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• Should we raise the minimum driving age?
  A new report by an auto safety group urges states to raise the age for getting a driver's license to 17 or even 18. They argue that raising the age would substantially reduce crashes involving teen drivers.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Russ Rader: With the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
  Arthur Goodwin: Senior research associate with the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
  Rep. Kim Norton: DFL-Rochester, chief author of a bill that adopted a Graduated Drivers License standard for Minnesota. The bill also restricted night driving and passenger loads for newly licensed teen drivers.
  More from MPR
  MPR: House passes bill to restrict teen drivers
  Resources
  The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  About Kim Norton
• Protest as social action
  During the Republican National Convention, 818 activists were arrested during street protests as well as preemptive raids. Midmorning examines the purpose of protest and explores its role in social movements.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  T.V. Reed: Professor of English and American Studies at Washington State University. His latest book is "The Art of Protest: Culture and Activism from the Civil Rights Movement to the Streets of Seattle."
  Dick Flacks: Retired professor of sociology at the University of California. He was also a founding member of Students for a Democratic Society.
  More from MPR
  Final day protests end in an estimated 300 arrests (09/05/2008)
  The View of a Protest (09/05/2008)
  Resources
  About Professor Reed
  About Flacks

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