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PROBLEM: What happens when the one and only Bill Murray recites American literature and flexes his pipes on songs from the great American songbook  backed by three accomplished classical musicians at a packed Orchestra Hall?
âNew Worlds:  Bill Murray   Jan Vogler and Friendsâ was the name of the show the famed Wilmette-raised actor and comedian  along with cellist Jan Vogler  violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez  brought to Symphony Center on Tuesday night as part of a national tour in support of their new Decca Gold album of the same name.
 Murray  sang a little  danced a little  cracked a couple of jokes. The inveterate Cubs fan traded his tuxedo jacket for a Cubs windbreaker at the end  prompting a roar from audience members  one of whom had draped a Wrigley victory flag over the side of the platform that was put up on stage to accommodate extra seats.
The tone shifted from light to serious and back again.  Murray  sometimes recited over musical accompaniment; sometimes  his  recitations stood on their own. One selection merged into the next in a seamless  two-hour flow of spoken word  song and instrumental music. Like all highly skilled actors   Murray  is a virtuoso of tone and timing.  His  typically laid-back manner fools no one  for thereâs always a finely honed theatrical sensibility and command of craft peeking through.
Who could resist James Fenimore Cooperâs evocation of a pristine early 19th-century American woodland (from âThe Deerslayerâ)  as recited with all due wonderment by  Murray  over a movement from a Schubert piano trio?
Or  Murray âs thoughtful rendition  half-sung  half-spoken  of âJeanie with the Light-Brown Hair â a nostalgic slice of early America I have never heard so poignantly done as here?  Murray  may not have classically trained vocal technique  but  his  baritone is pleasant and musical and absolutely true to the words and the deep emotions they convey  and that was all that mattered.
There was so much else to savor all evening long. You havenât heard âIt Ainât Necessarily Soâ until youâve heard  Murray âs sassy  jazzy transformation of that beloved Gershwin classic. Nor are you likely to forget the gutsy intensity of feeling he brought to Van Morrisonâs soul standard âWhen Will I Ever Learn to Live in God.â
After that number   Murray  flung long-stemmed roses to the fans  who were up on their feet  loudly cheering the hometown favorite. âThanks for coming â itâs nice to be home â he told them  as he  Vogler  Wang and Perez waved their goodbyes.
If this is what it takes to sell light classical music and renew interest in neglected classics of American literature to a mass concert public  maybe  Murray  and friends are on to something. Long may their team flourish.
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SOLUTION: Bill Murray at Orchestra Hall is a show no one else could have done

PROBLEM: Without suggesting a new path toward Mideast peace  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed frustration Friday with the Israel-Palestinian impasse while insisting the Obama administration will "not lose hope."
 She said the U.S. will keep pressing for a solution  and she called on Israelis and Palestinians to set aside their differences.
 "It is no secret that the parties have a long way to go and that they have not yet made the difficult decisions that peace requires " she said in a dinner speech at the Saban Forum  a Mideast policy seminar sponsored by the Brookings Institution think tank. "And like many of you  I regret that we have not gotten farther  faster."
 She spoke just days after the administration dropped an effort to persuade Israel to impose a temporary freeze on some settlement activity. The Palestinians insist that direct peace talks cannot resume until Israel halts settlement construction.
 Clinton made clear that she believes the Israelis and Palestinians are ultimately responsible for settling their long conflict.
 "Unfortunately  as we have learned  the parties in this conflict have often not been ready to take the necessary steps " she said. "Going forward  they must take responsibility and make the difficult decisions that peace requires. This begins with a sincere effort to see the world through the other side's eyes  to try to understand their perspective and positions. Palestinians must appreciate Israel's legitimate security concerns. And Israelis must accept the legitimate territorial aspirations of the Palestinian people. Ignoring the other side's needs is in the end self-defeating."
 Clinton did not mention the administration's frequently repeated goal of achieving at least the outline of a final peace settlement by September 2011. That goal was set when Israeli and Palestinian leaders came to Washington in September to resume negotiations -- a process that quickly broke down over disagreement on Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.
 She pledged to stay actively involved  but she offered no new strategy for achieving the peace deal that has eluded other U.S. administrations.
 "The United States will not be a passive participant " she said. "We will push the parties to lay out their positions on the core issues without delay  in good faith  and with real specificity. We will work to narrow the gaps  asking tough questions and expecting substantive answers. And  in the context of our private conversations with the parties  we will offer our own ideas and bridging proposals when appropriate."
 Before her remarks  Clinton met the Palestinian prime minister  the lead Palestinian negotiator  the Israeli defense minister  Israel's former foreign minister and the U.N. special envoy for the region.
 On Thursday  Clinton held lengthy talks with Israel's chief negotiator. The administration's special Mideast peace envoy will travel to the region next week.

SOLUTION: Clinton expresses frustration at Mideast impasse

PROBLEM: In the end  even Meyer was surprised by what he pulled off.
 "I've gotten myself in trouble before by anointing players before they are deserving of it " he said. "But as far as the defensive front  I don't know if I've ever seen one like this.  In certain areas  I'd have to say it's the best we've ever done."
 NATIONAL PRESENCE: When Meyer arrived in 2005  he said his goal was to primarily recruit regionally. But a strange thing happened over the past five years: Florida has been so successful  it can't help but get recruits from across the country. This year's class has players from seven states other than Florida.
 "My first year in 2005 we went and tried to recruit (nationally)  and we didn't have that brand " Meyer said. "I think with the evolution of the media coverage and the performance of our players  Florida has become a national brand right now. We'll go cherry pick a few for a certain reason."
 BIGGEST NAME: DE Ronald Powell. His presence is significant in many ways  most notably where he's from. Meyer lured Powell from his home that's 90 miles from Southern Cal  then held onto him after Lane Kiffin was hired at USC. Also  Powell is considered the No. 1 player in the nation by several recruiting sites.
 BIGGEST COUP: Tampa Catholic OL Chaz Green. Meyer said the Gators began recruiting Green during his junior year but admits Florida started to fall off the radar with Green during the recruiting process. But assistant coach Dan McCarney refused to give up. And neither would Meyer. "There was about a month when Chaz didn't pick up my phone calls " Meyer said. "Then  bang  all of a sudden he started answering my phone calls.  When he told us he was coming  that was a great day for us because we worked awful hard on that one."
 CLASS SURPRISES: Connecticut QB Tyler Murphy  Atlanta LB Michael Taylor and Homestead LB Darrin Kitchens. With current backup QB Jordan Reed preparing to move to tight end  the Gators needed a backup for John Brantley and early enrollee Trey Burton. They began recruiting Murphy late  and it helped that offensive line coach Steve Addazio was once a classmate of Murphy's father. "He's a freakish athlete with the ball in his hands " Meyer said. As for Taylor  Meyer said  "We were on his radar. He was not on ours. That was our error not to be in the middle of that one." Taylor was MVP for his team in the Under Armour High School All-Star Game at Tropicana Field last month. Kitchens runs a sub-11 100 meters and is a special teams player. "He came up on a visit and kind of stole our heart " Meyer said.

SOLUTION:
MEYER SEES A CLASS WITH POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS