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Archive for July 4 - 8, 2005
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Monday, July 4, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Celebrating the state
Hy Berman joins host Gary Eichten to talk about the history of Minnesota. The historian discusses everything from what was happening here in 1776 to the 100th anniversary of the State Capitol.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio A nation is born
Historian David McCullough speaks about his new book 1776, which is at the top of the best-seller list.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The state of the shutdown
Minnesota state government is in its fifth day of partial shutdown and there is no sign of a budget deal. Why are legislative leaders and the governor having such a hard time striking a compromise?
Guests:
House Speaker Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, DFL-Willmar.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Married to the military
About half of all U.S. service people are married with children. A new documentary from American Radio Works examines how war impacts the families left behind on the home front.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Should secret sources be sacred?
Two reporters found in contempt of court for not revealing who leaked them the identity of a covert CIA agent could be sentenced to up to four months in jail Wednesday. Judith Miller of the New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time Magazine claim that journalists deserve to have privileged conversations, immune from subpoenas, just like priests and attorneys. Do they?
Guests:
Jane Kirtley, director of the University of Minnesota's Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, and William Michael Jr., a former federal prosecutor now in private practice with the Minneapolis law firm Lindquist & Vennum. (photo: Getty Images/Win McNamee)

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Changing the National Guard: a governor's view
Virginia Democratic Gov. Mark Warner, chairman of the National Governors Association, speaks about the future of the National Guard live from the National Press Club in Washington.
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Thursday, July 7, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Dozens dead, hundreds hurt in London terror bombings
Officials in London are rushing to help the hundreds of people wounded in four rush hour bomb attacks on the city's public transportation systems. At least 40 people were killed in the attacks. BBC news has live coverage.
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Terrorism comes to London
Britons learned firsthand Thursday morning how difficult it can be to prevent terrorist attacks. Bombs struck three London subway stations and a double-decker bus, killing dozens and wounding more than 300. What can be done to make public places safer in a post-Sept. 11 world?
Guests:
Michael Hurley, senior director of policy for the 9-11 Public Discourse Project, the follow-on entity to the 9-11 Commission. Hurley, an Edina native, was in Minnesota recently to meet with the state's Anti-terrorism Advisory Council. (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Friday, July 8, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio The shutdown's political fallout
It has been a week since nearly 9,000 state workers were put on involuntary leave. State budget negotiators say they're on the brink of a deal. Will there be political fallout from the partial government shutdown?
Guests:
Political analysts Bob Meek, a Democrat, and Tom Horner, a Republican.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio A Midwife to the Dying
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has called off an investigation into what caused Terri Schiavo to collapse 15 years ago. Bush's decision may put to rest Schiavo's high-profile case, but American society is still deeply conflicted over how to deal with the end of life. Speaking of Faith explores the quality and meaning of death in "A Midwife to the Dying."
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