Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The Rove legacy
  Considered the political mastermind of the Bush presidency, Karl Rove is a man with many admirers and even more critics. Midmorning looks at the successes, and the failures, of the man known as "Bush's Brain" before he resigns at the end of the month.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  William Doyle: writer and expert on U.S. Presidential history. He is the author of "Inside the Oval Office: the White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton." He joins us by phone from New York City.
  Larry Jacobs: professor of political science at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
  John Nichols: writes for The Nation and the political blog, The Online Beat. He is also the editor of the Capitol Times in Madison, Wisconsin.
  Resources
  About William Doyle
  About Larry Jacobs
  About John Nichols
• The role of public memorials
  As the Minnesota Department of Transportation moves ahead with rebuilding the I-35W bridge, some are asking about making a place for a memorial at the site of the collapse. Midmorning discusses the challenge of creating a public memorial and commemorating victims meaningfully.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Tom Fisher: Dean of the School of Design at the University of Minnesota.
  James Young: Professor of English and Judaic Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Chair of the Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies. He is author of "At Memory's Edge: After-images of the Holocaust in Contemporary Art and Architecture."
  Resources
  About Tom Fisher and the School of Design
  About Professor Young

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• 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
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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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