaccine mandatory for children.

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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