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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with senator and presidential candidate John Kerry about Iraq and diplomacy, the federal budget deficit, and U.S. immigration policy. The interview will be followed in coming weeks by chats with other presidential contenders.

Abolitionist “Captain” John Brown made quite an impression on Frederick Douglass when they first met, but, while bound by the same passion, the two men…

We remember the bluegrass musician and composer with his son Jamie Campbell and author Andrew Vaughan.

He reviews the new film The Hours.

Elton John won an Emmy Monday night, securing him a spot in the small group of people who have an EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Edwards discuss the economy, the situation in Iraq and education policy in the latest installment in a weekly series of candidate interviews.

John Lasseter, chief creative executive of Pixar, Inc, talks about the animation company's new feature film, Cars. Lasseter is a founding member of Pixar and served as director and animator of the feature films Toy Story, its sequel and A Bug's Life.

British actor John Hurt, who had memorable roles in The Elephant Man and Alien has died at 77.

A judge in Chesapeake, Va., sentences convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison without parole. Malvo was implicated in 10 killings that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002. Malvo's accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was sentenced to death Tuesday for another shooting. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Brian Naylor.

2: Film Director JOHN DAHL. His new film is a thriller called "Red Rock West." It takes place in a tough little town in Wyoming over a forty-eight hour period. It has a film noir feeling and plot that twists and turns. It stars Nicholas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle and J.T. Walsh.

Howard Mandel has the story on a series of long-awaited reunion concerts by two acclaimed jazz musicians. Saxophonist John Surman and pianist Jack DeJohnette first met in the late 1960s. More than three decades later, they reunited — and some of the new performances have just been released on CD.

In 2004, Waters shared music from his album A John Waters Christmas, an anthology of catchy, entertaining and ridiculous holiday songs that reflect his fascination with the odd and unusual.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewsi said Governor Hogan is not communicating with local leaders. Olszewski said that is a missed opportunity for…

Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resigned Tuesday. Critics say Ashcroft disregarded civil liberties. His supporters argue Ashcroft helped prevent further terror attacks on American soil. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson.

2: Broadway singer JOHN RAITT. He's the father of singer Bonnie Raitt. The two have collaborated on a new album of show tunes, "The Broadway Legend," (Angel). RAITT made his Broadway debut as Billy Bigelow in the original production of "Carousel." He also was in the original Broadway cast and film of "The Pajama Game." He's performed in many other musicals including "Oklahoma," and "South Pacific."

Singer and songwriter John Prine has been making music for more than 30 years, and his new CD Fair & Square, out April 26 on Oh Boy Records, features the vivid story-like songwriting and humor he's best known for.

Our critic-at-large, John Powers, just returned from the Cannes Film Festival. He talks with Terry about the films he saw there, including Michael Moore's documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, which won Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or. It was the first documentary to win since 1956.

John Garang is leader of the People's Liberation Movement in southern Sudan. He will soon be vice president in a new Sudanese government of national unity. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that he hopes the new government will be able to end the widespread human rights abuses in the Darfur region.

2: BISHOP JOHN SHELBY SPONG. In his newest book "Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes" (Harper, San Francisco) he reveals how Christians have misread the Gospels, by ignoring the Jewish traditions which the New Testament grew out of. SPONG has attracted controversy from the Christian community for his challenges of traditional views on women, sexual morality, and gays. Bishop Spong is the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Robert talks to David Davin-Power, Northern editor for RTE in Belfast, about why John Hume, leader of Ireland's SDLP Party, spoke out against the IRA's refusal to declare another ceasefire in Northern Ireland. Hume was one of the politicians who first initiated peace talks with Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, before the 1994 ceasefire. He feels Sinn Fein's lack of cooperation shows they are not committed to peace in the region.