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October 9, 2007

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War correspondent Christina Lamb talks about her love for Zimbabwe. Legendary singer-songwriter Chaka Khan comments on the difficulty in working with record labels.


Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb

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Christina Lamb is an award-winning war correspondent who was featured in the film, War Women. The British journalist has reported from many areas of conflict around the world and was the first journalist to obtain access to the interrogations of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11. Senior foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times, Lamb is an Oxford grad and on the board of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. She's the author of 5 books, including House of Stone and Small Wars Permitting.


 

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

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Discusses other people covering her songs and growing used to her freckles. (1:38)
 
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Chaka Khan is an industry legend who, for more than 30 years, has set standards in almost every musical genre. The Grammy-winning artist has worked with some of the biggest talents in jazz, blues and rock. She found fame as lead singer of the group Rufus and went solo in '78. Described as a force of nature, Khan recorded her first new material since '98 for her new CD, "Funk This." An avid community supporter, her foundation works to find a cure for autism and give at-risk children greater opportunities.