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The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Today, we’ll look into the efficacy of standardized tests with a man who spent 15 years working in the testing industry. Then, Jane Alison talks about her memoir The Sisters Antipodes. And two writers talk about being commissioned by the Flea Theater to write short plays on "The Great Recession." Plus, "60 Minutes" legend Morley Safer discusses his long career in broadcasting.

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