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The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 24, 2010

On today’s show: A look at how our cash-strapped era is changing American global leadership and our foreign policy. Then, Ann Jones talks about the impact of war on the least visible victims: women. Plus, Sigrid Nunez discusses her latest novel, Salvation City. Also, a look at the implications of Newtown Creek’s recent designation as a superfund site. And our latest Underreported segment examines why court records of Colombian paramilitary soldiers extradited to the United States have been sealed.

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