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May 17, 2008
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Classical Music
With Ward Jacobson

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Amilcare Ponchielli: Elegy (Philharmonic of La Scala)


5:19
George Frideric Handel: Semele: Where E'er You Walk (City of London Sinfonia)


5:24
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkainen and the Maidens (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)



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Black History Month finds Former Congressman Louis Stokes reflecting on the past and the future

Monday, February 18, 2008

This year's Democratic presidential primary adds a new dimension to the celebration of Black History Month . The race between a black man and a white woman inspires a prominent Clevelander to look back, as well as forward:

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