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On Sunday, Russian state TV will show the first episode of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The First Circle. It's the first televised adaptation of the novelist's work to be shown in his native country.

The Pentagon plans to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq by early next year. Bradley Graham of The Washington Post discusses his reporting on the plan, which entails tentatively cutting U.S. forces in Iraq by up to three combat brigades, compared to 18 now.

Peasants relocated to make room for a reservoir in northern China's Hebei province claim local leaders pocketed more than $7 million in compensation funds owed to them. Those who tried to organize a recall vote were bribed, beaten or jailed into submission. The case typifies recent rural protests.

The nominees for the 74th Emmy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The winners will be chosen in September.

The members of The Posies were barely out of their teens when they got a record deal with a major label. Their power pop stormed commercial radio 15 years ago, but it's been a while since one of their songs hit the charts. The band keeps playing, though, and its members still make money from music.

Robert Christgau reviews the latest CD from vocalist Maria Muldaur, best known for her quirky 1970s pop tune "Midnight at the Oasis." Her new CD is Heart of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob Dylan. Reviewer Robert Christgau says Muldaur put the passion in these tunes in a way most singers don't match because they probably didn't know Dylan put all that passion there in the first place.

When it's inducted on Saturday, RUN DMC will not be the first rap group to make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — that was Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. But RUN DMC did achieve a number of historic firsts during its heyday in the 1980s.

Gilmore travels back to the 1930s for inspiration on his forthcoming album. The Texas singer talks about his songs and his upcoming performance at the 2011 South by Southwest music festival in Austin.

Gilmore travels back to the 1930s for inspiration on his forthcoming album, Heirloom Music. The Texas singer talks about his songs and his performance at the 2011 South by Southwest music festival.

The Final Four in the men's Division 1 college basketball tournament is set: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. The women are halfway to their Final Four.