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Hear investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, Pushing Daisies producers Barry Sonnenfeld and Bryan Fuller, and book critic Maureen Corrigan on this edition of Fresh Air. Seymour Hersh is a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine. He has written in depth about the Bush administration, and his article in this week's edition ("Shifting Targets") is about the administration's shift in position on Iran - a redefining of the war in Iraq as a strategic battle between the US and Iran.

Dancer/choreographer Mark Morris on this edition of Fresh Air. Early in his career, Morris performed with a variety of companies. He then founded the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980, creating over 90 works for the troupe. He has also staged over a dozen commissions for other ballet companies, including the San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and the American Ballet Theatre.

Hear New York Times correspondents David Kirkpatrick and Julia Preston, on this edition of Fresh Air. David Kirkpatrick is with the Washington bureau for The New York Times. He covered the conservative Christian movement in the 2004 election, and has been following the Huckabee presidential campaign.

Jazz critic and writer Gary Giddons on this edition of Fresh Air. His biography of Bing Crosby is called Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams - the Early Years, 1903-1940. It's now out in paperback. From 1930s to the 50s, Crosby was a pop culture icon, dominating American entertainment with his hit records and movies. In this first volume of the biography, Giddons chronicles the rise of Crosby's career. Giddons may be best known as a jazz columnist for The Village Voice.

Political activist William Greene, Wes Boyd, and Eli Pariser of the liberal group Moveon.org on this edition of Fresh Air. Greene is a founder of the conservative group rightmarch.com. Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser are members of the liberal group Moveon.org.

Alexander Tsiaras, a pioneer in the field of medical-imaging technology, is today's guest on Fresh Air. In a new book, From Conception to Birth: a Life Unfolds, he collects images of the fetus in every stage of its development. The three-dimensional color visualizations are culled from a variety of medical-image techniques and then reconfigured on the computer.

Reporter and author Stephen Handleman on this edition of Fresh Air. For the many bureaucrats, corrupt army generals, black market racketeers, and others who held power and wealth in the old Soviet system, making a buck has never been easier. Organized crime is in the downside of free enterprise in the new Russia.

Novelists Jonathan Franzen and David Leavitt on this edition of Fresh Air. Jonathan Franzen's critically acclaimed new novel The Corrections.

Hear Haitian-born writer Edwidge Danticat, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead, and critic-at-large John Powers on this edition of Fresh Air. Edwidge Danticat was raised in Haiti by her uncle until the age of 12, when she came to New York to live with her parents who had immigrated to the US She's the author of a number of novels, including Breath, Eyes, Memory, The Farming of Bones, and The Dew Breaker, as well as the short-story collection Krik? Krak!.

Reporter George Anastasia has been covering the Philadelphia mob scene for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 15 years. He'll discuss the recent trial of reputed mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino and his associates, which just wrapped up last week. The jury acquitted Merlino and his associates of the serious charges of murder, attempted murder, and drug trafficking but convicted them of racketeering. During the 15-week trial, 90 witnesses took the stand and 943 evidentiary exhibits were introduced.

Biographer Vicki Wickham and actor/producer Bob Balaban on this archive edition of Fresh Air. With writer Penny Valentine, Vicki Wickham recently published Dancing with Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield. Wickham was Springfield's close friend and manager for over a decade of Springfield's career. Actor and producer Bob Balaban has appeared in over 50 movie and television spots, directed for television, and produced three full-length films.

Special effects artist Ray Harryhausen and actress and rapper Queen Latifah on this edition of Fresh Air. Ray Harryhausen created model-animation and composite cinematography techniques. His trademark Dynamation method made possible a whole genre of science fiction and fantasy filmmaking.

Rhythm and Blues singer Howard Tate and producer Jerry Ragovoy on this edition of Fresh Air. Tate is making his comeback after nearly thirty years. His hits in the 60's, produced by Ragovoy, included "Get It While You Can", "Stop", "Ain't Nobody Home" and "Look at Granny Run".

Drummer Ahmir Thompson and stand-up comic David Cross on this edition of Fresh Air. Ahmir Thompson is also known as "?uestlove" of the hip-hop group The Roots. The Grammy award-winning sextet has six albums to its credit. Their latest CD is Phrenology. Their first single from the album is "Break You Off."

David Cross co-created the 1995 HBO cult hit Mr. Show (an amalgam of live sketch video pieces and occasional animation).

An expert in Post-Conflict Reconstruction Bathsheba Crocker and remembering Cecile de Brunhoff on this edition of Fresh Air. Bathsheba Crocker is co-director of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She'll discuss many of the questions surrounding reconstruction in Iraq: who will be in charge of reconstruction?

Journalist Vernon Loeb on this edition of Fresh Air. Loeb covers the military for the Washington Post. He just returned from five weeks in Iraq. He'll discuss the situation there and the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and author John Irving on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Jarmusch often acts as writer, director, and producer of his films.

Israeli journalist David Horovitz and Palestinian journalist Ghassan Khatib on this edition of Fresh Air. David Horovitz is the editor of The Jerusalem Report. He'll discuss how Israelis are responding to the September 11th attacks, the war on terrorism, and the continued violence in the Middle East. Horovitz is the author of A Little Too Close to God. He was the recipient of the B'nai B'rith International Award for journalism in 1994.

Journalist Jonathan Landay and former White House Director of Counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin on this edition of Fresh Air. Jonathan Landay co-wrote an article called "Officials' Private Doubts on Iraq War. The piece appeared yesterday in newspapers owned by the Knight-Ridder-Tribune News Service, including the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Two of the most popular shows on television are U.S. versions of shows originated in Britain. Fresh Air's Terry Gross talks with the people behind them on this edition. David Briggs is the creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which premiered on British television in September 1998 and thereby set the phrase (or its translation) "Is that your final answer?" into orbit.