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The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The usual domestic election issues - like the economy and health care – may now be global issues. We look into how globalization is changing the nature of American politics. Also: our States of the Union election series looks at the issues in Illinois. The discovery of a dinosaur mummy. And on Underreported: details on the recent resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Guest host Julie Burstein sits in for Leonard today.

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