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May 16, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 16 May 2008)

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16 May 2008

May 16, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 16 May 2008) 

Show Summary: Hezbollah targets the Lebanese media: the real definition of "green collar"; and Bob's hate love relationship with the new Newseum.

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[7:57]..." week another message was sent this one to the Israeli Knesset by President Bush. "...

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Politics Keep Swinging (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 16 May 2008)

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16 May 2008

Politics Keep Swinging (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 16 May 2008) 

Politico.com's Ben Smith discusses some of the latest news from the campaign trail.

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[2:22]..." thanks everyone for your support. Now all of the following happened yesterday President Bush compared talking to Iran with the appeasement of Hitler. John McCain reversed course from previous statements and gave -- likely date that we could be out of Iraq. The data is Tony thirteen. The California Supreme Court threw gay marriage back into the political mix by declaring the State's civil union law unconstitutional. And President Bush continue to suffer fallout from his comment that he gave up golf because it would be unseemly to play. During wartime. Here "...

[3:38]..." So President Bush speaking yesterday and with me now to talk about all of these developments -- Smith covering the campaign. For politico dot com "...

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States of the Union: Oregon (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 15 May 2008)

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15 May 2008

States of the Union: Oregon (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 15 May 2008) 

Oregon holds its primary on May 20. Find out which issues matter most to voters in the Beaver State, how Senator Gordon Smith’s re-election campaign is going, and why the candidates in one House race are using personal attacks against each other. Also: why some are already saying that Oregon will be a battleground state in the fall campaign. David Steves is political reporter for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore. He works in the paper’s Salem bureau and also writes a blog . States of the Union fact of the week: Oregon is one of four major world hazelnut growing regions. It produces 95% of the domestic hazelnuts in the United States.

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[11:00]..." by Darlene who Lee who's a Democrat but in a district that President Bush won. In 2002004 why is that race particularly on the Republican side gotten a lot of attention. "...

[16:07]..." in the democratic victories Tyler Smith it was a police supporting President Bush and in his war and occupation in Iraq. He had a when he says his change of heart -- opponents critics say "...

[19:25]..." it was. Five point it was a four point winter Kerry over George Bush no foreign it was a virtual tie a lesser one percentage point by which Al Gore carried or again. "...

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Political Wrap-Up (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 14 May 2008)

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14 May 2008

Political Wrap-Up (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 14 May 2008) 

NPR senior political correspondent Juan Williams weighs in on the politics of the day.

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[14:21]..." work and that. And is only answer to the problems created by George Bush's policies is give them another four years to France. Just look at where he stands and you'll see you're gonna vote for John McCain in the vote for George Bush's third term. "...

[18:35]..." with Ted Kennedy or coming forward to the immigration bill with President Bush but fluid is also called McCain Kennedy right bill -- and attack and don't forget gang of fourteen on the -- com "...

[21:15]..." as a maverick is his ability to say I stand apart from President Bush despite Obama's claim it's going to be a third term President Bush. McCain and the voters -- is not associated with President Bush he's the guy that stood apart on things like the treatment of the ten. "...

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Ask an Economist (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 14 May 2008)

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14 May 2008

Ask an Economist (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 14 May 2008) 

The U.S. economy seems to be in big trouble. Economist Jared Bernstein explains what that means in concrete terms - from how credit card interest rates are being affected, to whether Social Security is really going bust, and what the next president can do to help turn things around. Bernstein’s new book is Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) . Event : Jared Bernstein will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00 pm Upper West Side Barnes & Noble 2289 Broadway (between 82nd and 83rd Streets) Weigh in: What have you always wanted to ask an economist?

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[24:05]..." president really have over the economy to what extent can we blame George Bush for the economic difficulties were experiencing and what about Bill Clinton does he get too much credit or not enough for the "...

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South Africana (Rockwell Matters: Monday, 12 May 2008)

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13 May 2008

South Africana (Rockwell Matters: Monday, 12 May 2008) 

Commentator John Rockwell examines two recent performances of South Africana: Pieter-Dirk Uys's "Elections and Erections" at Harvard and the revival of "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and looks into his own role in the field some ten years ago while at the Lincoln Center Festival. Read the transcript

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[1:01]..." to a South African won the when he ventures into cracks about George Bush or Hillary Clinton. He loses his advantage. This we bonds he is dead as they rambling but still trenchant comedy about the "...

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JFK’s Trusted Advisor (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 12 May 2008)

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12 May 2008

JFK’s Trusted Advisor (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 12 May 2008) 

JFK called his advisor Ted Sorensen his “intellectual blood bank.” Ted Sorensen looks back on their work together, and tells us what he thinks JFK’s true legacy is. His new memoir is Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History . Event : Ted Sorensen will be interviewed by James Mustich Monday, May 12 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/h9sqp1GrMvo", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});

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[20:32]..." already know everything in and they don't want to hear options. If George Bush decides he wants to invade Iraq invades Iraq. Well and in the case of Lyndon Johnson he wanted most of the Kennedy "...

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McCain Touts Environmental Record in New Jersey

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10 May 2008

McCain Touts Environmental Record in New Jersey 

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is using campaign appearances in New Jersey to signal he can be a contender in a blue state. In particular, he's touting his environmental record. WNYC's B....

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[0:44]..." last time a Republican carry the garden state was in 1988 when George Bush's father beat Michael there caucus for WNYC I'm Bob and "...

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McCain's Man (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 09 May 2008)

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9 May 2008

McCain's Man (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 09 May 2008) 

Robert Kagan , a chief foreign policy adviser to John McCain, shares his thoughts on the current election and his latest book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams . If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/unW3sux76Oc", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});

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[1:09]..." by McCain on March 26. In which he seemed to imply that President Bush has been to unilateral in his approach to the world. "...

[1:16]..." President Bush's RC in its ears okay. -- verse here -- remember. -- views it's -- office in her eyes are happy here are "...

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May 9, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 09 May 2008)

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9 May 2008

May 9, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 09 May 2008) 

Show Summary: The Internet Archive challenges a secret FBI demand and wins; a peek inside the mind of an MSNBC pundit; the enduring legacy of Ayn Rand.

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[28:54]..." No I was still lays it more resembles George W. Bush is master strokes against both of his rivals and trying to -- easily just. It's really playing with fire as a Democrat "...

[30:09]..." too much credit I think I mean everybody's seem to have bot George Bush's narrative is as having grown up in the wilds of Texas. Neither gore nor Kerry Ebbers said. You know who is this "...

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