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The Leonard Lopate Show / January 17, 2006

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
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  • Protection or Restriction?

    Guest host Jeffrey Toobin examines the battle over New York City gun litigation, and why Mayor Bloomberg and the NRA are butting heads over the best way to keep illegal guns off the streets. Next, Jeffrey Goldberg analyzes the current political situation in Israel. And to start it all off, word maven Patricia T. O’Conner takes your calls on the oddities of the English language.

The Terms of the Relationship

Patricia T. O’Conner (author of You Send Me and Words Fail Me) considers the words we use to describe sex and relationships. Call 212-433-9692.

Music: "Three Little Words" by Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Coleman Hawkins, and Lester Young

Update on Israel

Jeffrey Goldberg of The New Yorker joins us with an update on Israel’s political climate, and what effect Ariel Sharon’s condition will have on the country.

Music: A Civil Action soundtrack by Danny Elfman (Hollywood Records) tracks 1, 2, and 5

Gun Litigation

Are New York’s gun laws tough enough? In his inaugural address earlier this month, Mayor Bloomberg said that strengthening gun laws and cracking down on illegal guns will be a major focus for his administration. But gun rights lobbyists have taken issue with his stance. We’ll speak to two men on opposite sides of the issue to try to get a sense of what’s at stake. Tom King, the President of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association joins us, along with Michael Elkin of Thelen Reid--the lead trial counsel in the lawsuit the City of New York has brought against the gun industry.

Music: The Usual Suspects soundtrack by John Ottman (Milan) tracks 13 and 8

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.

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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?