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Monday, Dec. 20, 2004 |
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 Looking for work in the new year
The end of the year is a time when many people take stock of their lives, and a big part of life--for better or for worse--is work. Some are out of work. Some are looking to switch jobs or are thinking about going back to school. What does the job market look like for 2005? What's the best way to go about finding a new job?
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Guests:
Amy Lindgren, founder and president of Prototype Career Services.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: Prototype Career Services
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
What's the economic impact of litigation?
President George W. Bush says that "frivolous lawsuits" are sapping the U.S. economy, and he has made tort reform one of the cornerstones of his second term economic agenda. But consumer advocates fear for public safety if liability rules punishing corporate negligence are relaxed. National Public Radio's Justice Talking program invited both sides of the tort reform debate to make their best cases at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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Related Links:
Web Resource: Justice Talking
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Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004 |
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Is there hope for Middle East peace?
President George W. Bush says he is "hopeful right now"--if guardedly so--about the prospects for peace in the Middle East. But violence in the region flared up over the weekend, and interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's pledge to hold onto West Bank settlements and all of Jerusalem a "disaster" for the peace process.
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Guests:
Michael Barnett holds the Harold Stassen Chair in International Peace at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He is the author of "Dialogues in Arab Politics."
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
Thomas Frank's advice for Democrats
The Democratic Party has been doing a great deal of soul searching in the month-and-a-half since election day. Thomas Frank, author of "What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America," argues that if Democrats want to start winning elections again they need to reclaim their traditional strong suit: economic populism. Frank spoke on Dec. 9 at the annual meeting of the JOBS NOW Coalition in St. Paul.
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Related Links:
Web Resource: The JOBS NOW Coalition
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Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 |
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Weighing the side effects of drugs
First it was Vioxx, then Celebrex and now the over the counter drug Aleve has been accused of increasing the risk of heart attacks. How much risk do these pain killers pose? And how much risk is too much? Is the Food and Drug Administration's pharmaceutical approval process serving the American public well?
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Guests:
Dr. Steven Miles, professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and the Center for Bioethics, is the author of "The Hippocratic Oath and the Ethics of Medicine." Miles is Minnesota Monthly magazine's Minnesotan of the Year.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Dr. Steven Miles' profile in Minnesota Monthly
Web Resource: Dr. Miles' bio from the Center for Bioethics
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
No relative truth for Bob Barr
Is truth absolute, or is it relative? To former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr it's anything but an open question. Barr, a Republican, says both major political parties in America have succumbed to what he calls the "contextual,
sorry logic" of moral relativism. He spoke on Dec. 2 at the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Related Links:
Web Resource: Bob Barr.org
Web Resource: The Commonwealth Club online
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Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (11 a.m.) |
The mood in Iraq
Even as violence continues in Iraq, a new poll from the non-profit, U.S. government-funded International Republican Institute, shows nearly 54 percent of Iraqis feel their country is on the right track. Does the optimism suggested in the institute's study bode well for January's elections?
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Guests:
Anne Garrels, senior foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, spent seven months in Iraq over the last year. She will return in late January to cover the Iraqi elections.
Related Links:
Web Resource: NPR: Anne Garrels
Web Resource: Survey of Iraqi Public Opinion from the International Republican Institute
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| Hour 2 (12 p.m.) |
Gray Matters: The Body Clock
The days may be getting longer, but Minnesota winters can be awfully dark. This new special from the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives' Gray Matters series looks at the way light and dark affect the body's own internal clock.
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Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 |
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The cold Minnesota winter
It's been so cold that even the Minneapolis Holidazzle parade decided not to venture outside Thursday night. Is this chilly week a harbinger of a long cold winter? And what sort of weather can Santa Claus expect as he makes his annual whirlwind trip?
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Guests:
Mark Seeley, meteorologist and climatologist from the University of Minnesota.
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The year in movies
Have a favorite movie from 2004? What about a least favorite? The Movie Maven has five of each, and she evaluates the year in films.
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Guests:
Stephanie Curtis, AKA the Movie Maven, is the producer of the Minnesota Public Radio program "State of the Arts."
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Offer your two cents on 2004 holiday movies
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