State of Flux

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 1, 2011

As New Jersey lawmakers near the state’s budget deadline, Democrats and Republicans are poised for a fight. John Mooney, co-founder of njspotlight.com, discusses the latest in the budget. Plus: AP investigative reporter Jeff Donn on the safety of the country’s aging nuclear reactors including Indian Point in Westchester; how the human body has changed in the past 300 years; and what’s behind the conflict between the Coptic Christian and Muslim communities in Egypt.

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