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• MnDOT update on bridge replacement
  An update on the traffic situation, and the latest on what the Minnesota Department of Transportation's plans are for replacing the I-35W bridge.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Robert McFarlin: Assistant to the commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
  More from MPR
  I-35W bridge reconstruction could delay other projects (08/05/2007)
• Missing weapons in Iraq may be helping the insurgency
  The GAO, an investigative arm of Congress, says 30 percent of weapons given to Iraqi forces are now missing. Previous government audits also have found small arms might be falling into the hands of insurgents.9:15 a.m.
  Guests
  William Nash: Military expert from the Council on Foreign Relations. He's a retired Army major general.
  Rachel Stohl: Senior analyst at the Center for Defense Information.
  Resources
  GAO: DOD Cannot Ensure That U.S.-Funded Equipment Has Reached Iraqi Security Forces
  About Rachel Stohl
  About William Nash
• What's at the heart of heroism?
  Research suggests that selfless and altruistic behavior may be more hardwired in some people than others.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Samuel Oliner: Sociology professor at Humboldt State University in California. He is the founder and director of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute.
  Stephen Post: Professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University's medical school. He is author of "Why Good Things Happen to Good People: The Exciting New Research that Proves the Link Between Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life."
  David Sloan Wilson: Evolutionary biologist at State University of New York at Binghamton.
  Resources
  About Stephen Post
  About David Sloan Wilson
  About Samuel Oliner

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