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The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 29, 2011

On today’s show: New York Times reporter Tim Weiner discusses how the death of Osama bin Laden means the end of one of the CIA’s longest-standing missions and what it means for the embattled agency. We’ll look at the untold story of Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama’s mother. Katharine Greider tells how a small architectural flaw in her lower east side apartment set her on a journey to examine what the building’s complex history says about New York and America. Plus, the gurus of how-to, Al and Larry Ubell, tackle your questions about home repair!

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