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• UnitedHealth Group under scrutiny
  In the wake of the announcement that William McGuire is leaving as CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Midmorning looks at what's next for the way corporations are governed and how executives are compensated.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Rajesh Aggarwal: Associate professor of finance at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
  Steve Barth: Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP and program chair of the National Directors Institute.
  More from MPR
  McGuire out at UnitedHealth amid options scandal (10/15/2006)
  A conversation with UnitedHealth's William McGuire (01/24/2005)
  Scores of companies rocked by backdating scandals (10/16/2006)
  Resources
  About Rajesh Aggarwal's research
  Steve Barth's Web site
• Media and poverty
  Poverty affects nearly 40 million people in America, yet many feel that the issue gets little coverage in the media. Midmorning talks with journalists about at how the media covers poverty and why it matters.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Brent Cunningham: Managing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review.
  Roger Weisberg: Documentary filmmaker. His most recent film, "Waging a Living," profiled four individuals struggling to earn a living.
  Paul Nihan: Reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer who covers poverty as part of his beat.
  Resources
  About Roger Weisberg
  "Waging a Living"
  Brent Cunningham: "Across the Great Divide"
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "The Plight of Puget Sound's Working Poor"

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