Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The impact of the Middle East conflict
  It's been nearly a month now, and fighting continues to rage between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. What impact is the conflict having on Hezbollah, Israel and the broader Middle East?11:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Michael Hudson: Director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. Hudson is also a professor of international relations at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.
  More from MPR
  Can the U.N. end the current Mideast conflict? (08/01/2006)
  No sign of a cease-fire (07/26/2006)
  Minnesotans worry about Middle East conflict (07/20/2006)
  No end to fighting in the Middle East (07/18/2006)
  Will Israel and Hezbollah agree to a cease fire? (07/17/2006)
  Middle East on the brink (07/17/2006)
• "The politics of faith"
  Could Thomas Jefferson be elected president today? Could Dwight D. Eisenhower? Could any candidate who doesn't have a strong religious faith, or doesn't speak openly about it, win the White House? Those are questions that Ray Suarez examines in his latest book.12:06 p.m.
  Resources
  Suarez spoke Aug. 2 at the Chautauqua Institution
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