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Archive for September 20 - 24, 2004
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Monday, Sept. 20, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb
If elected president, Green Party candidate David Cobb would immediately withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq. He would work to establish a single-payer universal health care system and push for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Cobb is focusing his campaign on states where he's unlikely affect the final outcome, because while he opposes democratic contender John Kerry on most issues, "George W. Bush is even more dangerous."
Guests:
David Cobb, Green Party presidential candidate

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio John Kerry's four-point plan for Iraq
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry outlined his four-point plan for dealing with the War in Iraq at New York University, Monday. Kerry proposed to increase international contributions to the effort, expand the training of Iraqi police and security forces, provide jobs and tangible benefits to the Iraqi people and ensure that the country can hold democratic elections next year.
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Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The U.S. and the U.N.
Last week U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan called the Iraq war "illegal," an accusation that the U.S. state department rejected. Indeed, the conflict in Iraq has underscored the long and contentious relationship between the United States and the United Nations. What role will the U.N. have in the 21st century?
Guests:
Karen Mingst, professor of international relations at the University of Kentucky. Mingst is the author of a forthcoming book, "International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance" and also "The United Nations in the Post-Cold War Era."

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio President George W. Bush at the United Nations
President George W. Bush addresses the United Nations on Tuesday. In his weekly radio address, Bush promised to "talk about the great possibilities of our time to improve health, expand prosperity and extend freedom in the world." He said the United States is determined "to spread hope and economic progress and freedom as the alternatives to hatreds, resentments and terrorist violence."
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Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The future of Northwest Airlines
With the help of Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Northwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it is pushing for a major expansion to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. With large airlines declaring bankruptcy and struggling to compete against low-fare carriers, we examine the financial health of the airline industry and the thinking behind the proposed expansion.
Guests:
Joel Denney, an airline analyst with Piper Jaffray

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Education policy meets neuroscience
Dr. Jack Shonkoff, a pediatrician and Dean at Brandeis University, says you can learn a lot about effective education policy by looking at the human brain and how it works. According to Shonkoff, neuroscience proves that emotional, social and verbal development don't happen independently in the brain; they're all interconnected, hence education reform has to address problems with schools, teachers, parents and communities. He spoke this summer to the Minnesota School Readiness Business Advisory Council, a group of local business leaders working on issues of early childhood development.
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Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Press conference: Ayad Allawi and Geroge W. Bush
Following his address to Congress, Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gives a joint press conference with U.S. President George W. Bush on the rebuilding of Iraq. National Public Radio provides live coverage. Allawi thanked Congress for unseating Saddam Hussein and vowed that his country would hold democratic elections in January as scheduled. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Guests:
Owen Cote, associate director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-editor of the journal "International Security."

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Red Runs the Vistula: The Warsaw Uprising of 1944
In August 1944, five years after the start of World War II, the people of Warsaw, armed with just a few guns and gasoline bombs, rose up against the German occupation of their city. The uprising was meant to last just 48 hours. Instead, it went on for two months. A quarter of a million people were killed and the Polish capital was razed to the ground. It was one of the great tragedies of World War II, and yet it is rarely talked about outside Poland. This new documentary from American RadioWorks tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising from the point of view of those who were there.
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Friday, Sept. 24, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Relieving congestion: The Itasca Project's proposal
The Itasca Project, a group of business and civic leaders has issued a list of ten principles for dealing with growing traffic congestion and highway safety problems in Minnesota. The ten principles include spending about $750 million dollars a year over 15 years, and applying tolls and user fees amounting to at least ten percent of new road spending. The group also calls for at least $150 million dollars a year in spending on transit.
Guests:
Two members of the Itasca Project: Jay Cowles, former chair of the Cowles Media Company, and Charlie Zelle, CEO of Jefferson Lines.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Education Secretary Rod Paige
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige speaks live from the National Press Club in Washington.
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