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• Galbraith really an independent analyst? August 31, 2005

  The Columbia Journalism Review Daily's Gal Beckerman listened to our Monday interview with Peter Galbraith and says Galbraith--and WNYC--should have been more above-board about Galbra... (article)

• Photo File: Leslie Crocker Snyder August 31, 2005

  The challenger: Leslie Crocker Snyder (article)

• The Sun Endorses Morgethau August 31, 2005

  And here's why their endorsement came today: "we'd have waited until Friday to express our view, but the endorsement of his rival, Leslie Crocker Snyder, by the New York Times Tuesday... (article)

• Meet Leslie Crocker Snyder August 31, 2005

  Leslie Crocker Snyder is challenging eight-term Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgethau for the Democratic Party nomination. A former assistant DA and criminal court judge, Snyde... (episode)

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  • New Yorkers for New Orleans August 31, 2005

  • For Rich or for Poor August 31, 2005

  • Bob's Your Uncle August 31, 2005

  • iDeas August 31, 2005

  • Polish Pioneers August 31, 2005

• Hitchens v. Galloway August 30, 2005

  Andrew Sullivan is promoting it this morning, so why shouldn't we? Anti-Iraq War Brit firebrand (and accused exploiter of Iraq's oil-for-food program) George Galloway will debate pro-... (article)

• Dry Kingdom August 30, 2005

  While on a tour of Saudi oil production facilities two years ago, Texas oilman Matthew Simmons saw some numbers that didn’t seem to add up. Simmons looked into the matter, and conclud... (episode)

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  • Both Sides of the Hudson August 30, 2005

  • Are You The Omar Khan Who…? August 30, 2005

  • The Dry Desert August 30, 2005

  • Conventional Thinking August 30, 2005

• Vacation Time: A City Employee Responds August 29, 2005

  Remember last week's segment on vacation time, in which it was alleged that civil servants get more of it than the rest of us? [check out the segment] Right after that, we got this no... (article)

• W shares a cosy campfire with the press August 29, 2005

  BL blogger is reading Personal History, Katharine Graham's illuminating memoir of life at the Washington Post. It seems incredible today, but during the 1964 Presidential race, Graham... (article)

• The Campaigns Heat Up August 29, 2005

  In overwhelmingly Democratic New York, primary day is sometimes more important than Election Day. With just over two weeks to go to the primary, the mayoral, public advocate, and city... (episode)

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  • Wherefore Art Thou Morgenthau? August 29, 2005

  • The Big Empty August 29, 2005

  • Is Democracy Too Much To Hope For? August 29, 2005

  • Open Phones August 29, 2005

• Dabbling in Documents August 26, 2005

  Here's the draft document for the summit happening on September 14. The US is pushing for 750 amendments according to the Washington Post and the newly appointed ambassador, John Bolt... (article)