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Archive for September 6 - 10, 2004
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Monday, Sept. 6, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio State Fair sports extravaganza
Midday closes out MPR's State Fair programming with our annual sports extravaganza.
Guests:
Howard Sinker, state news editor at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, covered the Minnesota Twins for many years.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The Movie Maven at the State Fair
Are you breathlessly waiting to see the new Josh Hartnett movie? Have a favorite political flick? As the Minnesota State Fair winds down, we check in with the Movie Maven to talk about what was good this summer and what to watch for in the fall.
Guests:
Stephanie Curtis is the producer of the MPR program "State of the Arts," and she moonlights as the Movie Maven.

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Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Back to school
As the last of Minnesota's K-12 students swarm back to school, we examine the state of public education here and nationally. What will be the ultimate effect of No Child Left Behind?
Guests:
Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Tom Ridge at the National Press Club
Tom Ridge, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks live from the National Press Club in Washington.
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Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio American military death toll in Iraq passes 1,000
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that over 1,000 American servicemen and women have now died in the Iraq war. We talk about the the ongoing security problems, the rebuilding effort and next year's elections.
Guests:
Michael Hudson, Professor of International Relations at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Witnesses to Terror
During an 18-month investigation, the 9/11 Commission heard extraordinary testimony about the terrorist attacks on America. Witnesses told stories of lucky breaks and deadly errors. The commission pieced together new evidence and new details to tell the most complete story to date of the al Qaeda plot. This new American RadioWorks documentary presents highlights from the commission's hearings.
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Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The ethics of medical care
Health care costs are spiraling nationwide, squeezing individuals and businesses, alike. Fingers are pointing in all directions: at the paperwork, the trial lawyers, the prescription drug companies and elsewhere. Both presidential candidates are promising to address health care access, but what are the ethical considerations involved in changing the system? We also touch on a host of topics surrounding medical ethics from stem cell research to the "right to die."
Guests:
Arthur Caplan, chair of the medical ethics department and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Caplan used to head up the Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The National Museum of the American Indian
W. Richard West, Jr., director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, speaks live at the National Press Club in Washington. West argues that the museum should celebrate both the history of Native America and the modern-day culture of Native Americans.
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Friday, Sept. 10, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Talk to your senator
Minnesota Sen. Mark Dayton joins substitute host Mike Mulcahy to talk about the the world three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the upcoming presidential election and politics in general. He also takes questions from MPR listeners.
Guests:
Mark Dayton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio "A progress report on the Global War on Terror"
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks live from the National Press Club in Washington. His speech is entitled "Three Years Later: A Progress Report on the Global War on Terror."
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