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| Politics at the 92nd Street Y, 2007-2008 Season Preview |
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| Tickets/Registration: 212.415.5500 |
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| Media Contact: Sarah Morton, 212.415.5435, email |
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| TALKS, INTERVIEWS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON POLITICS, 2007-2008 SEASON PREVIEW |
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| FRANK RICH, CLARENCE THOMAS, ALAN GREENSPAN & ANDREA MITCHELL, GERALDINE FERRARO, BILL MOYERS, JEFF GREENFIELD AND ANDY BOROWITZ TALK POLITICS AND POLICY AT THE 92ND STREET Y |
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| New York, NY, August, 2, 2007—When the 92nd Street Y's fall lecture series starts in September, the Iowa Caucuses will be four months away, but the presidential campaign is already in high gear. The Y offers a range of speakers on the 2008 election, policy challenges facing the next president, assessments of the current administration, discussions with newsmakers and politicians and, for good measure, a bit of humor to season the mix. |
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September 11, 8 pm - Has the Bush administration hijacked truth in its pursuit of winning politics? New York Times op-ed columnist FRANK RICH discusses the place of truth in the public arena with Times editorial page editor ANDREW ROSENTHAL.
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September 16, 7:30 pm - Pulitzer Prize-winning author LAWRENCE WRIGHT joins global affairs professor RALPH BUULTJENS in a discussion of the changing nature of Al Qaeda.
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September 18, 8 pm - While he led the Federal Reserve, ALAN GREENSPAN was seen as an oracle, pronouncing on the American economy. Now in private life, his opinions are still given weight. He's got a book out and has plenty of thoughts about America's economic health since 9/11. Expect him to open up at the Y since his interviewer will be none other than his wife, NBC correspondent ANDREA MITCHELL.
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September 19, 8 pm - We'll never know how our country might have been different had MARIO CUOMO run for president. But we can hear what's on his mind as the 2008 election year is about to take off.
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October 7, 7:30 pm - When GERALDINE FERRARO became Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984, women felt they'd taken a big step towards political power. 23 years later, we still haven't had a female vice president, but we may be well on our way to a female president. Ferraro discusses why we need a woman in the White House.
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October 9, 8 pm - From the firing of U.S. attorneys to wiretaps without warrants, the Bush administration has pushed the envelope when it comes to using executive-branch power; some accuse him of abusing that power. How do we know when federal or executive power is being abused, and what can we do about it? How do we recognize when the checks and balances of our government are not working properly? AZIZ Z. HUQ has a book out on the topic, and he discusses it with Newsweek managing editor JON MEACHAM.
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October 10, 8 pm - Recovered from the roadside bomb in Iraq which severely wounded him in 2006, BOB WOODRUFF discusses important global issues, including the war in Iraq, with the editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, JAMES F. HOGE.
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October 14, 7:30 pm - If you've been keeping only half an eye on the presidential campaign because the actual voting still seems far off, you might want to start catching up, as the Iowa caucuses are around the corner. Get up to speed on a thickly-crowded candidate field and a host of knotty issues with veteran political journalist and former CBS Evening News anchor DAN RATHER. Joining him will be the colorful JAMES CARVILLE, a Democratic consultant who worked closely with Bill Clinton, and possibly another guest, still to be determined.
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October 16, 8 pm - Supreme Court Justice CLARENCE THOMAS has long been a controversial figure, and his vote with the majority in the Supreme Court's decision that two school integration plans were unconstitutional provoked renewed debate. His new memoir, My Grandfather's Son, sheds light on his own experiences with race and education. He talks with JAN CRAWFORD GREENBERG, who covers the Supreme Court for ABC News.
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November 7, 8 pm - Incredibly, the presidential election is still a year away. If that alarms you, come hear award-winning satirist ANDY BOROWITZ of The New Yorker as he takes a look at the highs and lows we've already seen in this campaign, and the ones that still await us. Joining Borowitz will be a panel of comedians, journalists and newsmakers.
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January 10, 8:15 pm - NORMAN PODHORETZ believes a strong stand and pre-emptive action are necessary if the west is going to defeat global terrorism and Islamic extremism. Find out why he sees this battle as World War IV (and what World War III was).
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February 27, 8 pm - BILL MOYERS brings a lifetime of work, learning and reflection to a new book and a discussion of democracy.
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March 2, 7:30 pm - JEFF GREENFIELD inaugurates another series of discussions on politics and society.
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| ABOUT THE 92nd STREET Y |
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Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and community center serving people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds. The 92nd Street Y's mission is to enrich the lives of the over 300,000 people who visit each year — both in person and through the Y's satellite, television, radio and Internet broadcasts. The organization offers comprehensive performing arts, film and spoken word events; courses in the humanities, the arts, personal development and Jewish culture; activities and workshops for children, teenagers and parents; and health and fitness programs for people of every age. Committed to making its programs available to everyone, the 92nd Street Y awards nearly $1 million in scholarships annually and reaches out to 7,000 public school children through fully-subsidized arts education programs. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org. |
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