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The Brian Lehrer Show / June 02, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, June 02, 2008
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    The DNC has ruled on the Florida and Michigan delegates, and we analyze the aftermath. Also: We talk to Donald Cresitello, the mayor who would be senator, a day before New Jersey’s state primary. And: money does matter – we take a look at a recent study that says private hospitals provide more aggressive care to dying patients than public ones. But is less really more?

DNC Delegate Decision

The Democrats have met to discuss the fate of the Florida and Michigan delegates. Here to analyze the situation is Liz Halloran, senior writer with U.S. News and World Report, Lesley Clark, national correspondent for the Miami Herald, and Gordon Trowbridge, Washington reporter for the Detroit News.

Garden State: Senate Race

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg (D) talks about his candidacy and tomorrow's Democratic primary.

Senator Lautenberg's website
His campaign website

Bee-All

Roger Repohl, beekeeper in the South Bronx and entomologist John Ascher, the senior project manager of the Bee Database in the American Museum of Natural History's department of invertebrate zoology, talk about all things bees, honey bees, wild bees and how they’re faring.

Roger Repohl’s blog

Apartments for Rent: By the Night

John Raskin, director of organizing for Housing Conservation Coordinators, and State Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan, 26th district), discuss the report on the proliferation of apartments being converted to illegal hotel rooms.

Senator Krueger's website

Garden State: Senate Race

Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello talks about his race for senate and tomorrow's New Jersey state primary.

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A recent study that says private hospitals provide more aggressive care to dying patients than public ones. We take a look at end-of-life care with Dr. John Santa, director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center.

Read the Consumer Reports article, "Too much treatment?: Aggressive medical care can lead to more pain with no gain"

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

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.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.