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Archive for August 23 - 27, 2004
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Monday, Aug. 23, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Back to school: the under-performers list, the racial gap and teacher re-assignments
When the Minnesota Department of Education releases its list of under-performing schools on Thursday, the list is expected to be longer than it was last year--a lot longer. That's because this is the first year the list will be based on test scores instead of graduation and attendance rates. Will the new numbers reveal an underlying problem that previous measures had missed or are they exaggerating the trouble with Minnesota's schools? We also examine other education issues facing Minnesota including the racial gap in ACT scores and the controversy over teacher re-assignments in Minneapolis.
Guests:
Alice Seagren, Minnesota's new education commissioner.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Clinton advisor and Gore backer turns Bush booster
Political consultant Dick Morris is often credited with propelling Bill Clinton into the White House for a second term, despite having to resign before the campaign ended amid a prostitution scandal. He's not a Democrat, though. An avowed independent, Morris voted for Al Gore in 2000, but this year, he's thrown his support behind President George W. Bush. He explained his politics and offered his analysis of the American political process at the Commonwealth Club of California on August 10.

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Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Talk of Minnesota: John Kerry's 1971 anti-war testimony
In April of 1971, John Kerry gave a speech before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about war crimes that other soldiers serving in Vietnam allegedly committed. That testimony is the focus of a new Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad that claims Kerry "dishonored his country and more importantly the people he served with." We play the ad alongside Kerry's testimony, and then we open the phone lines to get listeners' reactions.
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Jim Hightower doesn't beat around the bush
Texan populist author, speaker and radio personality Jim Hightower is out with a new book entitled "Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush." True to form, Hightower's book mercilessly ridicules President George W. Bush and his administration, arguing that they are "bull-goose loopy." He spoke about his book and the state of the American populist movement earlier this month at the City Club of Cleveland.
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Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Third parties and independent voters
What role will Ralph Nader play in this year's presidential election? What's the future of Minnesota's Independence party in the post-Ventura era? We talk with the former chairs of Minnesota's Green and Independence parties about the role third parties and independent voters will play in upcoming local and national elections.
Guests:
Jack Uldrich, former state chair of the Minnesota Independence Party, and Cam Gordon, former chair of the Minnesota Green Party.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Ralph Nader in Sioux Falls
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke to some 250 supporters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 24. He gave a wide-ranging policy speech outlining his positions on everything from the war in Iraq to the threat of a new flu epidemic. He also spoke out against Democratic efforts to keep him off the ballot in many states, saying John Kerry would be "presented with a mini-Watergate" if he didn't rein in his supporters.
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Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio John Kerry in Anoka County
Vice presidential candidate John Kerry's speech at Anoka Technical College, carried live on Minnesota Public Radio, pre-empted Midday. Kerry spoke about health care and challenged his opponent, President George W. Bush, to a series of debates on various policy questions.
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Crime, law, and justice in Minnesota
In a live broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair, the district attorneys of Ramsey and Hennepin Counties join Gary Eichten to discuss trends and issues in Minnesota law enforcement.
Guests:
Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar and Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner.

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Friday, Aug. 27, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The last weekend of the Olympics
As we pull into the home stretch of this year's Summer Games, we check in one last time with our man in Athens.
Guests:
Jay Weiner, a Staff Writer covering the Olympics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Congressman John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga., who was a leader in the civil right movement, spoke on Thursday at the Chautauqua Institution in Cautauqua, New York. His address was part of a lecture series entitled "Major Trends of the 20th Century: A First Report."
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