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• Pausing anew to remember Sept. 11
  Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to move forward after a decade of remembrance.September 11, 2012
• 9/11 anniversary pre-empts politics
  President Barack Obama has scheduled a moment of silence at the White House and a trip to the Pentagon, the target of one of four planes al-Qaida hijacked 11 years ago.September 11, 2012
• Brian Castner on 'The Long Walk' to disarm IEDs
  In 'The Long Walk,' Brian Castner tells the story of his three tours of duty in the Middle East, spending his days disarming improvised explosive devices and collecting those that already detonated.The Daily Circuit, September 10, 2012
• War-weary US appears numb to troop deaths
  Each week at war has a certain sameness for those not fighting it, yet every week brings distinct pain and sorrow to the families who learn that their son or daughter, brother or sister, father or mother was killed or wounded.September 10, 2012
• Surprising new medicine to heal wounded warriors
  Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America's newest veterans and wounded troops.September 10, 2012
• St. Cloud soldier killed in 1950 is buried
  The remains of a soldier killed more than 60 years ago during the Korean War have finally been buried in his hometown of St. Cloud.September 9, 2012
• Terror takes back seat; Americans safer now
  As Americans debate whether they are better off now than they were four years ago, there is another question with a somewhat easier answer: Are you safer now than you were when President Barack Obama took office?September 9, 2012
• Americans tune out drumbeat of troop deaths
  Nation is weary of a faraway conflict whose hallmark is its grinding inconclusiveness.September 8, 2012
• Pentagon: Ex-SEAL book contains secrets
  A former Navy SEAL's insider account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, the Pentagon said Tuesday.September 4, 2012
• Bin Laden raid author runs afoul of Pentagon
  The Pentagon's top lawyer has informed the former Navy SEAL who wrote a forthcoming book describing details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that he violated agreements to not divulge military secretsAugust 31, 2012
• How a protest leads to real change
  Between Pussy Riot, the Occupy movement and demonstrations in Europe over the economy, it seems the world is always protesting. But are these protests really effecting change, or are they merely an outlet for anger?The Daily Circuit, August 26, 2012
• Obama calls WMD his 'red line' in Syria
  President Barack Obama has declared the threat of chemical or biological warfare in Syria a "red line" for the United States, outlining for the first time the point at which his administration could feel forced to intervene militarily in the Arab country's increasingly messy conflict.August 21, 2012
• Author of 'Crude World' explores the problems created by oil
  Journalist Peter Maass speaks to the Chautauqua Institution about his new book, "Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil." He explores the local and global problems oil has created in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Russia, Nigeria, Venezuela and beyond.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 20, 2012
• Reporter who was kidnapped by Taliban speaks about Afghanistan war and muslim world
  Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde was kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008. He spoke at the Chautauqua Institution on August 17, 2012 about his forthcoming book, "Beyond War: The Failed American Effort to Back Moderate Muslims Since 9/11."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 20, 2012
• For Miss., an angst-filled Civil War anniversary
  Mississippi treads carefully as it commemorates 150th anniversary events of the Civil War.August 19, 2012

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