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• Flip-flop, or policy evolution?
  Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are under fire for changing their positions on Iraq, domestic spying, and offshore drilling. But when does a change in position constitute a "flip-flop?"9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  David Sirota: Political reporter and syndicated columnist, author of "The Uprising."
  Allan Lichtman: Political historian at American University in Washington, DC and author of several books, including "The 13 Keys to the Presidency." His most recent book is "White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement."
  More from MPR
  News Cut: Live-blogging the program
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  About David Sirota
  About Allan Lichtman
• NASA turns 50
  Fifty years ago this summer, in response to the Russian launch of the Sputnik satellite, President Eisenhower created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Midmorning looks back at NASA's 50 years, from the triumph of the moon landing to the tragedy of two space shuttle disasters.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  John Logsdon: Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.
  Rick Tumlinson: Co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and chairman of Orbital Outfitters.
  More from MPR
  Return to Mars (05/26/2008)
  Astronaut Hall of Fame: the final frontier (05/02/2008)
  NASA-funded study to examine crops' effect on weather (02/04/2008)
  Family of St. Paul astronaut relieved by safe shuttle landing (09/21/2006)
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  NASA
  About John Logsdon
  About Rick Tumlinson

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