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June 10, 2004

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Former Army secretary Clifford Alexander discusses the recent "stop-loss order" for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Musician Henry Rollins talks about his USO tour.


Clifford Alexander

Clifford Alexander

Clifford Alexander

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Attorney Clifford Alexander has had an impressive career, including working under four consecutive U.S. presidents (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Carter) and serving as the first African American Secretary of the Army. Educated at Harvard and Yale, he concentrated on making the all-volunteer Army work and stressed programs to enhance professionalism. After leaving public service, he formed the consulting firm of Alexander and Associates, which provides human resources management counsel to corporations.


 

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins makes music, acts, writes books, does spoken word performances and runs his own record label and book publishing company. After five years as frontman for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, he went his own way with Rollins Band. During the '90s, he toured as a spoken word artist, focusing on social topics and recounting his life experiences. Rollins is set to host a new TV show about movies, Henry's Film Corner, on cable's IFC.