Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Iraq war continues even while it loses support
  A new MPR-Pioneer Press poll says only 14 percent of Minnesotans think the Bush administration was right to fight the Iraq war. We get a status check on the Iraq war and the politics surrounding it.11:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Owen Cote: of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  More from MPR
  Poll: Most Minnesotans unhappy with Bush (09/27/2006)
  Reporting the war (09/19/2006)
  Iraq "Fiasco" (09/05/2006)
  War and politics (08/22/2006)
  Senate candidates spar over national security (08/18/2006)
• How to rebuild Afghanistan
  Violence is on the rise in Afghanistan, as insurgents are increasingly using roadside and suicide bombings against foreign and Afghan government forces. That's the backdrop for a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to the White House this week.12:06 p.m.
  Guests
  Sarah Chayes: Former reporter for National Public Radio, and author of a new book, "Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban."
  Sebastian Junger: Author, who has covered Afghanistan for ABC News and other publications.
  Jessica Stern: Terrorism expert at Harvard University.

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