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• Funeral services set for Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan
  A visitation and public memorial service for one of the Minnesota soldiers who died earlier this month will be held this weekend.July 30, 2009
• Peace activist to speak on Pakistan in Minn.
  Peace activist Kathy Kelly visits Minneapolis Thursday to talk about the military situation in Pakistan.July 30, 2009
• Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel speaks about morality
  Elie Wiesel, holocaust survivor and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the Chautauqua Lecture Series in New York about what makes us moral.Midday, July 29, 2009
• Iran's first trials of protesters to begin
  Around 20 protesters will be put on trial starting Saturday in the first prosecutions from Iran's crackdown on the opposition following disputed presidential elections last month, the state news agency reported.July 29, 2009
• Service dogs provide physical, mental and financial benefits
  As his first piece of legislation in Congress, U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., sponsored an amendment to provide some 200 military veterans with specially trained service dogs.July 29, 2009
• State flags lowered for fallen Minnesota soldier
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty is ordering state and U.S. flags to fly at half-staff to honor the memory of Minnesota National Guard Spc. Carlos Wilcox IV.July 28, 2009
• Plea deal expected for Somali terror suspect
  One of two Minnesota men recently indicted on terrorism-related charges has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.July 27, 2009
• Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq laid to rest
  A Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq this month has been laid to rest in a solemn ceremony.July 27, 2009
• Pawlenty orders flags lowered to honor Minn. soldiers
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty is ordering flags at the state Capitol complex lowered to half-staff to honor two Minnesota soldiers killed in Iraq.July 25, 2009
• US Army Reserve calls up 25 from Minnesota, Illinois
  About 25 soldiers from bases in Minnesota and Illinois are being called to active duty.July 25, 2009
• Midmorning Weekend: What If?
  Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.July 25, 2009
• Congressman John Conyers live at the National Press Club
  Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses health care reform, the war in Iraq, warrantless wiretapping, and accountability for policies on torture.Midday, July 23, 2009
• Services announced for three MN troops killed last week
  Services for three Minnesota troops killed in the line of duty last week have been announced.July 23, 2009
• Minn. soldier wounded in Iraq attack IDed
  The fourth Minnesota soldier who was wounded in last week's attack that killed three other Minnesota National Guardsmen has identified himself.July 22, 2009
• A young doctor serves in Africa
  One ER physician's desire to heal led him to a contested border town in Sudan, Africa. James Maskalyk treated people for starvation and fought a measles epidemic amid war.Midmorning, July 22, 2009

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