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The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Flynt Leverett of the Brookings Institution has just returned from observing the Ba'th Party Congress in Syria. He joins us for an update on Syria’s role in the Middle East. Next, graphic designer Milton Glaser examines the power of images in The Design of Dissent. Next, Marc and Sara Schiller, of Electric Artists, study some current trends in street art. Finally, Robert Merry questions the notion of historical progress, especially as a justification for American foreign policy, in Sands of Empire.

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