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Our continuing series, Underreported focuses on Burma this week. Since 1962 Burma has been under the rule of a military dictatorship which many human rights organizations claim is among the most repressive regimes in the world. We’ll talk to Robert Templer, International Crisis Group’s Asia Program Director, about the challenges facing Burma, and why he feels US sanctions and other policy efforts have not been effective. Then, Charles Tiefer, former Solicitor of the House of Representatives, argues that the Bush administration is using (and misusing) the law in order to forward a conservative agenda in his new book, Veering Right. We’ll hear from conductor and music professor Maurice Peress about conducting the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, and collaborating with Duke Ellington. His new book is From Dvorak to Duke Ellington. Finally, singer Jane Monheit shows off her exceptional technique and phrasing on her album Taking a Chance on Love.