Midday

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

Congressman Kline reports on Afghanistan trip and congressional battles
GOP Congressman John Kline (R-Minn) shares what he saw on a congressional fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this month, and discusses the uprisings in the Arab world as well as the budget battles in Congress.11:00 a.m.
Guests
John Kline: U.S. Representative (R-Minn, 2nd district. First elected 2002. Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, member of the House Armed Services Committee. 25 year veteran of the US Marine Corps. His son is an Army helicopter pilot.
More from MPR
Freshmen spur GOP-run House on big spending cuts (02/18/2011)
Senate passes broad aviation bill (02/17/2011)
Minn. officials open to another Race to the Top run (02/14/2011)
Bachmann urges conservatives to unite against Democrats (02/10/2011)
Minnesota's Congressional delegation watching redistricting process closely (02/07/2011)
Resources
about Congressman John Kline
Is the two-party system making America ungovernable?
National Public Radio's Intelligence Squared series presents a debate on the proposition: "The two-party system is making America ungovernable."12:00 p.m.
Guests
Arianna Huffington: Editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.
David Brooks: Columnist for the New York Times
Zev Chafets: Contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and author of 12 books.
P.J. O'Rourke: Political satirist and Fellow at the Cato Institute.
More from MPR
Obama defends his new budget of 'tough choices' (02/15/2011)
GOP mocks Obama budget, House weighs spending cuts (02/15/2011)
Bachmann urges conservatives to unite against Democrats (02/10/2011)
Republicans back at work cutting spending (01/26/2011)
GOP's plan to raid $45B in unspent stimulus money hits snag (02/04/2011)
Resources
Intelligence Squared U.S.