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Amy Ryan: From 'The Office' To The 'Green Zone'

The Oscar-nominated actress stars in the new Paul Greengrass thriller about the Iraq war.

March 11, 2010 The Oscar-nominated actress stars in the new Paul Greengrass thriller Green Zone as a journalist investigating the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. She has also played a port authority police officer in the HBO series The Wire and Michael Scott's girlfriend on The Office.

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A Grim 'Eclipse': Deb Amos On Iraq's Sunni Exiles

NPR's Deb Amos tells the story of displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, <em>Eclipse of the Sunnis.</em>

March 10, 2010 Since the U.S. invasion, 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes. An additional 2 million have left the country entirely, and many are still outside its borders. NPR's Deborah Amos tells the story of these displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, Eclipse of the Sunnis.

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After Financial Ruin, Plotting America's 'Comeback'

Ex-U.S. comptroller general David M. Walker says without change, America's economic future is bleak.

March 9, 2010 David M. Walker is the former comptroller general of the United States. His book, Comeback America, details the current financial crisis and offers his ideas on controlling spending and restoring fiscal responsibility in the United States.

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Vince Gilligan: The Man Behind 'Breaking Bad'

The show runner tells <em>Fresh Air</em> why he cast Bryan Cranston &mdash; and why his drama is different.

March 9, 2010 Vince Gilligan created the Emmy Award-winning drama Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston as a high-school chemistry teacher who becomes a meth dealer to secure his family's finances. Gilligan tells David Bianculli why he chose Cranston for the role — and why he thinks Breaking Bad is different from every other show on TV.

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