Forecasting the Future

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 11, 2011

The new executive editor of the New York Times, Jill Abramson, talks about the future of the paper and about her new book The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout. Plus: New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks about Wall Street; NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks about covering the uprisings throughout the Arab world; and actors Dulé Hill and James Roday from the show "Psych."

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