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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, August 28, 2008

DNC Coverage: Hour 1

Clarence Page, syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune, reviews last night's speeches.

Then
Barack Obama's Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Susan Rice, discusses Senator Obama's approach to the war on terror.

Then
Meet the Delegates: Tennessee's Sydney Chism

DNC Coverage: Hour 2

Georgia Congressman John Lewis talks about the civil rights movement in the context of this year's convention and previews Obama speech tonight.

Then
Convention time means party time. Nancy Watzman heads up the Party Time project of the Sunlight Foundation. She dishes the details about the premiere Democratic fetes.

Then
Meet the Delegates: Guam's Taling M. Taitano and Derick B. Hills

Then
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich talks about his rousing speech on Tuesday and about his experience at the convention.

Then
Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor and Columnist for Newsweek Magazine and analyst for MSNBC, discusses John McCain's potential VP picks.

Then
Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, reporter with Feet in Two Worlds and Polish Daily News, talks about the role of the ethnic press at the convention.

Then
Open Phones: What do you want to hear from Obama tonight?

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

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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.

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