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Making Speech History

Barack Obama has drawn comparisons to politicians of every stripe – from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan. We look at last night’s acceptance speech and ask former Clinton speechwriter Ted Widmer whether Sen. Obama was channeling any politicians from the past. Ted Widmer is now the Director of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University and a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation.

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Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State

Democrats tend to win in wealthy states, while Republicans tend to get the votes of wealthy voters. Columbia statistics and political science professor Andrew Gelman explains American voting patterns, and debunks what he calls the myth of red America/blue America. His new book is Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State.

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Kelli O’Hara in "South Pacific"

Kelli O’Hara stars as Nellie Forbush in the hit revival of "South Pacific" at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center. It’s the musical's first revival since it first opened in 1949 to thrilled audiences. Go here for the full schedule and tickets.

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Please Explain: Waste Management

New York City generates about fifty thousand tons of garbage every day. Find out what's in New York City’s trash, how it gets taken out of the city, and where it's dumped! Benjamin Miller is a Senior Fellow at the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems and author of Fat of the Land: The Garbage of New York – The Last Two Hundred Years. Bob Gardener is Vice Director of the Landfill Management Division of the Solid Waste Association of North America and Senior Vice President with SCS Engineers based in Virginia.

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