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• Identity records released: Now what?
  Congress holds hearings to respond to the theft of the personal information of 26.5 million veterans. Some states, including Minnesota, have tried to slow identity theft with new laws restricting release of credit report data.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Evan Hendricks: Editor/publisher and founder of Privacy Times, a newsletter based in Washington, D.C. He is the author of "Credit Scores & Credit Reports: How The System Really Works, What You Can Do."
  Hubert "Skip" Humphrey: Current president, Minnesota AARP and former Minnesota attorney general.
  More from MPR
  Archive: The Surveillance Society
  Resources
  Evan Hendricks' Bio
  Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
  FTC: Free Credit Reports
  AARP in Minnesota: Identity Theft
• Road construction ramps up
  A few high-profile construction projects are just beginning around the Twin Cites metro. Lt. Gov. and Transportation Commissioner Carol Molnau talks about the ongoing effort to improve and expand roads.10:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Carol Molnau: Minnesota's lieutenant governor and the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
  Resources
  Carol Molnau's Web site
  Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Minnesota DOT Traffic and Road Conditions

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