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• Cool peace or cold war?
  Russia may deploy missiles to Belarus, and experts say their foreign policies have an anti-democratic drift. Midmorning examines Russia's connection to Iran and its bilateral relationship with the West.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Stephen Sestanovich: Senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University. He was U.S. ambassador at large for the former Soviet Union from 1997 to 2001.
  Mark Medish: Vice President for Studies -- Russia, China and Eurasia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  More from MPR
  Is Russia still America's friend? (10/23/2007)
  Yeltsin's legacy and Russia's future (04/23/2007)
  Resources
  About Sestanovich
  About Mark Medish
• The short tenure of Rachel Paulose
  Minnesota U.S. attorney Rachel Paulose is leaving her post amid controversy over her management of that office. She is taking a new job in the U.S. Department of Justice. Midmorning gets analysis from a former Minnesota U.S. attorney.9:45 a.m.
  Guests
  David Lillehaug: Former Minnesota U.S. attorney. He's currently an attorney with Fredrikson and Byron.
  More from MPR
  Paulose leaving Minnesota for D.C. (11/19/2007)
  Heffelfinger: 'Shame on them' (05/24/2007)
• Drinking beyond limits
  The recent alcohol-related death of one Minnesota college student, Amanda Jax, has brought the issue of campus drinking back into the spotlight. One expert says the problem goes far beyond college campuses.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Toben Nelson: Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota.
  Richard Yoast: director of the American Medical Association's Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. He is also the director of A Matter of Degree: The National Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students.
  Randy Hyman: Vice chancellor for academic support and student life at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
  Wendy Schuh: Alcohol and drug education coordinator at Minnesota State University Mankato.
  More from MPR
  Too much eating, drinking drops Minnesota in health ratings (11/05/2007)
  Chaska's social host law (09/20/2007)
  Resources
  About Toben Nelson
  College Drinking--Changing the Culture

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