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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 10, 2010

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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  • A boy plays a computer game in a makeshift camp in the grounds of the Hatian Prime Minister's office in Port-au-Prince on January 21, 2010 . Hundreds of displaced people are living in the park in front of the office after the January 12 earthquake. AFP PHOTO/Stan Honda (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

    Above and Beyond

    Compared to Iran, Twitter was not especially useful in the aftermath of Haiti earthquake. Joshua Keating of Foreign Policy and Andy Carvin of NPR's social media desk discuss why some social networking tools prove useful in crisis situations and not in others. Plus, US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra on government transparency online; CT Attorney General and US Senate Democratic candidate Richard Blumenthal; and a budget void at NASA.

    Group Project: Help Test Government Transparency!

Blumenthal for CT Senate?

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) talks about his candidacy for US Senate this year.

Haiti and Social Media

Whereas Twitter played a major role in the 2009 revolutions in Iran, it may not have been that useful during the recent Haiti crisis. Joshua Keating, editor at Foreign Policy, discusses why Twitter may have failed us; and Andy Carvin, Senior Strategist for Social Media at NPR looks at how social media in general played into the post-earthquake operations.

Government Transparency Online

The Obama administration has mandated that federal agencies adhere to certain standards and deadlines for providing searchable data online. US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and Beth Noveck, head of the White House Open Government Initiative discuss the efforts - and the pitfalls - when it comes to making government more transparent.

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

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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.