Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• A new vision for national security
  According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, about half of adult Americans said they believe neither side is winning the war on terror. Midmorning discusses a new vision for national security in the U.S.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lorelei Kelly: Director of the Real Security Initiative at the White House Project. She spent more than eight years working on bipartisan national security education in Congress. She also blogs for The Huffington Post.
  Resources
  The White House Project
  About Lorelei Kelly
• Words and their origins
  Midmorning's word expert returns to discuss word origins. This time around -- words that have one meaning, but also the opposite meaning.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Anatoly Liberman: A professor in the department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of "Word Origins and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone."
  Resources
  About Anatoly Liberman
  The Oxford Etymologist

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• Suggest a personal-finance topic to discuss with Ruth Hayden

Of Note

• 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
  Check out what Kerri's reading, see her upcoming conversations or listen to past episodes.
• Recommended Reading
  Looking for a good book? See the books in Midmorning's Recommended Reading list.
• Midmorning Podcast
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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.

Resources

• About Kerri Miller
• Talking Volumes

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