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• National conventions and politics
  The GOP convention is coming to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2008, bringing with it national buzz. Conventions may help the economies of host cities, but are there other political benefits?9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Julian Zelizer: Professor of history at Boston University.
  R. T. Rybak: Mayor of Minneapolis.
  Kevin Parker: Executive operations director of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.
  Antonio Gonzalez: President of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project.
  More from MPR
  GOP picks Twin Cities for its 2008 convention (09/27/2006)
  Xcel neighbors buoyed by convention news (09/27/2006)
  Resources
  About Julian Zelizer
  National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
  Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
• Midmorning Book Club: "The Grapes of Wrath"
  John Steinbeck's classic novel describes the struggle of migrants in their search for work and justice during the Great Depression.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Robert DeMott: Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Distinguished Professor of American Literature at Ohio University.
  Susan Shillinglaw: Scholar in Residence at the National Steinbeck Center and professor of English at San Jose State University.
  Resources
  About Robert DeMott
  About Susan Shillinglaw
  National Steinbeck Center
  The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies

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