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The question of what to do next in Iraq is centering on a new report showing that the Baghdad government has failed to meet even a single major economic or political target for improving stability.

The Tony-winning actor Jerry Orbach, star for almost half a century on Broadway and television, died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. He was best known as the seen-it-all detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.

Entertainer Gregory Hines, a marvelous dancer, Tony-winning stage actor and film star, has died of cancer, his publicist says. Hines was 57. His 1992 Broadway success in Jelly's Last Jam was a highlight of a sparkling career. Hear an NPR News report.

Peter Hughes, Manager of The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, joins us with a preview of upcoming events and broadcasts.

Using ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking talk on the history of anti-Black racism in America as a springboard, "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," interweaves present-day and historical archival footage, Robinson’s personal story, and interviews capturing Robinson’s meetings with change-makers and eyewitnesses, to capture the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.The film is showing at the upcoming Woodstock Film Festival and we will get a preview.

Alexis Soloski is a prize-winning New York Times culture reporter and a former lead theater critic at The Village Voice. She has taught at Barnard College and at Columbia University, where she earned her PhD in theater. "Here in the Dark" is her first novel.

David Greenberger and The Huckleberries present “Universal Preservation” this Sunday afternoon at UPH in Saratoga - a showcase of the magic that lies in the art of conversation. Greenberger’s latest artistic venture is a playground of conversation filled with knock-knock jokes, not-so-rhetorical questions and observations about the world.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-831918.mp3Albany, NY – An interesting discussion on the issue of Same-Sex Marriage in…

Gandolfini, who died this week while vacationing in Italy, became famous for his role in The Sopranos. Tony Soprano, the mob boss, described his job as "waste management consultant." Call it what you want, but on the job, Tony Soprano had plenty of business insights.

Mike Nichols has won every major entertainment award over a decades-long career that included theater, comedy, television and film. He returned to Broadway directing a revival of Death of a Salesman, which picked up seven Tony nominations. Nichols has warned that the production may be his last.