The Democrats and Iraq With President Bush planning to request an additional 20,000 troops for Iraq, the Democrats are looking at how to block a military expansion without being accused of abandoning American troops.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Julian Zelizer: professor of history at Boston University.
Noam Levey: congressional correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.
Amy Klobuchar: U.S. senator.
Tim Walz: U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.
The light bulb and you A simple device we use every day without thinking may hold the key to reducing greenhouse gases...if only we can be persuaded to use it. Midmorning looks at the environmental trade-offs we make with the light bulb.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Steven Hamburg: Director of the Watson Institute's Global Environment Program at Brown University.
Talking Volumes The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
Reporter forum Join Kerri Miller and intelligence reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal for a discussion about national security.
What Kerri's Reading Check out what Kerri's reading, see her upcoming conversations or listen to past episodes.
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Midmorning's Leadership Series Conversations with leaders of organizations, nonprofit and for-profit companies, who reflect on how they work and what they've learned.
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