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Monday, March 17, 2003 |
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 Can the UN Security Council prevent war?
As the U.S., Britain and Spain work on a resolution holding Iraq to a disarmament deadline that will garner enough votes on the United Nations Security Council, some question whether any international organization really has the power to prevent the use of force by nations against others.
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Guests:
Michael Glennon, professor of international law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He's the author of an upcoming lead article in Foreign Affairs magazine on the UN's diminished authority over international security.
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Getting to know your home town
A rural volunteer firefighter re-connects with his hometown in every emergency call. Writer Michael Perry moved back to New Auburn, Wisconsin and found a way to become part of the community and in the process found material for his first book.
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Guests:
Michael Perry, author of Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: Michael Perry's website
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Tuesday, March 18, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
On the verge of war?
President Bush has given Iraqi president Saddam Hussein an ultimatum to leave his country or expect to be forcibly disarmed. UN personnel have been instructed to evacuate after efforts to delay conflict collapsed.
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Guests:
Bruce Kuniholm, professor of public policy at the Terry Sandford Institute at Duke University in North Carolina. He specializes in diplomatic history and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East; Geoffrey Kemp, director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center. He served in the White House during the first Reagan administration.
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The next Talking Volumes author
Diane Glancy talks about her new novel, a re-telling of the story of Sacajawea, the Shoshoni woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the West.
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Guests:
Diane Glancy, author of Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea. She has received numerous awards including the American Book Award and the Pushcart Prize. Glancy teaches literature and writing at Macalester College in St. Paul.
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Web Resource: Talking Volumes
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Wednesday, March 19, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
What an invasion might look like
It may begin with what the U.S. military is calling "smart bombs", followed by rapid deployment of troops. War could happen as soon as Wednesday night to try to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, his supporters and weapons of mass destruction.
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Guests:
Christopher Hellman, senior analyst with the Center for Defense Information.
Related Links:
MPR News Iraq page
Web Resource: Center for Defense Information's Iraq page
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The stuff of patriotism
The image of the flag is everywhere we look from lapels to the backs of fire trucks. The red, white and blue crops up on pop cans and diapers, too. Are these patriotic displays or just a way to sell products? The meanings and mutations of patriotic symbols on the next Midmorning.
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Guests:
Jack Santino, professor and director of the Center for Popular Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University.
Related Links:
Web Resource: U.S. flag rules and regulations
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Thursday, March 20, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
The war's effect on the economy
Economists are concerned about the negative impact of a war and the cost of rebuilding Iraq will have on the U.S. economy. Before the fighting begins, the stock market and the Federal Reserve are reacting to looming conflict.
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Guests:
Chris Farrell, Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent and the co-host Sound Money.
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MPR's Iraq coverage
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Update on the war
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says the impact of a coalition forces strike on a leadership compound near Baghdad is being assessed. More analysis on the war follows.
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Guests:
James Carafano, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment in Washington D.C. He's also an adjunct professor at both the Naval War College and Georgetown University. He's retired after serving 24 years in the Army.
Related Links:
Multimedia slideshow: Minnesotans react
War has Minnesota on edge
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Friday, March 21, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Watchful waiting
Governor Pawlenty opened Minnesota's new operations emergency center by saying that the state does not face specific terrorist threats. Minnesota officials are taking precautions and asking people to report suspicious activity.
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Guests:
Rich Stanek, Minnesota public safety commissioner. Karen Anderson, mayor of Minnetonka and member of the state and local senior advisory committee of the Presidential Advisory Council on Homeland Security.
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Pawlenty activates operation center
Minnesota reacts to start of war
MPR's War in Iraq
Web Resource: Gov. Pawlenty on MPR's Midday (3/20/03)
Web Resource: Minnesota Dept. of Emergency Management
Web Resource: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Drama of the ordinary
Local poet Deborah Keenan talks with Katherine Lanpher about her new book of poetry Good Heart, an exploration of endings: the passing of friendships, family members, stages in the lives of children and one's own preoccupations.
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Guests:
Deborah Keenan, author of five collections of poetry. With Poet Roseann Lloyd she co-edited Looking for Home: Women Writing About Exile, winner of the American Book Award in 1991 for multi-cultural literature.
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