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Friday, October 03, 2008
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    VP TV

    The one and only VP debate has come and gone, but who came out on top? Plus, writers for The Onion and Saturday Night Live on satire and the Presidential race. Plus, 30 Issues in 30 Days continues with your wiki-produced segment on Immigration.

Debrief from St. Louis

WNYC's political director, Andrea Bernstein, reports from St. Louis on the local reaction to last night's Vice Presidential debate.

One Fateful April Day

Merritt B. Fox, professor at Columbia Law School, talks about this morning's New York Times report about a fateful meeting in April 2004 of the Securities and Exchange Commission - in which debt regulations were significantly relaxed for the big investment banks.

Read Stephen Labaton's article

Debating Comedy

James Downey, veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, and Andy Borowitz, humorist and columnist for The New Yorker magazine, find the humor in last night's debate.

Video of Sarah Palin and Tina Fey Back to Back
The New Yorker Festival

30 Issues: Immigration

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Julia Preston, New York Times immigration correspondent, compares the candidates' positions on immigration policy.

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Marshall Fitz, director of advocacy with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, discusses how changes to immigration law would affect immigration attorneys and their clients.

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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.

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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.

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

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.

Video Picks

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See video highlights from The Brian Lehrer Show plus Brian's weekly video picks.

  1. Radiolab: Choice (11/14/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
  5. Radiolab: Sperm (11/21/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Sex Politics (11/17/2008)