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BBC security correspondent, Gordon Corera, and rock critic, Ken Tucker, on this edition of Fresh Air. Corera is a security correspondent for the BBC. In his new book, he warns that we may be entering a "new era of accelerated proliferation." He writes about the challenges of halting the proliferation of nuclear weapons and about A.Q. Khan, the man described by a former CIA Director as "at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden."

Biographer Peter Guralnick on this edition of Fresh Air. His book Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke is now out in paperback. Guralnick follows the life of rhythm and blues legend Sam Cooke from his roots in gospel music through his legendary career as a singer and songwriter whose hits include "You Send Me", "Bring it on Home to Me", "Only Sixteen", and many others. Peter Guralnick has written extensively about American music.

PBS' Frontline executive editor Louis Wiley, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, attorney Stephen Weiswasser, and Executive Director of the PTC, Tim Winter, on this edition of Fresh Air. Louis Wiley is executive editor of the PBS Frontline documentary series. He will discuss how they have been affected by the FCC's crackdown on indecency in broadcasting. The FCC has increased fines tenfold for material they deem indecent.

Journalist Lawrence Wright on this edition of Fresh Air. Wright is the author of the new book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. The book is based on more than 500 interviews, some with friends and relatives of Osama bin Laden, and examines the circumstances that led to the formation of Al Qaeda. Then, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Emperor's Children, the new novel by Claire Messud.

Boston University Professor Augustus Richard Norton and actor Matt Dillon, on this edition of Fresh Air. Norton is a Professor of International Relations and Anthropology. He has been writing about Lebanon for 25 years and is an expert on the Shiite political movements, including Hezbollah. His books include Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon and Civil Society in the Middle East. Norton is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Singer Tony Bennett and film critic David Edelstein on this edition of Fresh Air. Tony Bennett turned 80 years old yesterday. A grocer's son, Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born in Astoria, Queens in 1926. After working as a singing waiter in his teens and then following service in the U.S. Army, he auditioned for Columbia Records and launched a career that started off with his first big hit "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (1950).

Political reporters Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten and Washington Post senior Pentagon correspondent Thomas Ricks on this edition of Fresh Air. Hamburger and Wallsten are the authors of the new book One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century (John Wiley). Hamburger covers the White House and the executive branch for the Los Angeles Times. Wallsten covers the White House for the Los Angeles Times.

Philanthropist and investor George Soros and philanthropist William Schambra on this edition of Fresh Air. Soros is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute. His new book is The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of The War on Terror.

Writers Jed Horne and Edmund White on this edition of Fresh Air. Jed Horne is metro editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. His new book Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City. Edmund White has been writing about gay culture in fiction and nonfiction since the 1970s. He has a new autobiography, My Lives. He is the author of over 17 books including a trilogy of autobiographical novels.

Hans Blix addresses the UN today to give them a report on WMD called �Tackling the WMD Challenge."

Sergeants Zack Bazzi and Stephen Pink are two soldiers on the frontlines in Iraq who were given cameras to record their experiences. They filmed their entire year�s deployment and the footage makes up the new documentary The War Tapes.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the Senate�s effort to proclaim English the national language as part of the Senate�s immigration bill.

National Guard Lieutenant Paul Rieckhoff on this edition of Fresh Air. He is the founder and executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (formerly Operation Truth). Their website is www.optruth.org. One of the group's aims is to see that troops in active duty and veterans are properly provided for. He has written a memoir about his tour in Iraq, Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington.

Geneticist Francis Collins and linguist Geoff Nunberg, on this edition of Fresh Air.Francis Collins is director of the National Human Genome Research Project. Previously, as head of the National Genome Project, he helped decode the human genome. Collins is also an evangelical Christian, and author of the book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.

Record producer Joe Boyd and book critic Maureen Corrigan, on this edition of Fresh Air. Joe Boyd produced Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Richard and Linda Thompson, REM, and many more. He has a new memoir, called White Bicycles: Making Music in the Sixties. Then, Maureen Corrigan reviews Grotesque, the new crime novel from celebrated Japanese writer Natsuo Kirino.

Journalists Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman, on this edition of Fresh Air. They've won a George Polk Award for their series "Mentally Unfit, Forced to Fight" in the Hartford Courant about the military's flawed mental health system.

Actor and Director Clint Eastwood, actor Ben Affleck, TV critic David Bianculli, and film critic David Edelstein, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Late musician Joe Hunter and former Vice President Al Gore, on this edition of Fresh Air. We remember musician Joe Hunter with a rebroadcast of his 2002 interview.

Singer, guitarist, and author Alex Kapranos and rock historian Ed Ward, on this edition of Fresh Air. Alex Kapranos is the frontman for the indie rock quartet Franz Ferdinand which is from Glasgow.

Writer Stefan Kanfer and journalist Jody Rosen, on this edition of Fresh Air. Kanfer's new book is Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America.

Rhythm and blues legend Smokey Robinson and the great songwriting trio Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland on this edition of Fresh Air. Robinson has a new album called Timeless Love. Robinson sings hits from the American songbook, including "I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)", "Night and Day", and "More Than You Know." William "Smokey" Robinson recorded dozens of top 40 hits for the Motown label as a solo artist and with The Miracles.

Actor Luke Wilson and director/choreographer Susan Stroman on this edition of Fresh Air. Luke Wilson appears in the film The Family Stone. It's about the annual holiday gathering of a New England family.