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Coverage from Minnesota Public Radio
It was four years ago that American troops pulled a massive statue of then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein from its Baghdad pedestal. At the time, it was a symbol of triumph. Now, four years later, the war continues. When and how will the conflict end?
(Midday, 04/09/2007)
Editorial cartoons attempt to meld opinion, humor, and politics. Midmorning examines the particular challenges of covering war in the format.
(Midmorning, 04/06/2007)
President Bush and Congress continue to battle over whether troops should be withdrawn along a timeline and funding.
(Midmorning, 04/04/2007)
Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Olsen, a standout
musician at Eagan High School a few years ago, was shot and killed
in Iraq on Sunday, his family said. Olsen was 20.
(04/03/2007)
In January 2006, Bob Woodruff was at the pinnacle of his career -- recently named the new co-anchor of ABC World News. Then, while on assignment in Iraq, he was seriously injured by a roadside bomb. He and his wife have written a book about his injury and long recovery, "In an Instant."
(Midday, 03/30/2007)
While Congress and President Bush remain at odds over whether to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, leaders in Iran continue to assert their intention to pursue nuclear weapons. Midday discusses the daunting foreign policy challenges in the region.
(Midday, 03/30/2007)
The sister of the latest soldier with Minnesota ties to be killed in Iraq says her brother was a proud American and was proud of his military service. The Department of Defense says Army Spc. Sean McDonald, 21, was killed in an explosion Sunday in Baghdad.
(03/29/2007)
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund says successful fundraising is allowing it to double grants to many Minnesota members of the military.
(03/28/2007)
A group of Iraq war veterans and their family members gathered at Minnesota Public Radio Tuesday to discuss the toll the war has taken on their lives, the difficulties they face when they return home and what the rest of us can do to help them.
(Midday, 03/28/2007)
Families of Minnesota soldiers serving in Iraq say they're carrying a heavy burden while their loved ones are away. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks with the wife of one Minnesota National Guard soldier.
(03/27/2007)
The small northwest Minnesota town of Frazee is coping with the loss of a Minnesota National Guard soldier killed in Iraq. Sgt. Greg Riewer, 28, was killed on Friday. The vehicle he was traveling in was hit by a roadside bomb.
(03/25/2007)
A former Minnesota Army National Guard officer says when he was at Walter Reed in the summer of 2004, his hospital rooms were unclean and possibly unhealthy.
(03/25/2007)
Ellison, an anti-war lawmaker, has called for an immediate
withdrawal of troops from Iraq. But the Minnesota Democrat
described the bill as the best chance to end the war.
(03/23/2007)
Congressman Jim Oberstar now says he'll support the supplemental emergency war spending bill that would set a withdrawal date for U.S. troops from Iraq.
(03/23/2007)
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., was one of six Democrats to pick up a Republican Senate seat in last year's election, giving his party a 51-49 majority. Webb gives a speech about Iraq and the economy Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington.
(Midday, 03/22/2007)
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