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30 Issues in Thirty Days concludes with a look at cities -- who would make the best president for the country’s urban areas? Also, Donna Brazile and Andrea Bernstein on the campaign’s last weekend; and listeners share their Halloween costume ideas that go beyond Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber.
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Campaign Analysis
Donna Brazile, senior Democratic strategist, former campaign manager for Al Gore, and founder and managing director of Brazile and Associates, looks at the campaign heading into its final weekend.
Campaign Trail Update
WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein is live from Florida with an update from the campaign trail.
How Many Sarah Palins?
Crystal Field, director of the Village Halloween Costume Ball and director of Theater for the New City, and Billie Cohen, deputy editor of Time Out New York, talk about what costumes we might see this Halloween.
Send your Halloween pics to the BL Show Flickr Pool. Instructions Here!30 Issues in 30 Days: Who's the Best President for New York and New Jersey?
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Kris Kolluri, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, discusses what he wants from Washington to help the region.
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Nassau County executive Thomas Suozzi, and Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and co-chair of the Republican Leadership Council, talk about what they would like to see the next president do for the New York/New Jersey region.
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Ricky Burdett, professor of architecture at the London School of Economics, chief advisor on architecture and urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics, director of the Urban Age Project, and co-author of The Endless City, talks about the future of cities.
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