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2: Actor JAMES EARL JONES. His is one of the distinctive voices of our time, yet few people know he fights a stutter; JONES' stage work off-Broadway in Jean Genet's "The Blacks" and Athol Fugard's "The Blood Knot" lead to a Broadway success in "The Great White Way", for which JONES won a Tony. His work in August Wilson's "Fences" won him another. It took one day to record the voice track for Darth Vader in "Star Wars": a performance which lead to many other commercial voice-over projects. JONES has released his memoirs, "Voices and Silences" (Scribners). (Rebroadcast from 9

The Liberal-National coalition secured enough support to name Tony Abbott Australia's new prime minister, in an election that ends six years of Labor rule.

Pam MacKinnon is one of America’s most acclaimed theatre directors. In 2013, MacKinnon earned both the Tony Award for Best Direction and the Drama Desk…

2: Actor and director ALAN ARKIN. He's currently co-starring, with Andy Garcia, in the new film, "Steal Big, Steal Little," Arkin began his career with Chicago's Second City improv group. He went on to win a Tony on Broadway, in Carl Reiner's play "Enter Laughing," and to star in movies such as "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," "Wait Until Dark," "Catch-22," and "The In-Laws." Arkin's directing credits include "The Sunshine Boys" and "Little Murders" on Broadway, and several movies and T-V shows, including an episode of the P-B-S comedy series, "Trying Times." (REBROADCAST from 11

Michele Norris talks with Valerie Lewis of Hicklebee's Bookstore about what makes for a good children's book. We've chosen three books that caught our attention this summer. For kids age 4 and under, we suggest Snuggle Puppy: A Love Song, by Sandra Boynton (Workman Publishing). For kids age 4 through 9, there is Toni and Slade Morrison's book, Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? (Scribner. And for young adults there is Georgia Byng's Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Harper Collins). Valerie Lewis is the author of Valerie & Walter's Best Books for Children: A Lively, Opinionated Guide (Avon Books). She also runs Hicklebee's Bookstore in San Jose, Calif.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair denies being at odds with the Bush administration, a day after saying the interim government set to rule Iraq after June 30 should have "final political control" over multinational troops there. Blair's comments seemed to contradict Secretary of State Colin Powell, who said Tuesday that U.S. military commanders would have ultimate say over U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Actor, CHARLES DUTTON. DUTTON came to acting in a very unusual way: while serving a manslaughter sentence in the Maryland State Penatentiary, he organized the performance of a play and realized he loved acting. Now furthering the irony, he plays Sherrif Ozzie Walls in the new movie, "A Time To Kill." Prior to the film, he received Tony nominations for work in two plays by August Wilson as well as a Best Actor Emmy for the Halmark Hall of Fame film version of "The Piano Lesson." Other film credits include "Mississippi Masala," "Rudy" and "Nick of Time." Dutton was the lead character in FOX's "Roc," which is noe syndicated on Black Entertainment Television. (Re-broadcast, originally aired 12/

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken a beating in the British press, after what one paper called the most chaotic day since the Labour Party came to power nine years ago. Three of Blair's senior ministers stumbled Wednesday, fueling media speculation that Blair's time in power might be nearing an end.

California and Great Britain agree to become partners in the fight against global warming. The deal was sealed at the port of Long Beach, where British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to share clean-air technology and research.

Old friends Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, and Tony James, once of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, have teamed up in a band called Carbon/Silicon. They've been giving away songs for free on their Web site, but their new album, The Last Post, is an official hard-copy CD.