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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
  • Ali A. Allawi, Iraq’s former Minister of Defense, Finance, and Trade (Joshua Roberts/AFP?Getty)
    Ali A. Allawi, Iraq’s former Minister of Defense, Finance, and Trade (Joshua Roberts/AFP?Getty)

    Before and After

    Ali A. Allawi, Iraq’s former Minister of Defense, Finance, and Trade, shares his perspective on the war, and how it will affect the future of his country. Plus, we talk to former Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre. And Al and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, take your calls.

Ali A. Allawi on The Occupation of Iraq

In The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace, Ali A. Allawi--Iraq’s former Minister of Defense, Finance, and Trade--shares his perspective on the war, and the complex political and social forces shaping modern Iraq.

The Occupation of Iraq is available for purchase at amazon.com

Mel Stottlemyre

Pride and Pinstripes

Former Yankees pitcher, and Mets and Yankees pitching coach, Mel Stottlemyre looks back on four decades of baseball.

Pride and Pinstripes is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Mel Stottlemyre will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, April 11 at 6 pm
Bookends
232 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey

Mel Stottlemyre will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, April 12 at 1 pm
Borders Books & Music
100 Broadway, at Wall Street

Mel Stottlemyre will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, April 12 at 8 pm
Book Revue
313 New York Avenue
Huntington, New York

Mel Stottlemyre will be speaking and signing books
Friday, April 13 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble
1940 Route 10 West
Morris Plains, New Jersey

The Gurus of How-To

Al and Larry Ubell, The Gurus of How-To, answer your home repair questions. Call 212-433-9692.

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.

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, 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?