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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, February 01, 2007
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    Tijuana Slingshots

    Police in Tijuana recently had their guns confiscated and were issued slingshots instead as part of President Felipe Calderon’s crackdown on drug gangs. On today’s Underreported: Calderon’s new policies. Also: what the price of tortillas tells us about the health of the Mexican economy. Then, the history of the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. We’ll hear about a new feature film about the US involvement in Iraq. And journalist Edward Luce tries to make sense of the many contradictions of modern India.
    Enter the Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge!

Underreported: Calderon’s Crackdowns

Police in Tijuana recently had their guns confiscated and were issued slingshots instead as part of President Felipe Calderon’s new crackdown on drug gangs. We’ll look into President Felipe Calderon’s policies since taking office, and how they’re affecting his popularity in Mexico. Leonard talks to Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America.

Underreported: Tortilla Wars

The price of tortillas in Mexico recently shot up by more than 50% in some regions. That’s in part because a single company owns 70% of the tortilla and cornmeal market there. And one communications firm owns 94% of landlines in Mexico. Leonard talks to Professor George Grayson, a Mexico expert at the College of William and Mary. And Sara Miller Llana of the Christian Science Monitor joins us from Mexico City to explain big business’s tight grip on the Mexican economy, and why President Calderon may have to take action soon.

Millrose Games

The Millrose Games has been a sporting fixture in New York City since 1908. Held annually since 1914, the Games is the longest running sporting event in Madison Square Garden history. Eamon Coghlan won the Wanamaker Mile seven times, and Mary Decker Slaney was a world record holder in the mile and 1500 m. events in the 1970s and 80s.

The Situation in Iraq

The Situation is the first feature film to deal with the US occupation of Iraq. Leonard talks to filmmaker Philip Haas and actor Connie Neilsen.

India, In Spite of the Gods

India will have more English speakers than the United States by 2050. The country also has a booming tech sector, while three-quarters of the country lives in extreme deprivation. Edward Luce of the Financial Times tries to make sense of modern India and its rise to global power in his new book In Spite of the Gods.

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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