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The Week That Was

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 23, 2010

It’s been an historic week in Washington: DADT was repealed, a new START treaty was ratified. Susan Page of USA Today takes a look back at the week and a look forward to President Obama’s 2011. Plus: a conversation about whether the Broadway production of Spider-Man should be closed after another serious injury; two scientists try to test the laws of cities; NY loses two congressional seats; and the next installment in our series on the Encyclopedia of NYC is about churches and places of worship.

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