Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• War in Iraq hits five-year mark
  It's been five years since the U.S. invaded Iraq. The war has so far cost the United States $500 billion, and Iraqi and U.S. casualties together are in the tens of thousands. Midday examines the past five years and the future of U.S. involvement in Iraq.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Barbara Bodine: Lecturer and diplomat in residence at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, 2003 coordinator for post-conflict reconstruction for Baghdad and the central provinces of Iraq and former coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department.
  More from MPR
  More than 800 Minn. Guard troops going to Iraq (03/18/2008)
  Inside the U.S. military (03/17/2008)
  What the war really costs (03/17/2008)
  Resources
  Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
• The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment
  In one of the most closely watched cases of this term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case dealing with the right to keep and bear arms, outlined in the Second Amendment. Midday broadcasts these arguments.12:00 p.m.
  More from MPR
  Scalia speaks out on torture, presidential power and the letter of the law (02/21/2008)
  Supreme Court rules in Medtronic's favor (02/20/2008)
  Supreme Court allows 'issue ads' close to elections (06/25/2007)
  Supreme Court upholds federal ban on disputed abortion procedure (04/18/2007)
  Democracy and the Supreme Court (09/27/2007)
  Justice Breyer reflects on writing dissents (07/11/2007)
  Resources
  Supreme Court of the United States

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