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Archive for November 21 - 25, 2005
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Monday, Nov. 21, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Is dissent off limits in wartime?
Speaking in South Korea on Thursday, President Bush said it is "patriotic as heck to disagree with the president.. what bothers me is when people are irresponsibly using their positions and playing politics." Are there forms of dissent that are off limits in wartime?
Guests:
Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Iraq: Should we stay or should we go?
Two opposing views on the war in Iraq: one from Vice President Dick Cheney, another from Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn.
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Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Another shock to the U.S. auto industry
General Motors Corp. announced Monday that it will slash its workforce by 30,000 and close 12 facilities over the next 2 years. The company lost nearly $4 billion in the first 9 months of 2005. Will deep cuts save the American auto industry?
Guests:
Automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the internet magazine thecarconnection.com. (photo: Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Lappé says democracy is wearing thin
Frances Moore Lappé, the author and activist best known for her 1971 book "Diet for a Small Planet," says Americans have let their democracy grow "thin" in favor of consumerism. She spoke about her vision for a "living democracy" on Friday in Minneapolis.
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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio CDC proposes new measures against bird flu
Fearing foreign diseases like bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new quarantine regulations Tuesday. The rules would make it easier for the CDC to access airline passenger lists and would clearly outline the rights of people subjected to a quarantine. Is the government's heightened concern about bird flu making the country safer?
Guests:
Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio What's the legacy of L.B.J.?
What will be the most enduring legacy of Lyndon Johnson? Will it be civil rights or the Vietnam War? Johnson biographer Robert Caro and former Johnson advisor Jack Valenti were among the speakers who addressed that question in a forum Sunday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
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Document Web Resource: Hear a radio drama about L.B.J. and Hubert Humphrey
Document Web Resource: The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Document Web Resource: Hear some of Johnson's famous White House tapes
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Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio A brisk walk with Jim Klobuchar
Former Star Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar is out with a new book collecting some of his recent essays. In "Walking Briskly Toward the Sunset," Klobuchar tells stories about Minnesota, Uganda, politics and courtship.
Guests:
Jim Klobuchar was a longtime sportswriter and columnist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food & Gratitude
This year's edition of "Giving Thanks" includes music, poetry, stories and much more. One highlight is a rare recording of Charles Laughton in which the actor connects his personal discovery of Chartres Cathedral with an excerpt from Jack Kerouac's "The Dharma Bums" and the 104th Psalm.
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Friday, Nov. 25, 2005
Hour 1 (11 a.m.)
Audio Kennedy and Kline back from Iraq
The Pentagon is tentatively considering reducing the number of troops in Iraq by as many as three brigades over the next year, according to news reports. There are currently 18 brigades on the ground. Is U.S. military strategy in Iraq proving effective?
Guests:
Minnesota Republican Congressmen Mark Kennedy and John Kline visited Iraq over the weekend. J. Brian Atwood is the dean of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

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Document Web Resource: Two views on Iraq: Dick Cheney and John Murtha
Document Web Resource: Sen. John McCain proposes a new Iraq strategy
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Hour 2 (12 p.m.)
Audio Music, civil rights and the human condition
A performance by Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of the Grammy Award-winning singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Reagon addressed the Westminster Town Hall Forum in October.
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