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In Search of Literary 'Truth'

June 10, 1999 • Charges of fictionalization in Rigoberta Menchu's Nobel Prize-winning autobiography fuel a passionate debate: Can rewritten "facts" still do justice to the truth?

In Search of Literary 'Truth'

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Movies

Oprah Winfrey's Film Adaptation of 'Beloved'

October 16, 1998 • Film Critic Pat Dowell reports on Beloved, the new movie by Jonathan Demme based on the Toni Morrison novel. The movie was produced by and stars Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey's Film Adaptation of 'Beloved'

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Political Scandals

Romancing The Prez

February 25, 1998 • Commentator Patt Morrison makes the point that presidential affairs are nothing new. While the Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair caused quite a stir, she says there are far more romantic presidential tales to tell.

Romancing The Prez

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Arts & Life

'Drown' Depicts Lives of Dominicans, Americans

October 3, 1996 • Junot Diaz is a young writer who was born in the Dominican Republic. He was raised there, but also in New Jersey, and he has just published a collection of stories about growing up on his old home island and in the U.S. The book is called Drown.

'Drown' Depicts Lives of Dominicans, Americans

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