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Monday, Nov. 10, 2003 |
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 The Bush administration's vision for Middle East democracy
Building a more secure Middle East will only happen when democracies take hold in more countries in the region, President Bush said in a recent speech. But advocates for open government in countries like Egypt and Saudia Arabia worry Bush is the wrong messenger.
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Guests:
Ibrahim Karawan, associate professor and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: Middle East Center, University of Utah
Web Resource: Ibrahim Karawan's Web page
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
A fresh look at some old fairy tales
A new translation of the best-loved Hans Christian Andersen stories also places the fairy tale author in a new literary context.
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Guests:
Diana Crone Frank and Jeffrey Frank, who selected and translated from the Danish, The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen.
Related Links:
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Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Dean forgoes federal campaign financing
Howard Dean says he can run his presidential campaign more effectively without public financing. He's the first Democratic contender to say that -- but will he be the last? What does his decision mean for the campaign finance reform movement and political campaigns in the future?
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Guests:
Bruce Altschuler, professor and chair of political science at the State University of New York at Oswego; Steve Weissman, associate director of policy at the Campaign Finance Institute in Washington, D.C.
Related Links:
Campaign 2004 Howard Dean
Web Resource: Campaign Finance Institute
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Recycling means more than bottles and cans
Recycling has helped stave off the building of incinerators and opening of landfills in Minnesota, but there's much more that could go in the curbside bin.
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Guests:
Paul Gardner, executive director of the Recycling Association of Minnesota.
Related Links:
Recycling project helps needy people
Web Resource: Recycling Association of Minnesota
Web Resource: Minnesota Recycling Markets Directory
Web Resource: "It's in the Bag"
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Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Steel ruling creates political dilemma for Bush
The Bush administration faces reprisals from European Union countries and Asia if it maintains steel tariffs in the face of a World Trade Organization ruling that they're illegal. Is the U.S. facing a trade war or an opportunity to correct bad policy?
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Guests:
Erick Ajax, vice president of E.J. Ajax and Sons in Fridley; David Foster, director of the United Steelworkers of America, District 11.
Related Links:
Steel plant memories
Mainstreet Special: The Closing of LTV Steel
Web Resource: Minnesota Precision Metalforming Association
Web Resource: U.S. Steelworkers Web site
Web Resource: Minnesota Iron Mining
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Most elderly receive wrong care for common ailments
Older people receive appropriate health care about half the time according to a recent study, but the percentage is even worse for ailments common to seniors. That's not news to geriatricians, who say the lack of a comprehensive approach hampers health care.
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Guests:
Dr. Jim Pacala, geriatrician and associate professor of family practice at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Related Links:
Web Resource: National Institutes of Health Senior Web site
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Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
The federal view of "No Child Left Behind"
States are scrambling to keep up with the nation's new education law. A Bush administration official explains what the No Child Left Behind act is supposed to do for Minnesota's schools.
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Guests:
Eugene Hickok, undersecretary of education for the Bush administration.
Related Links:
State approves 24 tutoring programs for struggling schools
List of underachieving schools shrinks to 144
Minnesota gets OK for No Child Left Behind plan
MPR News Series -- A Lesson on Learning: Behind No Child Left Behind
Web Resource: U.S. Department of Education
Web Resource: Minnesota Department of Education
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
A writer reflects on the weather
We are what we endure and enjoy in our unpredictable weather. A Minnesota-based writer shares how the weather has defined her life and outlook.
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Guests:
Susan Allen Toth, author of Leaning into the Wind: A Memoir of Midwest Weather. She is also the author of Blooming: A Small-Town Girlhood.
Related Links:
Web Resource: U of Minnesota Press: Leaning into the Wind
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Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
A new strategy in Iraq?
The U.S. is attempting to crack down on Iraqi insurgents following a bombing that has killed 31 at an Italian military base in Nasiriyah. Meanwhile, the Bush administration indicates it wants to speed up the process for transfer of the government to Iraqi control.
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Guests:
Daniel Goure, vice president with the Lexington Institute in the national security program.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Biography of Daniel Goure
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A Talking Volumes broadcast: Chimamanda Adichie
A girl's adolescence runs headlong into the turmoil of her family and the society around her in contemporary Nigeria. Author Chimamanda Adichie talks about her novel, Purple Hibiscus with Katherine Lanpher in a taped Talking Volumes broadcast.
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Related Links:
MPR Presents: Talking Volumes
Web Resource: Talking Volumes Web site
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