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• Benjamin Busch on his new memoir 'Dust to Dust'
  Benjamin Busch has done two tours in Iraq and appeared on TV shows 'The Wire' and 'The West Wing.' He can now add author to his resume with the release of his new memoir 'Dust to Dust.'The Daily Circuit, March 26, 2012
• Is there an 'upside' to post-traumatic stress?
  We often hear about the devastating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, but research now shows that for some individuals, working through the trauma of PTSD leads to growth and a more positive outlook on life.The Daily Circuit, March 26, 2012
• Securing future rights for women in Afghanistan
  David Cortright of the University of Notre Dame, co-author of "Afghan Women Speak: Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan." An International Women's Day event, March 9, 2012 at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School's Center for Women and Public Policy. Also speaking, Rep. Keith Ellison and Robin Phillips of The Advocates for Human Rights.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, March 22, 2012
• Soldiers loot Mali presidency after ousting leader
  Soldiers looted the presidential palace Thursday of one of the few established democracies in this corner of Africa, hours after ousting Mali's president just one month before he was due to step down at the end of his legal term.March 22, 2012
• When should the world intervene in a country's conflict?
  When and how should the United States or the United Nations intervene in another country's conflict? In the wake of violence in Somalia and Rwanda, the international community set out to define its moral obligations of when to intervene in a country's internal affairs.The Daily Circuit, March 21, 2012
• 'Kony 2012' director suffers from psychosis, wife says
  Jason Russell was hospitalized last week in San Diego after witnesses saw him running through streets in his underwear, screaming and banging his fists on the pavement.March 21, 2012
• Sgt. Robert Bales and the cost of war
  Karl Marlantes, author, decorated Marine and a Vietnam veteran, will join The Daily Circuit to talk about the cost of war in light of the accusation that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales killed 16 Afghan civilians.The Daily Circuit, March 20, 2012
• US commander in Afghanistan: Mission on track
  Marine Gen. John Allen tells the House Armed Services Committee coalition forces are making progress in handing over security to the Afghans.March 20, 2012
• Rights group: Abuses in Myanmar despite reforms
  It sounds a lot like the old, military-run Myanmar, and not much like the reform-minded new one: A feared army attacking civilians indiscriminately, razing homes and raping women while the government prevents international aid from reaching tens of thousands of displaced survivors.March 20, 2012
• Book pick: "House of Stone" by Anthony Shadid
  Kerri's Pick of the Week is "House of Stone," journalist Anthony Shadid's memoir of returning to Lebanon to renovate his family's ancestral home. Shadid was a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist for the New York Times.The Daily Circuit, March 19, 2012
• Iranian perspective on sanctions against banks
  A telecommunication network that is essential to the way global banks do business expelled 30 Iranian financial institutions Saturday. What does it mean for Iranian citizens and change in the country?The Daily Circuit, March 19, 2012
• Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect
  Lawyer John Henry Browne said he met for more than three hours with Robert Bales, a 10-year Army veteran who is being held in an isolated cell at a Kansas military prison.March 19, 2012
• US Army suspect in Afghan killings dogged by money, job strife
  A diverging portrait of the Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is emerging as records and interviews reveal a man appreciated by friends and family who won military commendations, yet one who faced professional disappointment, financial trouble and brushes with the law.March 18, 2012
• Afghanistan slaying suspect headed to US
  A defense official says the soldier is on the way to the military's maximum-security prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.March 16, 2012
• National Guard partnership helps soldiers transition to civilian life
  Almost 19 percent of a Minnesota National Guard unit currently stationed in Kuwait will face unemployment upon their homecoming in May. In order to prepare troops for their job searches and post-secondary education planning before their homecoming, the newly formed Employment Resource Team deployed itself to Kuwait.March 15, 2012

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