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Tuesday, November 18 2014

  • Alberto Gonzales’ Immigration Plan; Words; and Fraud November 18, 2014

    Former U.S. Attorney General&nbsp;Alberto Gonzales; fortune-telling fraud; a Keystone debate; Astoria Cove update; and the Oxford English Dictionary announces its 2014 Word of the Year. (episode)

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    • Two Joes Debate the Keystone Pipeline November 18, 2014

      Joe Nocera says it's cleaner to ship the oil by pipeline rather than put it on a train. Joe Romm says a moral world would leave this oil in the ground. Today, the U.S. Senate decides.

    • The Magic Number for Affordable Housing November 18, 2014

      Did recent negotiations make it impossible to build Astoria Cove? Other developers don't think the Queens waterfront project will be profitable enough.&nbsp;

    • To Catch a Fortune-Teller November 18, 2014

      Whatever goes on in those storefront psychic rooms, it&rsquo;s illegal, and some psychics have disappeared with thousands of dollars.&nbsp;How do you catch someone who's in the business of "magic?"

    • Alberto Gonzales on Immigration Reform November 18, 2014

      Federal immigration control, including&nbsp;a pathway to "nationality" as&nbsp;a precursor to full citizenship, is discussed by co-authors Alberto R. Gonzales and David N. Strange.

    • 2014's Word of the Year is: Vape November 18, 2014

      Today we talk about the word of the year 2014, "vape", from Oxford&nbsp;Dictionaries. Last year's word--"selfie"!&nbsp;