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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for January 23 - 27, 2006
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Monday, Jan. 23, 2006
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Examining the rationale for war
An award-winning documentary argues the war in Iraq was caused by the military-industrial complex, first identified in the 1950s.
Guests:
Eugene Jarecki, director of "Why We Fight". The film won the grand prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.

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Document Web Resource: About Eugene Jarecki
Document Web Resource: "Why We Fight"
Document Web Resource: BBC interview with Eugene Jarecki
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Is Latin America moving left?
From Hugo Chavez to new Bolivian president Evo Morales, Latin America seems to be taking a leftward turn. Midmorning examines Latin America's shifting political landscape.

(Photo by MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Guests:
Frank Boyd, associate professor of political science at Illinois Wesleyan University. Michael Shifter, vice president for policy at the Inter-American Dialogue, a center for policy analysis on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The Inter-American Dialogue
Document Web Resource: About Frank Boyd
Document Web Resource: Official site of Evo Morales
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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Tracking the candidates
Patty Wetterling's move out of the race for U.S. Senate affects not just that race, but others as well. Midmorning takes a look at who's in and who's out in state political races.

Guests:
Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota.

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Document MPR News: Public policy expert joins governor's race
Document MPR News: Wetterling drops out of Senate race; backs Klobuchar
Document Web Resource: About Larry Jacobs
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Crimes and misdemeanors
From high-profile murder cases to immigration, local police deal with a myriad of issues. A local police chief talks about some of the issues his department is facing.
Guests:
Scott Knight, Chaska police chief and a former president of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Chaska Police Department
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association
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Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Minding the wage gap
Midmorning examines local and national consequences of the growing economic divide.
Guests:
Nan Madden, director of the Minnesota Budget Project at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Rebecca Sohmer, principal author of a paper called "Minding the Gap: Disparities and Competitiveness in the Twin Cities" and a research analyst in the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. Jared Bernstein, senior economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Budget Project
Document Web Resource: Mind the Gap: Disparities and Competitiveness in the Twin Cities
Document Web Resource: Economic Policy Institute
Document Web Resource: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Journalists as targets
Reporters sign on to a certain amount of risk when they report in war zones. But the kidnappings in Iraq are causing some journalists to re-think coverage of the war.

Photo by MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images
Guests:
Mark Jurkowitz, media critic with the Boston Phoenix. He joins us by phone from Boston. Deborah Amos covers Iraq for National Public Radio and works as a correspondent for ABC News. Ann Cooper, executive director of Committee to Protect Journalists.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Media Log by Mark Jurkowitz
Document Web Resource: Committee to Protect Journalists
Document Web Resource: About Deborah Amos
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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Hamas prevails in Palestinian elections
Palestinians have elected a new government dominated by Hamas, the Islamist militant group. Midmorning's coverage begins with a news conference from President Bush.
Guests:
David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Fawaz Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Chairholder in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global."

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About David Makovsky
Document Web Resource: About Fawaz Gerges
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The power and politics of language
The language we choose has the power to shape perceptions of reality. Midmorning looks at how we use language, and why we fight over it.
Guests:
Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguist who teaches at the University of California-Berkeley's School of Information. He is the author of "Going Nucular." Robin Lakoff, professor of linguistics at the University of California-Berkeley. She is the author of "The Language War."

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Geoffrey Nunberg
Document Web Resource: About Robin Lakoff
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Friday, Jan. 27, 2006
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Shakeup in the Middle East
Palestinian voters surprised many by giving militant Islamic group Hamas a majority in the fledgling Palestinian government.

Guests:
Fawaz Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Chairholder in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of "The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global." Paul Scham, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and a visiting scholar at George Washington University. He is editor of the book "Shared Histories: A Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue."

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Fawaz Gerges
Document Web Resource: The Middle East Institute
Document Web Resource: BBC News: Who are Hamas?
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio 250 years of Mozart
Among the most recognizable, deceptively simple classical music was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His 250th birthday (today, Jan. 27) is the occasion for celebrations around the world. Mozart was not so well appreciated in his own time.
Guests:
Rob Kapilow, a composer who explains classical music for audiences across the country. He's the author of the "What Makes It Great?" series and "FamilyMusik." His latest CD is "Green Eggs and Hamadeus."

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Document MPR: 250 Years of Mozart
Document Web Resource: Rob Kapilow's Web site
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