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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto hopes a deal with the country's military ruler can restore her family's name to center stage in the political arena.

Banning Eyre, senior editor of Afropop.org, shines the spotlight on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean with his picks for the year's best albums. Among his selections: Watina, an effort by singer Andy Palacio to preserve the culture of the Garifuna people of Central America.

The military promises to help soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with emotional problems, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But an NPR investigation at one base in Colorado finds that soldiers aren't getting the services they need.

WBGO Morning Jazz host Gary Walker shares his favorite jazz recordings of 2007. Among the artists he singles out: Michael Brecker, Abbey Lincoln, Maria Schneider and Ron Carter.

The presidential candidates are trying to pack in as many appearances as possible in Iowa and New Hampshire this weekend, before Christmas. Rudy Giuliani is in New Hampshire. His lead in national polls has been slipping.

Drummer Martin Atkins spent the 1980s and 90s touring the world with bands that have both packed stadiums and struggled to fill the tiniest of clubs. His new book and DVD, Tour: Smart, is a guide to modern-day touring for the rock musician.

Hillary Clinton did everything she could Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to help unify the party. She urged her supporters that, no matter how painful, they get behind Barack Obama. She said Democrats must prevent another White House win by Republicans.

President Bush has called once again for the House to adopt a Senate bill on foreign intelligence — and by noon, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was saying the House would take up a bill next week. Whether the bill includes the retroactive legal immunity for phone companies that the president demands was not immediately clear.

A key Senate committee defies President Bush on the question of how to try suspects in the war on terror. With four Republicans joining the Democrats, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved an alternative to the president's proposed rules.

The best albums of 2007 include a plethora of reliable favorites, whether they're treading new stylistic ground (Iron and Wine), returning to roots (Wilco) or merely holding steady (Spoon). And, of course, a few new favorites join the mix, too.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain held a press conference Thursday to respond to accusations that he favored certain lobbyists. Don Gonyea was at the press conference in Toledo, Ohio, and talks with Madeleine Brand.

The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones. We hear an excerpt from an interview with Mardin — and a collection of his best-known productions.