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National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice will testify in public before the Sept. 11 commission.
Insects often rank low on the list of protected species -- but they're losing ground, too. Now there's a push to help them. web extra: A/V Bug Tour
Guitarist Eric Clapton first heard the songs of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson as a teenager. Some 40 years later, Clapton has released his own versions of the master's works on CD, reworking classics such as 'Come on in My Kitchen' and 'When You Got a Good Friend.'
Broadcaster Alistair Cooke, the longtime host of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre, dies at 95. Cooke was a legend on both sides of the Atlantic. His Letter from America program aired in Britain for 58 years. Web Extra: Hear a 1999 Interview with Cooke
Despite the Supreme Court's 1954 ruling against "separate but equal" schooling, patterns of immigration and housing have kept segregation the norm in many Los Angeles schools. Yet, as NPR's Ina Jaffe reports, some have made integration a priority, with good results.
To create memorable roles in such films as Say Anything and I Shot Andy Warhol, actress Lili Taylor uses the tools of psychology. She explains for NPR's 'Intersections' series. web extra: Video of Taylor in 'Say Anything'
Oregon-based painter Daniel Robinson's work recalls the social realist images of the 1930s and '40s, putting a golden sheen on rural America. A showing of the paintings opens April 1 at Boston's Mercury Gallery. web extra: Gallery of Robinson's Paintings
Scott Billington of Rounder Records and producer Steve Reynolds have released Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed, a CD that puts a modern spin on the archival music tapes of the late folklorist. web extra: Compare Originals with the Remixes
What began as a modest effort to ease racial tension in rural Kentucky coal country had an unexpected musical result: hick-hop. It's a compelling mix of two disparate American genres... bluegrass and rap. web extra: Tracks from Kuntry Killaz
Fifty years ago, the first color TV sets made for consumers arrived. NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the early days of color TV, and the way today's digital technology is similarly transforming home entertainment. web extra: Photos, History of Early Color TV
Bob Edwards, host of NPR's Morning Edition since the show's 1979 debut, is leaving that job on April 30. He will become a senior correspondent for NPR News.
The time of day when parents try to get restless kids to settle down for bed is what Wynton Marsalis calls "the magic hour." And that's the title of the jazz trumpeter's new CD, meant to celebrate the child in all of us. web extra: Two Songs from 'The Magic Hour'
Because of intense interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR makes free transcripts and streaming audio of its coverage available online. This includes the seven-part series, The Mideast: A Century of Conflict, broadcast in 2002 on Morning Edition.
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Richard Clarke's comments about the Bush team's approach to counter-terror efforts ignited a fierce debate. Get the whole story: Two full days of testimony from Clarke and others, plus NPR's coverage of the 9-11 commission.
A sneak preview of Wilco's new CD A Ghost Is Born and much more music from some of the most eagerly awaited albums of the season.