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The pianist Eldar Djangirov made his first tours and commercial recordings before he even left high school. Now 24, he's just released Three Stories, a solo album. Here, he discusses his artistic growth and his work with middle-schoolers.

When it comes to learning an instrument, children have the edge in many respects. Using himself as a guinea pig, psychology professor Gary Marcus resolved to find out whether nonmusical adults have any chance of turning things around.

Republican Senator Jim DeMint announced Thursday that he is resigning his seat from South Carolina to become president of the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank. What will his departure mean for the Senate and for South Carolina?

While the movement loses popularity nationwide, it's still a force in the GOP. When it comes to fiscal cliff negotiations, however, Tea Party members in Congress seem resigned to the fact that any eventual deal will be one they won't like. That doesn't mean the Tea Party spirit can't be recharged.

2 RACE PANEL - the 3rd in our series of panel discussion on the topic of race. oday's guest include Conor O'Clery, correspondent for the Irish Times, and eith Woods of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

Philadelphia journalist and author Rod Dreher moved back to his hometown in Louisiana after his sister died there in 2010, and adopted the community she left behind. His experiences led to the book The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life.

As House Speaker John Boehner tries to work with President Obama to prevent automatic tax increases and spending cuts, he is taking heat from members of his own party. Some conservatives think he gave up too much, too soon in his opening offer.

Musician Michael John Blake had to exercise a little arithmetic in order to compose, record and put on YouTube his musical interpretation of the famous mathematical constant. Here, he explains how his viral hit came together.

A Shell Oil drilling rig has been pulled of the rocks, where it washed up a week ago during a storm. It has been towed to a bay where divers will inspect it for damage. The incident raises questions about the oil company's controversial plans to continue exploring for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer.

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/mackattack/20110315%20New%20Britain%20Museum%20.mp3The New Britain Museum of American Art's founding in 1903…