Losing Focus

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010

As Haiti slips from the headlines, Garry Pierre-Pierre joins us to look at the relief so far, including a discussion of how gender has factored into the efforts and a survey of the emotional toll being felt by Haitian Americans. Plus, Commander Beth Coye, a retired naval officer, on her experiences with "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"; and we kick off our February weekly series with Larry Levy on politics and the suburbs.

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