Photo, above: Raila and Ida Odinga.  Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945), also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo (meaning the "Mysterious One"), Tinga and Baba, is a Luo Kenyan politician who was Prime Minister of Kenya, leading to a coalition government, from 2008 to 2013. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Langata in 1992, served as Minister of Energy from 2001 to 2002 and as Minister of Roads, Public Works, and Housing from 2003 to 2005. He was the main opposition candidate in the 2007 presidential election. Following a violent post-electoral crisis, Odinga took office as Prime Minister in April 2008,serving as supervisor and coordinator of a national unity coalition government.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 1, Block A: Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America by Dan Balz and James Silberman (1 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 1, Block B: Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America by Dan Balz and James Silberman (2 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 1, Block C: Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America by Dan Balz and James Silberman (3 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 1, Block D: Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America by Dan Balz and James Silberman (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 2, Block A: The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father by Sally H. Jacobs (1 of 2)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 2, Block B: The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father by Sally H. Jacobs (2 of 2)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 2, Block C: The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality (America in the World) by Thomas Borstelmann (1 of 2)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 2, Block D: The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality (America in the World) by Thomas Borstelmann (2 of 2)

Hour Three

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 3, Block A: JFK, Conservative by Ira Stoll (1 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 3, Block B: JFK, Conservative by Ira Stoll (2 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 3, Block C: JFK, Conservative by Ira Stoll (3 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 3, Block D: JFK, Conservative by Ira Stoll (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 4, Block A: The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America by James T. Patterson (1 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 4, Block B: The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America by James T. Patterson (2 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 4, Block C: The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America by James T. Patterson (3 of 4)

Sunday 7  September 2014  / Hour 4, Block D: The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America by James T. Patterson (4 of 4)

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