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Music review by MILO MILES. Subject TBA.INT 2 : Writer CLIFTON TAUBERT grew up in the segregated South in the 1950s. His experiences growing up black in America are chronicled in his two memoirs When We Were Colored and the Pulitzer Prize nominated The Last Train North (Penguin Books). Taubert lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he is a businessman. When We Were Colored has been made into a new film. (REBROADCAST from 8/8/95)REV. 3: Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews two new albums by The Smithereens: a new best-of, "Blown to Smithereens," (Capital Records) and a collection of rare old tracks, "Attack of the Smithereens."

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NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the first-ever Palestinian elections. Voters turned out in high numbers in balloting that went relatively smoothly. They cast ballots for a president and a Palestinian Council.

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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's on-air challenger is Chris aldwell, from Cypress, California. Her public radio stations are KPCC in asadena and KCRW in Santa Monica.)

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Daniel speaks with NPR's John Greenberg about the continuing talks between the White House and Congressional leaders aimed at balancing the federal budget and re-opening the federal government.

Daniel speaks with Ariel Steele,a 26-year old lawyer from Los Angeles who is leaving her job to become Assistant Attorney General of the newly formed South Pacific nation of Palau.

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Fifty years ago, folksinger Oscar Brand created and hosted a adio show for WNYC in New York called "Folkmusic Festival." It has been on the ir ever since. Liane Hansen speaks with Brand, who describes how the show tarted and some of the guests who have graced his microphones over the years, ncluding Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Josh White, Harry Chapin, Suzanne Vega and any, many others. They also discuss difficulties during the early 1950's, when rand and many of his peers were blacklisted. Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan are eard performing on the show.

A concert with jazz singer REBECCA KILGORE, accompanied by pianist David Frishberg. KILGORE is known as Portland's premier singer, and is just now emerging as a major talent. She and Frishberg comprise one of the longest running jazz duos in the country. KILGORE's latest CD is "I Saw Stars." "I Saw Stars" with Dan Barrett's Celestial Six, Arbors Records [ARCD 19136, 1994. Her first CD release was "Looking at You", with Dave Frishberg on piano, [PHD Music, 1994.