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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 16, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, December 16, 2005
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    Still Willing to Negotiate

    Buses and subways are still running, but the union has called a partial strike on private bus lines. The union says it's still far from an agreement with the MTA, but what's going on behind closed doors? And who's winning the PR battle with the public?

Slow Going

Beth Fertig, WNYC reporter
and
Clyde Haberman, NYC columnist for The New York Times
and
John Liu, chair of the city council council transportation committee (D-20th District - Flushing and Eastern Queens) ,
and
Gene Russianoff, staff attorney for the New York Public Interest Research Group's Straphangers Campaign - on the TWU's partial strike on two private bus lines, and ongoing negotiations with the MTA

» "Pauline, Again, Lashed to the Rails" by Clyde Haberman in the New York Times (paid subscription)
» John Liu
» The Straphangers Campaign

Under Cover to Book Cover

Lindsay Moran, former CIA agent and author, Blowing My Cover: My Life As a CIA Spy (Penguin, 2004),
- on the reality of being a spy

» Blowing My Cover (Penguin)

Pinch a Penny

Ken Auletta, staff writer for the New Yorker,
and
Jeff Jarvis, writes the blog Buzzmachine

» "THE INHERITANCE: Can Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., save the Times—and himself?" by Ken Auletta in The New Yorker
» Buzzmachine

E-Caroling We Go

Phil Kline, composer,
- shares from his 14th annual "Unsilent Night" holiday procession of electronic caroling from West to East Village in Manhattan

and
Lenore Skenazy, columnist for the Daily News and co-author, with John Boswell, The Dysfunctional Family Christmas Songbook (Broadway, 2004),
- drops in to sing one of her "new" old Christmas favorites

» Phil Kline's website
» The Dysfunctional Family Christmas Songbook (Broadway)
» Lenore Skenazy's columns in the New York Daily News

Governor Spitzer gets a briefing on the Second Avenue Subway at the groundbreaking ceremony from MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander

January Guest: Elliot Sander

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Elliot Sander, Executive Director of the MTA, is joining Brian Lehrer every Thursday for the month of January.

Got a question for Lee Sander? Ask it below!

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Coping with the Economy

Many New Yorkers have questions about the economy - I've been laid off, what now? How do I collect unemployment? Where should I look for a job? The Brian Lehrer Show helps New Yorkers find answers as they cope with the struggling economy.

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Lost City

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Steve Zeitlin executive director of City Lore and co-author of Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter, and Brooks of Sheffield, the pseudonym of the author of the Lost City blog, offer a postmortem of the local establishments lost in 2008.

Judge Kaye Retires

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New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye is retiring at the end of this year. She reflects on her 25 years on the bench and what it was like becoming the first female judge in the state’s highest court.

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2008 News Quiz

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It's been a busy year. From the campaign trail that led to Barack Obama's historic election, to a grueling recession - and everything in between - we've kept you posted. Were you listening?

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