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The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza discusses post-debate spin wars. Activists Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh explain what it means to be an "accidental American."
Ryan Lizza
Ryan Lizza
Journalist explains how Sen. Obama won the post-debate spin wars after the first presidential debate with Sen. McCain. (3:39)
Full interview. (9:55)
Ryan Lizza's work has been called "required reading" for those interested in the American political scene. He's covering the '08 presidential campaign and national politics as Washington correspondent for The New Yorker and was previously The New Republic's political correspondent and senior editor. He also worked on an Emmy-winning documentary for PBS' Frontline at the Center for Investigative Reporting. Lizza's articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Monthly.
Rinku Sen, Fekkak Mamdouh
Rinku Sen, Fekkak Mamdouh
The Accidental American co-authors discuss how U.S. immigration policy is misguided in its attempt to preserve an American culture. (2:59)
Full interview. (12:58)
A longtime activist and immigration expert, Rinku Sen is president-executive director of the Applied Research Center and publisher of ColorLines magazine. Fekkak Mamdouh came to the U.S from his native Morocco and, although he held a degree in physics, began work in New York's restaurant industry, starting as a busboy. In the aftermath of 9/11, he co-founded the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York, to fight for equitable treatment. Sen and Mamdouh are co-authors of the new book on immigration, The Accidental American.