The Brian Lehrer Show

The Times and John McCain

Charles W. Dunn, dean of Regent University's Robertson School of Government and the editor of The Future of Conservatism: Conflict and Consensus in the Post-Reagan Era and The Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership, and Salon.com reporter Alex Koppelman react to John McCain's press conference about today's New York Times story on his relationship with a female lobbyist.

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Electronic Recycling Gets Political

The New York City Council recently passed a new electronic recycling bill. Mayor Bloomberg called it "illegal" and threatened to veto or simply ignore the bill if it becomes law. Councilmember Bill de Blasio (District 39 - D), co-sponsor of the bill, and Robert Lang, director of Waste Provention, Reuse, and Recycling for New York City Department of Sanitation, discuss the controversy.

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Talking History: The History of Black History

Howard Dodson, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library, joins us on Thursdays in February to talk about African American history. This week: the history of Black History scholarship.

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Washington Investigates Westland Meat

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro(CT-D) talks about why she and other lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into Westland Meat Co. in Chico, CA.

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Hunting and Gathering Our Fast Food

Deirdre Barrett, assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, looks at where humans came from to understand how we got so fat. She is the author of Waistland: The (R)evolutionary Science Behind Our Weight and Fitness Crisis (W. W. Norton, 2007).

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How Close is Too Close?

Ted Goldman who edits lobbying coverage at Roll Call talks about the relationship between lobbyists and politicians in Washington.

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