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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for November 7 - 11, 2005
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Monday, Nov. 7, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The U.S. and Latin America
President Bush's trip to South America for the Summit of the Americas has revealed some strong anti-U.S. sentiment in the region. Midmorning takes a look at the state of U.S. relations with Latin America, and what the future holds.

Photo by VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images.
Guests:
David Samuels, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of "Ambition, Federalism, and Legislative Politics in Brazil".

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: David Samuels Bio
Document Web Resource: The Organization of American States
Document Web Resource: Summit of the Americas
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Bill Clinton on America's place in the world
Rebroadcast of a Minneapolis speech by Bill Clinton. The former president spoke at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute on Saturday, Nov. 5 as part of the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series.

Related Links:
Document Clinton says U.S. should improve damaged image
Document Web Resource: Clinton to Headline 25th Anniversary of the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Cities of Tomorrow
Wireless internet and homeland security issues are just a few facing mayors and city councils across the nation. Find out what other challenges are facing cities of the future.
Guests:
Karen Anderson, mayor of Minnetonka and past president of the National League of Cities. William Hudnut, mayor of the Town of Chevy Chase in Maryland and a Senior Resident Fellow for Public Policy at the Urban Land Institute. Joel Kotkin, author of "The City: A Global History" and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Karen Anderson
Document Web Resource: New America Foundation
Document Web Resource: "The Museum Trap"
Document Web Resource: Joel Kotkin's Web Site
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Northwest Labor Woes
While mechanics for Northwest Airlines walk the picket line, flight attendants and pilots for the airline have recently agreed to temporary wage cuts, and ground workers face court-imposed cuts. As Northwest continues its quest to reduce labor costs, what does the future hold for its employees?

Guests:
Guy Meek, president of the Professional Flight Attendants Association. Mike Boyd, president of The Boyd Group, an aviation consulting firm based in Evergreen, Colorado.

Related Links:
Document Northwest flight attendants will take pay cut
Document Web Resource: Professional Flight Attendants Association
Document Web Resource: The Boyd Group
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The future of abortion
Pro-choice and pro-life forces are gearing up for the battle over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. But is there room for common ground on abortion? How do people on opposite sides view the future of legalized abortion, and what would bridge the divide?
Guests:
Tim Stanley, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota. Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Democrats for Life
Document Web Resource: NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio How fast is fast?
The U.S. leads the pack in the race to build the fastest supercomputer. From biological modeling to national defense, supercomputers are solving more complex problems.

Guests:
Rick Stevens, professor of computer science at the University of Chicago and division director of the mathematics and computer science division at Argonne National Laboratory. Andrew Odlyzko is director of the Digital Technology Center and assistant vice president for research at the University of Minnesota.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Argonne National Laboratory
Document Web Resource: Andrew Odlyzko's Bio
Document Web Resource: Rick Stevens's Bio
Document Web Resource: University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Strained relations
The former foreign minister of Canada talks about why he believes relations with the U.S. are deteriorating.
Guests:
Lloyd Axworthy, former foreign affairs minister of Canada and current president and vice chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. He has been active in global issues and has been honored for his efforts to outlaw landmines. He's the author of "Navigating a New World".

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Lloyd Axworthy's Bio
Document Web Resource: University of Winnipeg
Document Web Resource: Axworthy's open letter to Secretary Rice
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Revisiting the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Thirty years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald, loaded with iron ore and fighting a winter storm, sank in Lake Superior. A new book describes the most likely reason for the ship's disappearance.
Guests:
Michael Schumacher, author of "Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Interview with Michael Schumacher
Document Web Resource: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Online
Document Web Resource: Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Document Web Resource: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Document Web Resource: Gales of November 2005
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Friday, Nov. 11, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio From war to peace
On Veteran's Day, Midmorning looks at the difficulties vets face as they make the transition back to civilian society.
Guests:
Andrew Davis, founder and chairman of the Veterans Transition Center at the University of Minnesota. Davis has completed two army tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Diane Kresh, director of the Veteran's History Project a project of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.

Related Links:
Document At the U of M, helping soldiers move from combat to the classroom
Document Quality of care at Veterans Home questioned
Document Minnesota's World War II vets honored with new memorial
Document Web Resource: Veterans Transition Center
Document Web Resource: Veteran's History Project
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Preparing your home for winter
Cold weather and those high heating bills are on the way. Home maintenance expert John Trostle has ideas for keeping the cold out of your home.
Guests:
John Trostle is an FHA certified inspector. He gives homebuyer seminars as well.

Related Links:
Document Ten ways to save money on your energy bill
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