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A Tangled Web We Weave
Larry Noble, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics, discusses money and influence-peddling at the conventions. Dale Maharidge describes his journey across America to document the feelings of Americans before and after 9/11 for his latest book, Homeland. And Lawrence Wright’s latest article for the New Yorker examines the Madrid train bombings and Al Qaeda’s increasing use of the Internet.
Larry Noble
Larry Noble from the Center for Responsive Politics — an organization that monitors how money influences elections and public policy.
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Music: Whad’ Ya Know About Sousa, performed by The Wallace Collection: “Stars and Stripes Forever” / “Washington Post” / “Liberty Bell”
Dale Maharidge
Dale Maharidge on the state of the American psyche, before and after 9/11, in his new book Homeland.
» Read an excerpt of Homeland in the Reading Room
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Events: Booksigning and multimedia presentation:
Tuesday, July 27, 7pm
CUNY Grad Center
5th Avenue at 34th Street
New York, NY
Admission: $10
For more information call, (212) 209-2885; (212) 226-8760; (212) 817-8215
Music: Soundtrack to The Hours, composed by Philip Glass: “Morning Passages” / “I’m Going to Make a Cake” / “Dead Things”
Lawrence Wright
New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright investigates the significance and implications of the Madrid train bombings as they relate to new Al Qaeda strategies.
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Music: “Limbe” by S Tone
Edit of “Coffee Talk / Wild Dreams” by DJ Krush
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