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Archive for March 8 - 12, 2004
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Monday, March 8, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
 Russian elections and global politics
Russia's new prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov, pledged Friday to slim down and reshuffle the government and tackle a lumbering bureaucracy that is stifling the nation's economic potential. Host Gary Eichten and his guest discuss the upcoming Russian elections and global politics.
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Guests:
Nick Hayes, history professor at St. John's University. He returned Sunday from a week-long trip to Russia.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: Vladimir Putin's Web site
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
Why do they hate us?
In her book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, Yale law professor Amy Chua turns inside out one of America's most self-evident truths: that the combination of democracy and free markets is necessarily a good thing. The best-seller provides osme of the most lucid and compelling answers to the qeustion that Americans have been asking since September 2001: "Why do they hate us?"
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Guests:
Yale Law professor Amy Chua at a recent Westminster Town Hall Forum
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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
Ban gay marriage in Minnesota?
Minnesota lawmakers begin debate Tuesday on a bill that could lead to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The constitution would state: "only the union of one man and one woman will be recognized as a marriage in Minnesota."
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Guests:
Ann DeGroot, executive director of OutFront Minnesota; Tom Prichard, president of the Minnesota Family Council
Related Links:
MPR news: Session 2004 Web site
Web Resource: OutFront Minnesota Web site
Web Resource: Minnesota Family Council Web site
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
ACLU director at the National Press Club
Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaks about the detentions at Guantanamo Bay and related government actions since 9/11 that he says go beyond the fight against terrorism and threaten the freedom of all Americans.
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Related Links:
Web Resource: National Press Club Web site
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
Iraqi leaders sign interim constitution
On Monday, Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Council signed
an interim constitution which will guide the country until a permanent version is drawn up next year. The signing was
delayed because of objections from Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The cleric issued a statement saying he was still unhappy with the document.
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Guests:
Stephen Van Evera, political science professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
Are we ready for a woman in the White House?
In 1984, Vice President Walter Mondale announced that he had chosen Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-NY, as his running mate in the Democrats' fight for the White House. Ferraro was the first woman on a national ticket, and to this date, she's the only one. How far have we come in the past 20 years; is the United States any closer to electing a female commander-in-chief? Mondale and Ferraro discuss this topic during a Mondale Lectures on Public Service event.
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Related Links:
As Kerry mulls No. 2, Ferraro's '84 run becoming a distant memory
Web Resource: The Mondale lectures on public service Web site
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Thursday, March 11, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
Target might sell Marshall Field's and Mervyn's chains
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation says it's considering the possible sale of its struggling Mervyn's and Marshall Field's chains. The Minneapolis-based retail chain says it's hired the Goldman Sachs firm to review the stores' future. Marshall Fields has stores in North Dakota's major cities. Industry watchers have expected the move.
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Guests:
University of St. Thomas marketing professor David Brennan, and Pioneer Press columnist Dave Beal
Related Links:
Mervyn's, Marshall Field's for sale
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
A literary view with Bill Holm
Music is the subject when Minnesota author Bill Holm takes the stage at the College of St. Benedict. In books and essays like "Box Elder Bug Variations" and "Playing the Black Piano", Holm has often explored the places where language and music intersect. The Wednesday evening event is at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph.
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Friday, March 12, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
The hottest cars and trucks on the market
For the first time in a quarter century, U.S. carmakers can say they make more reliable cars than their competitors in Europe. Host Gary Eichten and his guest discuss the newest models, and the 31st Annual Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul International Auto Show, which starts on Saturday.
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Guests:
Jack Gillis, author of The Car Book 2004
Related Links:
Web Resource: The Center for Auto Safety Web site
Web Resource: The 31st Annual Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul International Auto Show Web site
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
Remembering Paul Gruchow
Paul Gruchow, the award-winning Minnesota writer, died Feb. 22 of a presumed drug overdose. He was honored Friday at a memorial reading organized by his publisher, Minneapolis-based Milkweed Editions. His books include Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild, winner of a 1998 Minnesota Book Award's Flanagan Prize; The Necessity of Empty Places; and Grass Roots: The Universe of Home, winner of a 1996 Minnesota Book Award.
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