Friday, December 16, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
The Arab Spring one year later
Former US Ambassador Barbara Bodine joins Midday to discuss the one year anniversary of the Arab Spring. A Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010, setting off a series of demonstrations that toppled governments across the Arab world.11:00 a.m.GuestsBarbara Bodine: Diplomat in Residence and Lecturer, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. Board of Directors, American Academy of Diplomacy. Thirty years in the US foreign service. Former US Ambassador to Yemen, Deputy Principal Officer in Baghdad, Iraq, Deputy Chief of Mission in Kuwait, State Department Associate Coordinator of Counterterrorism Operations.More from MPRUS, Muslim governments address religious tolerance (12/12/2011)Obama heralds end of divisive Iraq war (12/12/2011)Muslims start the hajj amid year of Arab uprisings (11/05/2011)Hundreds rally in support of Iranian opposition (10/22/2011)Gadhafi's demise marks end of long-time regime (10/20/2011)Face of Mideast unrest: young and hungry for jobs (01/30/2011)Resources
The real Steve Jobs
Author Walter Isaacson discusses his recent biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs at the Commonwealth Club of California. He describes what he learned about the legendary entrepreneur from the more than forty interviews he conducted with Jobs for the book.12:00 p.m.More from MPRApple founders' document sells for $1.6M in NY (12/14/2011)Facebook founder returns to Harvard to recruit (11/07/2011)Apple employees celebrate Jobs, stores close (10/19/2011)Shoppers line up for bite of new Apple iPhone (10/14/2011)Rabbi: Steve Jobs left us too early (10/07/2011)3M president praises Apple's Steve Jobs as brilliant (10/06/2011)The passing of a visionary (10/06/2011)Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies (10/05/2011)Resources
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