Outstanding Issues

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 6, 2011

New York Magazine’s Frank Rich discusses his first piece for the magazine, on how he sees President Obama’s relationship with Wall Street challenging the President’s chances of a second term. Plus: the outstanding issues in Albany (such as sippy cups); a look at the small business lending fund as part of Obama’s stimulus package; the human rights implications of drone strikes; and NPR’s David Folkenflik on how a News Corp.-owned UK tabloid may have hacked into a missing child’s voicemail.

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