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Fresh Air for November 30, 2011

Fresh Air for November 29, 2011

U.S. servicemen line up to board a bus as they begin their journey home at Al Asad Air Base west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 1. The U.S. has promised to withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year as required by a 2008 security agreement between Washington and Baghdad. Some 39,000 U.S. troops are scheduled to clear out along with their equipment. Khalid Mohammed/AP hide caption

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After U.S. Troops Leave, What Happens To Iraq?

After U.S. Troops Leave, What Happens To Iraq?

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Fresh Air for November 28, 2011

Danny Burstein, as Buddy Plummer, performs "Buddy's Blues," the high-energy song-and-dance number at the end of Follies, with Jenifer Foote (left) and Kiira Schmidt. Joan Marcus hide caption

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Danny Burstein On Living Up To Sondheim's 'Follies'

Danny Burstein On Living Up To Sondheim's 'Follies'

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Fresh Air for November 26, 2011

Kermit the Frog does the backstage-chat thing with Amy Adams and Jason Segel in The Muppets. Scott Garfield/Disney hide caption

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Fresh Air Weekend: Coppola, The Muppets

Fresh Air Weekend: Coppola, The Muppets

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Fresh Air for November 25, 2011

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Jay-Z 'Decoded:' The Fresh Air Interview

Jay-Z 'Decoded:' The Fresh Air Interview

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Iron Butterfly Stretches Its Wings On 'Fillmore East'

Iron Butterfly Stretches Its Wings On 'Fillmore East'

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Fresh Air

The Peabody Award-winning weekday arts and issues magazine.