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Friday, May 07, 2004
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  • Men on a Rooftop, São Paulo, 1960 (© René Burri / Magnum Photos)
    Men on a Rooftop, Săo Paulo, 1960 (© René Burri / Magnum Photos)

    Love and War

    Philip Smucker sheds light on the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and explains why he has yet to be brought to justice. Rene Burri shares a collection of his work, Photographs. And James Hillman looks into human warfare and argues that not only does mankind like war but it has a psychological need for conflict.

Philip Smucker

Philip Smucker sheds light on the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and explains why he has yet to be brought to justice. His book is called Al Qaeda’s Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terror’s Trail.

Music: Kiss the Girls, Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack. Milan. 73138 35828-2 Original Music Composed by Mark Isham Tracks #5/7

Rene Burri

Rene Burri shares a collection of his work, Photographs.

&raquo Click here to see some of Rene Burri's pictures

Events: From May 5 through June 5, the Gallery at Hermès will show the critically acclaimed architectural photographs of René Burri in an exhibition curated by Hans-Michael Koetzle. The Gallery is located on the fourth floor at 691 Madison Avenue and is open to the public from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mondays through Saturdays (Thursday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM)

Music: Meet Joe Black, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, music by Thomas Newman. Universal. UD-53229 Track #1

James Hillman

James Hillman looks into human warfare and argues that not only does mankind like war but it has a psychological need for conflict. His book is called A Terrible Love of War.

Events: James Hillman will be giving a talk tonight and signing books Friday May 7 at 7:30 at the CUNY duate Center on 34th and Fifth Avenue, and saturday, May 7 he’ll be talking about religion, politics, and psychology in America at the New York Open Center at 138 West 15th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, from 1:30-5:30.

Music: Meet Joe Black, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, music by Thomas Newman. Universal. UD-53229 Track #10/4

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.

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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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