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• Mall counterterror reports ID mostly minorities
  Programs aimed at keeping a lookout for potential terrorists are not about profiling, government officials stress. But an analysis of suspicious activity reports of incidents at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., by NPR News Investigations and the Center for Investigative Reporting, suggests that the Mall of America may be questioning people based partly on their appearance.September 8, 2011
• Minn. heroes' stories diverge on fighting terrorism, a decade after 9/11
  Ten years ago, two people with Minnesota ties tried to thwart the Sept. 11 terrorists. A decade later, their stories point to sharply different views on how America should best respond to terrorism.September 7, 2011
• Database: Suspicious activity reports at Mall of America
  NPR News Investigations and the Center for Investigative Reporting analyzed 125 reports totaling more than 1,000 pages on shoppers and incidents at Mall of America that mall security personnel and local police identified as suspicious persons or activities potentially related to terrorism.September 7, 2011
• Mall of America visitors unknowingly end up in counterterrorism reports
  The security unit at the Mall of America stops and questions on average 1,200 people each year. The interviews at the mall are part of a counterterrorism initiative that acts as the private eyes and ears of law enforcement authorities but has often ensnared innocent people, according to an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and NPR.September 7, 2011
• 10th anniversary reflections from author of 9/11 Commission report
  Minnesota native Michael Hurley led CIA and US Special Forces in Afghanistan right after 9/11, and was senior counsel and counterterrorism investigator for the 9/11 Commission. What have we learned since 9/11 and the investigations that followed?Midday, September 7, 2011
• Witnesses to Terror: The 9/11 Hearings
  Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary from 2004, "Witnesses to Terror: The 9/11 Hearings." It captures some of the testimony and recordings from the 9/11 Commission investigation, piercing together new details and evidence from the attacks.Midday, September 7, 2011
• Sept. 11 attacks spurred more to enlist in military
  It's clear the events of Sept. 11, 2001 played a role in many peoples' decisions to join the military. The Minnesota National Guard is still benefiting from a boost in recruitment a decade later.September 7, 2011
• Rudy Giuliani live at the National Press Club
  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will talk about the state of the country's national security coming up to the ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Midday, September 6, 2011
• U.S. announces $23 million more in Somali famine aid
  Millions of dollars more for famine relief will be sent to the Horn of Africa, said the head of U.S. Agency for International Development.August 31, 2011
• Ellison, Walz, Pelosi hold public forum on famine
  House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison and Tim Walz will participate in a public forum about the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa.August 31, 2011
• US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan
  Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday.August 27, 2011
• Minn. soldier killed in Afghanistan laid to rest
  A Minnesota soldier from Lengby who died in Afghanistan will be laid to rest on Saturday in Fosston.August 27, 2011
• LIVE BLOG: Midmorning looks at global attitudes towards Islamic immigrants
  After the spring attacks in Norway and in anticipation of the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, we're looking at attitudes around the world toward Islamic immigrants.August 25, 2011
• Libya's future after Gadhafi
  Will peace, democracy and prosperity prevail in Libya? How might a transition unfold, and what impact will this have in the mideast region?Midday, August 24, 2011
• From hiding, Gadhafi tells Libyans to free Tripoli
  Rebels say they have now taken control of nearly all of Tripoli, but sporadic gunfire could still be heard Wednesday, and Gadhafi loyalists fired shells and assault rifles at fighters who had captured the Libyan leader's personal compound.August 24, 2011

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