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Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 |
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 President comments on spying decision
President Bush defends his decision to allow domestic spying and his policies in the Middle East. He gives what is billed as his final news conference of the year.
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Guests:
Susan MacManus, political science professor at the University of South Florida. Live NPR coverage of President George Bush's news conference scheduled to begin at 9:30.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: White House Web site
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Bush news conference continues
Live NPR coverage of President Bush's final news conference of the year.
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Guests:
Susan MacManus, political science professor at the University of South Florida.
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Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Domestic spying and the Patriot Act
President Bush says he has the right to order domestic spying of suspected terrorists without going through secret courts to protect the public. He also criticized senators who are holding up passage of expiring portions of the Patriot Act.
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Guests:
Andrew McCarthy, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He also was a federal prosecutor for the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he led the prosecution against the terror organization of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. Mary DeRosa, senior fellow in the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She's a contributor to the book "Patriot Debates".
Related Links:
Web Resource: Mary DeRosa's Bio
Web Resource: Andrew McCarthy's Bio
Web Resource: Patriot Debates
Web Resource: Electronic Frontier Foundation
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Talking Volumes: Jonathan Safran-Foer
In a conversation recorded at the Fitzgerald Theater Dec. 7, Jonathan Safran Foer talks with Kerri Miller about his latest novel, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close". The novel about a boy's experience of loss after the World Trade Center collapsed follows Safran-Foer's glowing debut novel, "Everything is Illuminated".
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Related Links:
Talking Volumes
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Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005 |
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Charitable giving under the microscope
A new study says wealthier people give less than those in the middle income range. Midmorning also looks at how to avoid charities that waste money.
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Guests:
Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy. Jon Pratt, executive director of the Minnesota council of nonprofits.
Related Links:
Web Resource: American Institute of Philanthropy
Web Resource: Charity Rating Guide
Web Resource: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Web Resource: Charities Review Council of Minnesota
Web Resource: Office of the Attorney General, Charities Division
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Capturing the moment
A traveling exhibit of Pulitzer Prize photographs is riveting audiences in St. Paul and around the country. Midmorning examines what it is that makes these images so powerful.
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Guests:
Michael Griffin, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Media and Culture Studies at Macalester College. He is also chair of the Visual Studies Division of the International Communication Association. He joins us in the studio. Cyma Rubin, curator of "Capture the Moment:The Pulitzer Prize Photographs" and the co-editor of the companion book. Carolyn Cole, photographer for the LA Times and a recipient of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for photography.
Related Links:
MPR News: Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
Web Resource: Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs at the Minnesota History Center
Web Resource: About Michael Griffin
Web Resource: Carolyn Cole's Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs
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Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005 |
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Confronting Iran
Iran's new president is creating controversy with some inflammatory rhetoric and a ban on western music. Midmorning looks at where Iran is headed, and how the controversy might affect Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Guests:
Shaul Bakhash, professor of Middle East history at George Mason University and a nonresident senior fellow of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center in Washington D.C.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Shaul Bakhash
Web Resource: The Brookings Institution
Web Resource: About Henry Sokolski
Web Resource: The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Health from the hive
Researchers are looking to bees as a possible resource for anti-viral drugs. But the bee population itself may need help to survive.
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Guests:
Marla Spivak, professor of apiculture and social insects at the University of Minnesota. She has been a beekeeper for more than 32 years. Phillip Peterson, professor of medicine and director in the division of infectious diseases and international medicine at the University of Minnesota.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Marla Spivak
Web Resource: About Phillip Peterson
Web Resource: Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Web Resource: An Ancient Remedy May Fight AIDS
Web Resource: Nova: Tales from the Hive
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Friday, Dec. 23, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Holiday food fun
From last minute culinary strategies to the tips on the latest kitchen gadgets, our food expert's advice may help the cook or foodie in your family this holiday.
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Guests:
Chris Kimball, host of Cook's Illustrated America's Test Kitchen.
Related Links:
Web Resource: America's Test Kitchen
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Book Lust
Books crop up on many wish lists. Nancy Pearl has ideas of some older titles to add to the new finds.
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Guests:
Nancy Pearl, author of "Book Lust" and "More Book Lust".
Related Links:
MPR Books Forum
Web Resource: Nancy Pearl's Web site
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