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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, April 27, 2006
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  • Healthy Debates

    Some physicians believe politics are threatening women’s health in America. A doctor explains why some of his colleagues no longer trust government sources on STDs or birth control. Then, we’ll talk to graduate students who helped identify victims of Hurricane Katrina with DNA testing. And we'll hear about a new murder mystery set in Moscow in 1882. Plus, an investigation into the death of a human rights activist in Mexico.

Underreported: The Politics of Women's Health

On this week’s Underreported, Glamour editor Wendy Naugle and Dr. James Trussell discuss the influence religious and political groups are having on public health policies for women. Find out why some physicians no longer trust government sources on STDs or birth control, and why some accuse the FDA of bowing to pressure from the religious right.

» "The New Lies About Women's Health" in the May issue of Glamour

Identifying Katrina Victims

Dr. Siobhan Dolan from Sarah Lawrence College and two graduate students in a human genetics program there describe their trip to Baton Rouge to identify the victims of Hurricane Katrina using DNA testing.

Murder in Moscow

Boris Akunin shares his historical mystery novel, The Death of Achilles, set in Moscow in 1882.

Events: Boris Akunin will be participating in three panels as part of the PEN World Voices Festival

For information on these panels, visit penfestival.org

Boris Akunin will be participating in a panel on "Translation and Globalization"
Thursday, April 27 at 4 pm
Columbia University Faculty House
400 West 117th Street at Morningside Drive
Tickets are free and seats are first come, first served

Boris Akunin will be participating in a panel of "Writers on their Languages"
Thursday, April 27 at 7 pm
Columbia University Faculty House
400 West 117th Street at Morningside Drive
Tickets are free and seats are first come, first served

Boris Akunin will be participating in a panel on “Taking Crime Fiction Seriously”
Friday, April 28 at 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute
686 Park Avenue, between East 68th and East 69th Streets
Tickets are free. To reserve seats call 212-879-4242 ext. 364

The Death of a Human Rights Lawyer

In 2003, a Mexican human rights lawyer was found dead. She had been shot in the leg and the head, with a death threat next to her body. The Mexican government ruled that it was a probable suicide, but journalist Linda Diebel disagrees. In Betrayed, she argues that Digna Ochoa was assassinated, and that the Mexican government is implicated in the cover-up.

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?

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