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Archive for September 15 - 19, 2003
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Monday, Sept. 15, 2003
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The race for president
With President Bush's poll numbers dropping, many of his fellow Republicans are uneasy about the state of the U.S. economy, rising budget deficits, and the U.S. military operation in Iraq. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential contender Richard Gephardt launched his sharpest attack on rival Howard Dean Friday, likening his views on Medicare to past efforts led by Republican Newt Gingrich to cut the health care program for seniors. We discuss presidential politics and other national political issues.

Guests:
Chris Gilbert, professor of political science at Gustavus Adolphus College

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Age discrimination in today's workplace
Members of the baby-boom generation -- those born between the years 1946 and 1964 -- are getting older. Some are nearing retirement. Some experts say this is the reason the number of age discrimination claims has recently gone up. Others say more people are being denied work because of their age. We hear a debate on age discrimination from National Public Radio's Justice Talking series.
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Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Problem drivers
We discuss the types of driving behavior that make being on the road more dangerous. Gary and his guest talk about problems including drunken driving, speeding, inattention, old and teenage drivers, and road rage.

Guests:
Kathy Swanson, director of Traffic Safety at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The war after the war
Correspondent Deborah Amos spent seven weeks in Iraq covering the critical post-war period for National Public Radio. Minnesota Public Radio's American RadioWorks examines why the fighting in Iraq continues long after the fall of Baghdad. Through the voices of American soldiers, Iraqi citizens and U.S. policy experts, correspondent Amos investigates the factors fueling resentment and armed insurgency.
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Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Injured troops return home from Iraq
Much of the news about the war on Iraq has focused on the death toll of U.S. soldiers, especially the number of deaths since President Bush declared the end of mayor combat in early May. The seriously wounded get less attention, even though they significantly outnumber the dead. Caught up in sniper fire, and targeted by homemade bombs and Rocket Propelled Grenade attacks, troops are losing arms, legs and eyes. We discuss the future for the injured troops, and how they're getting home to the U.S.

Guests:
Vietnam War veteran Jon Hovde; Milt Schoen, Hennepin County director of Veterans Services; and Jeff Olson, Minnesota commissioner of Veterans Affairs

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio David Walker at the National Press Club
U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, head of the General Accounting Office, speaks at a National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Walker was appointed in 1998 to a 15-year term as head of Congress' investigative arm. He stepped into the public limelight last year when he took the extraordinary step of suing the White House over its refusal to release records of Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy task force. He discusses the nation's fiscal gap in the face of the spiraling costs of entitlement programs, national defense and other federal initiatives.

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Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Al Quie turns 80
On his 80th birthday, former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie joined MPR Midday host Gary Eichten to discuss his life and political career. Quie was governor from 1979 through 1982. Quie, a Republican, represented southeastern Minnesota in Congress for 21 years, and served one term in the Minnesota Senate.
Guests:
Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Africa and U.S. foreign policy
The AIDS pandemic in Africa has claimed millions of lives, resulted in millions of AIDS orphans, and cost billions in AIDS health care costs and lost economic opportunity. President Bush took a five-nation trip to Africa in July, saying that AIDS is the "deadliest enemy Africa has ever seen." We hear Stephen Morrison, executive director of the Center for Strategic & International Studies and the director of the Center's AIDS/HIV Africa Task Force. He spoke recently at the City Club of Cleveland.

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Friday, Sept. 19, 2003
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio A reporter's experiences in Iraq
Pioneer Press reporter Hannah Allam went on assignment in Iraq. She talks about her experiences there, and her interviews with Iraqi fighters who say they're working to oust U.S. troops.
Guests:
Hannah Allam, reporter with the Pioneer Press

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio John Ashcroft in Minnesota in support of Patriot Act
Attorney General John Ashcroft brushed aside critics of the USA Patriot Act on Friday, saying the United States was freer and safer than it was two years ago. "American is more secure today than two years ago, and it's safer and freer than at any time in the history of human freedom," he said.

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Excerpts from Ashcroft's address

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