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• Minn. vets developing wear-and-tear injuries from equipment that protected them in war
  Thousands of Minnesota troops are returning from war to live with pain from invisible injuries that don't grab headlines, according to an MPR News report airing Monday afternoon on All Things Considered.The Daily Circuit, May 19, 2013
• Military drone training comes to Camp Ripley
  The Minnesota Army National Guard showed off its new unmanned aircraft training facility at Camp Ripley today. The $4 million facility, the only one of its kind in the region, will improve training for National Guard soldiers who fly small drones to provide video surveillance.May 17, 2013
• Rep. Tim Walz speaks about national security, civil liberties and drones
  U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, a Democrat who represents Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, told the audience during a recent speech at the University of Minnesota that if America cares about national security, it needs to maintain moral authority in the world and address the complex issues involved in the use of drones.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 17, 2013
• Sentencings approach in Somali terror case
  Nine people convicted in a government investigation of terror recruitment and financing for an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia are to be sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.May 12, 2013
• Citing 'rot' in ranks, Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers
  The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit's launch skills. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering "rot" within its ranks.May 8, 2013
• Report: Most military sexual assault cases go unreported
  Sexual assaults across the military are a growing epidemic. In releasing a massive report Tuesday, Pentagon leaders continued to struggle with how to combat the problem and give victims enough confidence in the system to come forward.May 8, 2013
• Guantanamo hunger strikers are being force fed
  Almost two-thirds of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are on a hunger strike. The Navy sent dozens of extra medics this week to care for them, and to force-feed some of them.May 2, 2013
• Obama's remarks spur calls for more leadership on Syria
  President Barack Obama told reporters that he's not sure who used chemical weapons in Syria. If it were established that Bashar Assad were responsible, he said, the U.S. would have to rethink its options.The Daily Circuit, April 29, 2013
• James Fallows in conversation with Gary Eichten at St. John's University
  MPR editor-at-large and retired host Gary Eichten speaks with James Fallows, Asia expert and national correspondent for The Atlantic. They discuss the future of China and the rest of Asia, foreign policy concerns and American domestic policy concerns such as the Boston bombing and immigration reform.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 23, 2013
• How to keep crowds safe at large events
  In the aftermath of the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, security is being beefed up at sporting events across the country. We'll talk with security experts about keeping large events safe.The Daily Circuit, April 16, 2013
• Domestic terrorism experts discuss how past events will shape the Boston investigation
  President Barack Obama said Monday, "We still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all of the facts." But many are speculating that the act is one of domestic terrorism.The Daily Circuit, April 16, 2013
• What investigators are looking for in Boston
  Forensics expert John Goodpaster, director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program at Indiana University Purdue University, joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the clues investigators are looking for to find out more about who made the explosive devices.The Daily Circuit, April 16, 2013
• IMF recognizes Somalia after 22 years of chaos
  The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it is recognizing Somalia's new government after a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country, part of a general push by the United States, United Nations and the West toward encouraging rehabilitation there.April 12, 2013
• Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile
  A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation in the midst of bellicose threats from the unpredictable communist regime.April 12, 2013
• What do North Korea's threats really mean for the US and the world?
  Two Korea experts participate in a Commonwealth Club Town Hall Meeting discussing how seriously the world should take North Korea's nuclear and military threats. Tensions are building as Secretary of State John Kerry visits South Korea. How should South Korea, the U.S. and the international community respond to the political climate and military threat, in the short term and the long term?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 11, 2013

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