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A Realignment of Power in the Middle East After the Gulf War

Joe Stork discusses how the region's political powers have shifted since conflict in Iraq has ended.

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Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews three albums that show the lasting influence of the blues in the genre that proceeded it. The artists he features are Big Joe Turner, Jay McShann, and Jeanie and Jimmy Cheatham.

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