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Archive for January 31 - February 4, 2005
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Monday, Jan. 31, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Was Iraq's vote a turning point?
The people of Iraq went to the polls by the millions on Sunday and cast ballots in the country's first democratic elections in half a century. At least 35 people were killed in 10 suicide attacks--a level of violence characterized as "light" by military officials. Were the elections a turning point, a baby step or a lucky break?
Guests:
Edmund Ghareeb, an adjunct professor at American University and Georgetown University. Ghareeb is the co-author of "Historical Dictionary of Iraq" and "War in the Gulf, 1990-91: The Iraq-Kuwait Conflict and its Implications."

(Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer explains why he has made it his mission to reform Wall Street and why he's decided to run for governor of New York in a live address from the National Press Club in Washington.
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Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The future of MinnesotaCare
As part of his plan to balance the state budget, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is advocating limiting eligibility for MinnesotaCare, a state program that provides subsidized health insurance to low-income working people. The governor says that what he calls "welfare health care" is growing out of control and needs to be reigned in. Critics counter that those who lose their health insurance will eventually end up in emergency rooms and cost the state more in the long run.
Guests:
Human Services Commissioner Kevin Goodno and Sen. Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee's budget division.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Voices of Minnesota: Robert Pepin
University of Minnesota Physicist Robert Pepin, who served as science adviser for Apollo lunar missions 14 through 17, is confident that there is another earth-like planet somewhere that may be capable of supporting life. Voices of Minnesota pays a visit to Pepin as he recounts his remarkable career, exploring the cosmos without ever leaving the planet earth.
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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio How will Bush assess the state of the union?
President George W. Bush gives the first State of the Union address of his second term Wednesday night, and administration officials say that the president plans to "advance the debate" on social security reform in his speech. Bush is also expected to celebrate the success of the Iraqi elections, but refrain from offering a specific timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal.
Guests:
Steven Smith, director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most famous black orator in history, but he was hardly alone. For generations, African Americans have been demanding justice and equality, reminding America to make good on its founding principles. This new documentary from American RadioWorks explores the crucial role these orators played in the long struggle for equal rights.
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Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Bush sells Social Security reform in Fargo
On Thursday, fresh from the first State of the Union address of his second term, President George W. Bush heads to Fargo, N.D. The visit is part of the president's five-state tour to sell his plan to overhaul Social Security. Minnesota Public Radio has live coverage and analysis.
Guests:
Larry Jacobs, McKnight Land Grant Professor of political science at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio A look at President Bush's plan for Social Security
President George W. Bush took his plan to reform Social Security on tour on Thursday, including a stop in Fargo, N.D. What is Bush proposing? What would it mean for future retirees?
Guests:
Minnesota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell.

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Friday, Feb. 4, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Monitoring the air we breathe
For the first time in 25 years this week the air in Twin Cities was declared unhealthy for everybody to breathe. Unusual weather patterns caused soot from car exhaust, fireplaces and industrial combustion to build up in the atmosphere until winds finally cleared the air on Thursday. Was this week's bad air just an aberration? Should Minnesotans be holding their breath?
Guests:
Sheryl Corrigan, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Pat Bloomgren, director of the Minnesota Department of Health's Environmental Health Division.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Journalism in the digital age
Michele Norris, co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, marvels at the impact technological advances have had on news reporting. Going from dictating stories over pay phones to transmitting them using modems and BlackBerries has escalated the speed and ease of filing stories, and the Internet has revolutionized the way journalists research stories. In this speech in St. Paul on Thursday night, Norris said that while technology's impacts are mostly positive, she worries about reporters using sources without ever looking them in the eye.
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