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This week, President Obama addressed the American Medical Association and proposed a health care overhaul. Today, hear what Dr. Howard Dean thinks of the various health care proposals currently being debated in Washington. Plus: the latest from the Supreme Court; parenting advice for military fathers; and our series on the unspoken rules of getting around NYC continues.
Dr. Dean
Howard Dean, former Vermont governor, former DNC chairman, and former candidate for president discusses the health care proposals in Washington and other news. Dean is also the author of Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform: How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make Our Jobs Safer.
Senate Logjam
New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman (D-31st), weighs in on the impasse in the state senate.
BRT roundup
WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein has been reporting on Bus Rapid Transit plans from Bogota to New York City. She talks about busses in cities around the world. Then Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation discusses the results for New York's pilot BRT programs and plans for expansion.
Iran Unrest
Geneive Abdo, an Iran analyst at The Century Foundation, liaison for the Alliance of Civilizations at the UN, and author of Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America after 9/11 (Oxford University Press, 2006), discusses the latest on the political unrest in Iran.
Some Useful Iran Election Online ResourcesTwitter search for Iran Election
Three Twitter Posters From Within Iran: Mousavi1388 / StopAhmadi / Persianwiki
Live-Blogging at Huffington Post
Tehranlive Photo Blog
More Photos From Tehran
Fighting Dad
Armin A. Brott, former marine and radio host and author of The Military Father: A Hands-on Guide for Deployed Dads discusses being a father in the military.
Getting Around: Rules for the Road
All this month, the Getting Around series will look at the unwritten rules for traveling in and around New York City, whether it's underground, on the ground, or in the air. Billie Cohen, deputy editor of Time Out New York, is the unwritten rules guru for the series.
This Week: Biking, driving and walking. What are your rules for behaving on the road and, more importantly, how can bikers/drivers/walkers best get along? Comment below!Your Subway Rules: Groom, But not on the Subway, Make Room and Make Way!
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