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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for September 27 - October 1, 2004
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Monday, Sept. 27, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Immigrants' costs and benefits
A recent MPR/ Pioneer Press poll suggests that Minnesotans think immigrants contribute to the community but cost more than they give back. That contrasts with a study from the Federal Reserve that shows long term gain from immigrants.

Guests:
Toby Madden, regional economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Katherine Fenneally teaches immigration policy at the Humphrey Insitute of Public Affairs. Bruce Corrie, economist at Concordia University. Saeed Fahia, executive director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota.

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Document MPR poll: Minnesotans think immigrants cost more than they contribute
Document Web Resource: fedgazette
Document Web Resource: Katherine Fenneally's Bio
Document Web Resource: Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Exonerated by DNA
A man who was wrongly convicted, twice, of a terrible crime and sentenced to death row tells how another look at the evidence saved his life.
Guests:
Tim Junkin, lawyer and novelist. He's the author of "Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA". Kirk Bloodsworth, who served time on Maryland's death row. He was cleared of the crime of rape and murder through DNA evidence and later pardoned by the governor of Maryland.

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Document MPR: Senate panel defeats death penalty bill
Document Web Resource: Innocence Project
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Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Tobacco industry fights another battle
The Department of Justice's latest tobacco lawsuit accuses a number of tobacco companies of racketeering and is potentially the most damaging of all to the industry.

Guests:
Bill Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a privately funded organization established to focus the nation's attention and action on reducing tobacco use among children. John Wunderli, senior assistant general counsel for Altria Corporate Services, Inc. Myron Levin, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Bill Corr's Bio
Document Web Resource: Altria
Document Web Resource: Los Angeles Times
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Translating parenting skills into work skills
Parents who take time off to raise children frequently would like to re-enter the workforce at some point. A new book asserts child-rearing prepares you for the board room in more ways than you think.
Guests:
Ann Crittenden, author of If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything. She's also the author of The Price of Motherhood.

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Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Slicing the spin: health care
President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Kerry have varying proposals on how the uninsured should be covered by health insurance and how much the government should spend. Midmorning's guests take a look at the proposals and what they might mean.

Guests:
Jeanne Lambrew, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and an associate professor at George Washington University. Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute and a former executive director of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform.

Related Links:
Document State lawmakers prepare for health care discussion
Document MPR Campaign 2004
Document Health care task force issues broad suggestions
Document Web Resource: Jeanne Lambrew's bio
Document Web Resource: Grace-Marie Turner's bio
Document Web Resource: Center for American Progress
Document Web Resource: Galen Institute
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Outbreaks and epidemics
The Epidemic Intelligence Service investigates outbreaks of diseases, sometimes working against time to find the causes.

Guests:
Maryn McKenna, the author of Beating Back the Devil. She has covered the Centers for Disease Control for the Atlanta Journal Constitution since 1997.

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Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Voting in America
After voting confusion during the 2000 presidential election, many states have created new safeguards to ensure accurate ballot counts. But voter administration remains one of the most decentralized systems in the country. And experts say that can create problems.

Guests:
Mary Kiffmeyer, Secretary of State. Guy Charles, associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota. David Schultz, professor of public administration and management at Hamline University.

Related Links:
Document MPR: Campaign 2004
Document Web Resource: Bio for Mary Kiffmeyer
Document Web Resource: Registering to vote in Minnesota
Document Web Resource: Bio for Guy Charles
Document Web Resource: Bio for David Schultz
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Money and morality
We pursue wealth, but having a lot of money poses ethical and religious dilemmas as well.

Guests:
Laura Nash, senior research fellow at Harvard Business School. Her most recent book, co-authored with Howard Stevenson, is Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life.

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Document Web Resource: Laura Nash's bio
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Friday, Oct. 1, 2004
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Style as significant as substance in presidential debates
Who "wins" the first presidential debate may depend as much on style as substance. And when it comes to style, the two candidates differ a great deal.

Guests:
Alan Schroeder, professor in the journalism department at Northeastern University. He's the author of the book Presidential Debates: 40 Years of High-Risk TV. His new book is Celebrity-In-Chief: How Show Business Took over the White House. Frank Sesno, professor of public policy and communication and former Washington, D.C. bureau chief at CNN.

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Document Bush, Kerry in first debate
Document Midmorning survey: Who 'won?'
Document MPR Campaign 2004
Document Web Resource: Alan Schroeder's Bio
Document Web Resource: Frank Sesno's Bio
Document Web Resource: Commission on Presidential Debates
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio State of the Arts
State of the Arts features a conversation about the arts education gap. And a report on a political muralist known for his work depicting the Hormel strike.
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