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May 25, 2007
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Detainees May Cast Shadow over Talks

Will the five Iranian-Americans recently detained by Iran be mentioned in the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Iran scheduled for Monday in Baghdad? To find out we speak with Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Playwright Edward Albee

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The American dramatist whose works include “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” joins us to talk about the future of live theater in the United States.

Back to Iraq

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Marine Captain Seth Moulton of Massachusetts explains why he is voluntarily returning to Iraq to begin his fourth deployment.

Listener Letters

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We read a selection from the Here & Now mailbag and e-mail inbox.

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The documentary chronicling Charlie Company’s Iraq tour has just been released on DVD. We speak with filmmaker Deborah Scranton and two soldiers about the innovative way the film was made.

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