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‘Eight Forty-Eight’ for 09.04.12
Monday on Eight Forty-Eight, we get a DNC update, think about what an Obama second term would look like, and learn more about an NFL lockout.
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WBEZ reporters Alex Keefe and Tony Arnold are in Charlotte covering the Democratic National Convention. They tell Eight Forty-Eight what Illinois’ delegation has planned.
@WBEZ Chicago’s finest patrol the actual DNC convention center #DNC2012 http://lockerz.com/s/241308083Alex Keefe
Photos from the Democratic National Convention - WBEZ18 hours ago … WBEZ reporters Alex Keefe and Tony Arnold are on the ground and bringing you everything they see in Charlotte. Comment…
@wbez Arrived. Where’s the media limo? #DNC2012 http://lockerz.com/s/241045252Alex Keefe
@WBEZ True North Carolina BBQ #DNC2012 http://lockerz.com/s/241057737Alex Keefe
After that, political consultant Julie Cutler and the University of Chicago’s William Howell examine what a second Obama term might look like.
Radical moderation: Our pragmatist in chiefWe probably won’t see sweeping, comprehensive bills on immigration or the environment in a potential second term for our current pr…
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“The president did say he would try to tackle nuclear proliferation in his second term.” Do you think he can do it? Tweet #848WBEZ
“Compromise is truly a dirty word. If you moderate yourself..you are putting yourself in danger in a primary election.” Julie Cutler on #848WBEZ
Caller Virginia wants to see immigration reform, a push for renewable energy and a supportive Congress in 2013. What about you?WBEZ
And then, WBEZ blogger Cheryl Raye-Stout says what the NFL referee lockout means for football season.
@WBEZ The “real” NFL season starts next weel but the “real” refs will not. Replacements to blow the whistle for the NFL http://j.mp/O14bc1Cheryl Raye Stout
Because of labor dispute, NFL to employ replacement referees - WBEZ4 days ago … He was employed by the league to train referees — until the lock-out. Markbreit said he and nine others in the same posi…