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The unmistakable voice of Roberta Flack has been part of the American soundtrack since the 1960s.

Shortly after Bob Woodruff was tapped as lead anchor on ABC's World News Tonight, he and his cameraman were gravely injured by a bomb while reporting in Iraq. Now, he and his wife have written a book about his recovery.

If it's possible for a classically trained wind quintet to rock the house, Imani Winds blows the roof off. The five musicians came together 10 years ago with a common goal: To show young people of color there's a place for them in all of the arts. Imani Winds' Josephine Baker: A Life Of Le Jazz Hot! is a CD of original music inspired by Baker's life.

Singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli's polularity can be credited to her combination of Sicilian influences and political awarness. Now, Consoli is taking on a different music market with the release of her first U.S. CD.

They're an odd couple. Angel-voiced Scot Isobel Campbell and gravelly grunge rocker Mark Lanegan of Seattle combine their talents on the CD Ballad of the Broken Seas. Campbell tells Liane Hansen about life after Belle and Sebastian.

There are two kinds of people in the portion of North Carolina surrounding Durham and Chapel Hill: Duke fans and North Carolina fans. Will Blythe is NOT a Duke fan. He writes about his obsession with a college basketball rivalry in a new book.

Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announces he will leave the State Department to join Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has called Zoellick her "alter ego," praised his six years of service.

Ska Cubano's music merges Jamaican ska and Cuban mambo and son. Born from a "what-if" that erases the 1959 Cuban revolution, the music reimagines musical history.

A federal judge upholds the FBI's search of the office of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat at the center of a bribery investigation. The judge also denied a request to have the materials seized in the May raid returned.

Philosopher-chef Jose Andres has been on a mission to ignite America's passion for the flavors of his native Spain. To help that process along, Andres has written a cookbook, Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America.