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Episode 17: Gov. Bill Richardson

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May 19, 2014
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Bill Richardson is a former UN ambassador, governor, presidential candidate, member of congress and energy secretary. But throughout it all he's had a second career: hostage negotiator. Richardson discusses how he developed a reputation as the "undersecretary for thugs"; his visits to hostile countries to secure the release of political prisoners; and how a famed African dictator almost bludgeoned him with a cane.

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