State of Play

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010

Patrick Healy, political reporter for the New York Times' metro section and
Pete Donohue, transit reporter for the Daily News
- on New York issues: the upcoming political races and follow up on the subway strike

» "Weiner, Looking to 2009, Takes Aim at City Poverty" by Patrick Healy in The New York Times
» "MTA on the 'truth'" by Pete Donohue in The Daily News

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