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The Leonard Lopate Show / June 10, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, June 10, 2004
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  • Joseph Wilson
    Joseph Wilson

    The Plame Game

    Shortly after Ambassador Joseph Wilson expressed doubts about Bush's claim that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger, someone leaked the fact that Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA operative. Ambassador Wilson is here to talk about the organized smear campaign he claims the Bush administration plotted against him and his wife. Then, a discussion with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos on the importance of the Hispanic vote in the 2004 elections. Comedian and TV star George Lopez looks back on his life. And Jody Williams is back from a long, self-imposed hiatus with a new album, "You Left Me in the Dark."

Joseph Wilson

Joseph Wilson supported Bush in the 2000 elections, but he won’t in 2004. His new book is The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies that Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity: A Diplomat's Memoir.

Events: Joseph Wilson will be at Borders Books (100 Broadway – Wall Street/across from Trinity Church) for a talk and booksigning Thursday, June 10 at at 5:30pm

Music: "Coffee Talk/Wild Drums" by DJ Krush
"Betty's Lament" by Isan

Jorge Ramos

In The Latino Wave: How Hispanics Will Elect the Next American President, Jorge Ramos writes that "the future of the Unites States is a Hispanic one."

» More about Jorge Ramos

Events: Jorge Ramos will be signing books Thursday June 10 at 5 pm at Lectorum (137 West 14th Street), and then again on Saturday, June 12 at the B&N on 21st and Sixth Avenue at 2pm

Music: "Salpica" by Mambotur
"How Was it For You?" by Gare Du Nord

George Lopez

George Lopez is cocreator, writer, producer, and star of the ABC sitcom George Lopez, and a current cast member of HBO's Inside the NFL. His new memoir is Why You Crying? My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter .

» Visit George Lopez’s website

Jody Williams

Jody Williams was part of the Chicago blues scenes that grew out of Chess Studios in the 1950s. "You Left Me in the Dark" is his second album after a 30 year absence from the music world.

» More about Jody Williams and his new album

Music: "Don't Get Caught Sleeping in My Bed" "Hideout"
both from Jody Williams's album "You Left Me in the Dark"

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?