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Supreme Court
Struggling for Control
ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg goes behind the scenes of the battle to control the Supreme Court. And a historian revisits the extensive bombing of Germany during WWII. Plus, two psychologists answer your questions about procrastination on Please Explain.
The Battle for the Supreme Court
As the battle for control of the Supreme Court wages on, ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg goes behind the scenes of ten decades of political struggles and cultural conflicts.
Supreme Conflict is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945
In The Fire, historian Jörg Friedrich examines the Allied bombing campaign against Germany that resulted in 600,000 casualties during the last three months of WWII.
Event: Jörg Friedrich will be speaking
Friday, January 26 at 6:30 pm
At NYU’s Deutsches Haus
42 Washington Mews in Greenwich Village
The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945 is available for purchase at amazon.com
Please Explain: Procrastination
According to a recent study, 26% percent of Americans consider themselves to be chronic procrastinators. On today’s Please Explain, two psychologists answer your questions on why we put things off…and how it affects our health, wealth, and happiness. Piers Steel, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, recently completed a 10-year research project on procrastination. Dr. William Knaus is the author of several books on procrastination, including The Procrastination Workbook and Do It Now!. Call 212-433-9692.
The Procrastination Workbook is available for purchase at amazon.com
Do It Now! is available for purchase at amazon.com
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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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