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Archive for November 18 - 22, 2002
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Monday, Nov. 18, 2002
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The task ahead
Having weathered the election, Minnesota's new governor and Minnesota's new legislators now have to govern. The challenges for the new Legislature look daunting. The state is facing a big budget deficit, all the usual and unusual spending requests, and a firm promise from the new governor that he will veto anything that looks like a tax increase. Midday discusses the situation with the new legislative leaders.
Guests:
The four leaders of the Minnesota Legislature discuss their plans and take questions from listeners. Host Gary Eichten talks with DFL Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger, Republican Senate Minority Leader Dick Day, Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum, and DFL House Minority Leader Matt Entenza.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Science and Being
MPR's First Person explores the fascinating, expanding conversation between science and religion. How do science and religion inform our understanding of what it means to be human? What does this mean for a cancer researcher who is also a Talmud scholar, a computer scientist who is also a theologian, and an Anglican priest who is also a geneticist?

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Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Minnesota's new senator
Former St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman defeated Walter Mondale by about 54,000 votes on election day. Sen.-elect Coleman has been a busy man since, spending most of last week in Washington, attending orientation meetings and looking for a place to live. Coleman reflects on the campaign and discusses his plans.
Guests:
Sen.-elect Norm Coleman.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio National Press Club: William D. Novelli
Live broadcast of a speech by William D. Novelli, Executive Director and CEO, AARP, at the National Press Club.
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Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Iraq and the war on terrorism
U.N. inspectors urged Iraqi officials Tuesday to review carefully their long-standing claims they have no more weapons of mass destruction. In Washington, the Senate moves closer to passing the Homeland Security Bill. National Public Radio National Security Correspondent Tom Gjelten updates the war on terrorism.
Guests:
Tom Gjelten.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The story of Iraq
The Story of Iraq that dominates our front pages and news broadcasts today seems to be defined by the battle between two men – George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein. So Iraq and the USA snarl at one another as they prepare for war, for the second time in just over a decade. The BBC documentary explores the history of the country and the conflict.
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Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Can Iraqi Opposition Groups Aid The U.S.?
Gary Eichten talks with St. Cloud State University Professor of Sociology, and founder of the Union of Independent Iraqis, Abbas Mehdi, about the apparent difficulty of Iraqi opposition groups to cooperate. They will also discuss whether or not the U.S. should attack Iraq, and U.S. surveillance of Iraqis living in America.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Iraq Debate
In a special debate on the BBC World Service Lyse Doucet will talk with leading figures in the US, Europe and the Arab World and ask - if war happens how will it be conducted and what will it aim to achieve? And, how would a conflict affect Iraq's neighbors?

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Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Mainstreet Radio: Deer Hunting
A Mainstreet Radio broadcast from Aitkin, Minnesota about deer hunting in Minnesota, hosted by Rachel Reabe. The program covers reactions of Minnesota deer hunters to the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease.
Guests:
Steve Merchant, Department of Natural Resources

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Mainstreet Radio: Howard family hunters
A Mainstreet Radio broadcast from Aitkin Minnesota, including a conversation with members of the Howard family, who have hunted on their family's land in Aitkin County for decades.

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