E-mail a friendMay 9, 2005
Sen. Chuck Hagel, a likely GOP presidential candidate in '08, urges talks on the filibuster fight. In a special performance, India.Arie shows why she's one of the standard-bearers of neoclassical soul music.
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Sen. Chuck Hagel
A fourth generation Nebraskan, Chuck Hagel is the state's senior senator and a key member of the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. He's a highly decorated Vietnam combat veteran and former Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration. Hagel has announced his retirement from the Senate at the end of his term in 2009 and has a new book, America: Our Next Chapter, set for release this spring. Prior to his election, he was president of an Omaha-based investment banking firm.
India.Arie
India.Arie
India.Arie uses her voice as an interpretive tool. She received critical acclaim for her multi-platinum '01 debut CD and has earned 17 Grammy nods, winning twice. She's also collaborated with the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Sérgio Mendes. Raised in Atlanta, she played several instruments before focusing on acoustic guitar. After co-founding an artists' collective, she sealed a Motown deal and now has her own SoulBird imprint. "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics" is her fourth studio album.