WNYC
Politics reporter for public radio station WNYC and host of Death, Sex & Money
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Anna Sale
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Death, Sex, and Money Death, sex and money: They’re the things we all obsess over, but are often too shy or polite to talk about. A new podcast from WNYC -- appropriately titled Death, Sex & Money -- drags them out into the light. It’s a series of interviews with regular people and celebrities alike about the big questions of life and love.
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NY State Senator Accused of Trying to Bribe His Way into Mayor's Race Michael Bloomberg's three terms as Mayor of New York have been free of major corruption, but a new federal bribery case suggests that machine politics may be alive and well. Democratic State Senator Malcolm Smith probably had no chance of becoming mayor -- especially as a Republican. But that's the scenario he tried to act out, admitting it would cost him "a pretty penny." Unfortunately for Smith, his admission was recorded by the FBI , as we hear from Anna Sale, politics reporter for public radio station WNYC .
To the Point
House Passes $9.7 Billion in Hurricane Sandy Relief On Capitol Hill today, the House passed legislation that would provide nearly $10 billion to cover insurance claims filed by individuals whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Anna Sale is politics reporter at public radio station WNYC in New York.
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