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Archive for October 11 - 15, 2004
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Monday, Oct. 11, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik
Do you think government is way too big? That taxes and government spending should be cut in half? That the war in Iraq was a mistake? That public welfare should be replaced with private charity? That recreational drugs, assault weapons and gay marriage should all be legal? If so, then neither George W. Bush nor John Kerry agree with all of your positions, but Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik does.
Guests:
Michael Badnarik, an independent computer consultant, is running for president on the Libertarian party ticket.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The education achievement gap: Minnesota's embarrassment
Minnesota students are traditionally among the nation's top performers on key standardized tests, but the statewide averages mask a less impressive record. Students of color consistently score far below their white classmates. This disparity in academic performance between groups of students is known as the achievement gap. It's a national problem, but Minnesota's gap is particularly wide. We feature a series of stories from Minnesota Public Radio reporters that examine the multiple explanations for and possible solutions to this problem.
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Document The education achievement gap: Minnesota's embarrassment
Document Have an idea for fixing the gap? Visit MPR's idea generator.
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Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Where do the presidential candidates stand on health care?
John Kerry and George W. Bush debate for the last time on Wednesday, and the topic is domestic policy. One of the biggest issues in that arena this year is the soaring cost of health care. Both of the candidates have plans for dealing with the problem, and they're quite different. Bush is emphasizing tax-free personal health savings accounts and medical malpractice reform. Kerry is offering to subsidize employer-based health insurance for the cost of catastrophic care and to give individuals access to the same health care plan available to many government employees.
Guests:
Susan Bartlett Foote, director of the Division of Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

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Document MPR News: Campaign 2004
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Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio The weakest among us
Does it take a village to raise a child? Ray Suarez, senior correspondent at PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," thinks so. Suarez, who used to host the National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation," believes that neighborhoods and communities have as much responsibility for the welfare of children as do parents and families. He spoke last week in Minneapolis at a forum sponsored by the Children's Law Center of Minnesota.
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Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Inside Abu Ghraib
Roger Brokaw was an Army interrogator in the Iraqi prison of Abu Ghraib, which was made famous six months ago when photos surfaced documenting naked, bloodied Iraqis in humiliating poses surrounded by smiling U.S. soldiers. Brokaw didn't witness any of those abuses, but but the Army reservist saw other situations in Iraq that still haunt him.
Guests:
Roger Brokaw is now retired from the military. He lives in Minneapolis and works as a security guard.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Daschle and Thune debate
Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and John Thune, the Republican who is challenging him for his Senate seat, held their third debate at KDLT-TV in Sioux Falls on Tuesday night.
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Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Replay of the last presidential debate
For those who didn't get a chance to hear the debate live, Midday rebroadcasts it in its entirety. (Please note: Because of technical requirements, the second portion of the debate can be heard on the second hour of Midday, which is followed by analysis. Alternatively, you may click the link below to hear the entire debate without interruption.)
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Document Bush, Kerry trade charges over jobs, health care, taxes
Document MPR News: Campaign 2004
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Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Bush and Kerry's final face off
We rebroadcast the presidential candidates' third and final debate at Arizona State University in Tempe. The debate runs an hour and a half and covers most of both hours of Midday, starting during the first hour. Analysis follows.
Guests:
Juan Williams, a senior correspondent at National Public Radio, watched the debate with five voters in Edina.

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Document Two generations critique the final debate
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Document Web Resource: Listen to the second presidential debate
Document Web Resource: Listen to the first presidential debate
Document Web Resource: NPR's Juan Williams watched the debate with five Minnesota voters
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Friday, Oct. 15, 2004
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Why did Dayton lock the door?
Citing unspecified threats in a classified intelligence report he received weeks ago, Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., announced on Tuesday that he would close his Capitol Hill office until after the national election on Nov. 2. Dayton said that it would be immoral for him to expose his staff and visiting constituents to danger while he is in Minnesota during the Senate's fall recess. So far, no other senators have followed suit, though several have criticized Dayton for a move they characterized as an overreaction that has sent the "wrong message" to terrorists.
Guests:
Sen. Mark Dayton is back in Minnesota and says he stands by his decision.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio In search of a credo for today's journalist
When journalism professor Geneva Overholser looks out over the landscape of the American media, she sees much that disappoints her. She says a lot of journalism has become so consumed with objectivity that it has become bland and easily manipulated through public relations. In media corporations she is troubled by what she calls "an ethic of under-investment" in high-quality news reporting. But amongst all these storm clouds, Overholser also sees a silver lining: Things are finally getting bad enough that the public is taking notice.
Guests:
Geneva Overholser holds the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism, Washington D.C. bureau. She delivered the nineteenth annual Silha lecture at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism on Wednesday.

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