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Monday June 26, 2000

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Week of June 26, 2000

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12:06DC City Piece

After more than a year of work, composer Robert Kapilow is finally ready to unveil his original symphony based on the creative musical suggestions of residents of Washington DC. Kapilow shares his process with us and gives us a sneek peak at the final project which will be performed this week with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Guests

Robert Kapilow, composer

13:06American Cities in the 20th Century

Whether boom times and bust times, American cities have always played a significant role in our nation's economic, cultural and political development. In conjunction with The Urban Institute, Public Interest kicks off a new series focusing on America's cities in the twenty-first century.

Guests

Robert Lerman, director, Urban Institute Human Resources Policy Center, professor of Economics, American University

John Foster-Bey, senior associate, director of the Program for Regional Economic Opportunity at the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center

Fred Siegel, author, "The Future Once Happened Here: New York, D.C., L.A. and the Fate of America's Big Cities," professor of history, Cooper Union

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