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Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 |
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 Courting the rural vote
The rural vote accounted for 23 percent of the electorate in the last presidential election. How are the candidates courting rural Americans this year?
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Guests:
Bill Greener, political analyst and partner in the Republican consulting firm Greener and Hook. Anna Greenberg, Democratic poll advisor and vice president of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. Niel Ritchie, executive director of the League of Rural Voters
Related Links:
 Campaign 2004
Web Resource: Bill Greener's bio
Web Resource: Anna Greenberg's bio
Web Resource: Center for Rural Strategies
Web Resource: League of Rural Voters
Web Resource: Kerry: Rural Issues
Web Resource: Bush: Farm and Ranch Issues
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Empowering youth
One management expert believes young people have the power to change society, but need to be given the tools to do so.
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Guests:
Bill Drayton, social entrepreneur and founder of Youth Venture. Youth Venture gives grants to youth who want to create their own businesses and community organizations.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Youth Venture
Web Resource: Ashoka
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Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Bush visits Wisconsin
President Bush says Senator John Kerry has a limited vision of the war on terror that won't keep Americans safe. The president talks about foreign policy and his other plans for the country during a campaign stop near LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
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Guests:
Samuel Popkin, professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego.
Related Links:
MPR: Campaign 2004
Web Resource: Samuel Popkin's bio
Web Resource: Bush-Cheney 2004
Web Resource: Kerry-Edwards 2004
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
When voting is law
More than twenty nations have made voting mandatory. What are the pros and cons of compulsory political participation? And how do mandatory voting laws change the way politicians campaign?
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Guests:
Arend Lijphart, research professor emeritus of political science at the University of California in San Diego.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Arend Lijphart's bio
Web Resource: About Compulsory Voting
Web Resource: Voter Turnout
Web Resource: Report: Voting and Registration
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Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Slicing the Spin: Foreign Policy
Midmorning takes a closer look at the issues that could determine the outcome of the presidential election. This week, host Kerri Miller examines the candidates' plans for foreign policy.
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Guests:
Andrew Latham, professor of political science at Macalester College in St. Paul.
Related Links:
MPR: Campaign 2004
Web Resource: Andrew Latham's bio
Web Resource: Foreign Policy
Web Resource: Foreign Policy Association
Web Resource: Bush: Foreign Policy
Web Resource: Kerry: Foreign Policy
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Dinosaur discoveries
Dinosaur fossils recently uncovered in China prove some tyrannosaurs had feathers, not scaly skin. Another newly discovered set of remains provides a first-ever look at how the prehistoric creatures slept. A Minnesota paleontologist talks about current dinosaur research as well as a new dinosaur exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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Guests:
Kristi Curry Rogers, curator and head of the department of paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Related Links:
MPR: Some dinosaurs were cannibals
Web Resource: Kristi Curry Rogers' bio
Web Resource: Science Museum of Minnesota
Web Resource: BBC: Dinosaurs
Web Resource: Nova: Curse of T. Rex
Web Resource: Top Ten Dinosaur Myths
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Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Taking liberties
During all of the country's major wars, the United States government has restricted its citizens' rights. Midmorning examines the historical and continuing battles between national security and civil liberties.
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Guests:
Matt Ehling, a Twin Cities filmmaker. His latest documentary is Security and the Constitution. Timothy Lynch, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Matt Ehling
Web Resource: Civil Liberties During Wartime
Web Resource: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
Web Resource: Balancing Security and Civil Liberties
Web Resource: NOW: Democracy in Danger?
Web Resource: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
A conversation with author Russell Banks
Writer Russell Banks explores the clash of ideology and racism in his latest novel The Darling. Banks joins Midmorning host Kerri Miller for Talking Volumes recorded at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
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Guests:
Russell Banks, author of The Darling. His other works include Affliction, The Sweet Hereafter and Cloudsplitter.
Related Links:
MPR: Talking Volumes
Web Resource: About Russell Banks
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Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Sleepy on the job
Two studies recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that medical interns should get more sleep to do a better job. So why are many doctors-in-training asked to work 30-hour shifts on a regular basis?
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Guests:
Christopher Landrigan, a pediatrician and fellow at Harvard University. Steven Lockley, an associate neuroscientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Related Links:
Web Resource: NPR: Doctors' Long Hours
Web Resource: National Sleep Foundation
Web Resource: The Importance of Sleep
Web Resource: American Medical Student Association
Web Resource: Sleepy interns make more medical mistakes
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
State of the Arts
As the new Guthrie Theater takes shape and the Walker Art Center continues with a major renovation, State of the Arts talks about their impact on the Twin Cities and Minnesota arts scene. The program also examines a new biography of Django Reinhart.
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Related Links:
MPR: State of the Arts
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