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• Reporter kidnapped by the Taliban tells his story
  New York Times foreign correspondent David Rohde and his wife, Kristin Mulvihill, speak at the Aspen Ideas Festival about their new book, "A Rope and A Prayer: A Kidnapping From Two Sides." The book is their shared account of Rohde's kidnapping and imprisonment by the Taliban for seven months, and Mulvihill's efforts to free him.Midday, July 6, 2011
• Officials: Attack kills 37 people north of Baghdad
  A combined car bomb and roadside bombing in a town north of Baghdad killed at least 37 people and wounded 54 on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said.July 5, 2011
• Marine from Maplewood is killed in Afghanistan
  The Defense Department says a Marine from Maplewood has died in Afghanistan.July 2, 2011
• Journalist Robin Wright on the rebellion of the young in the Middle East
  Longtime foreign correspondent Robin Wright speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World." The book details the movements shaking the Middle East, fueled by a huge cultural shift happening among a young populace.Midday, July 1, 2011
• Minn. National Guard unit to help Afghans rebuild agriculture economy
  A Minnesota National Guard unit will be deployed to Afghanistan later this year with a unique mission -- to rebuild an agricultural economy in the war-torn country.June 30, 2011
• International judges order arrest of Gadhafi
  The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power.June 27, 2011
• Before deployment, Red Bulls train to 'bring it all together'
  Roughly 2,400 members of Minnesota's Red Bull brigade are at Fort McCoy, Wis. right now, in their final weeks of training before deploying to Kuwait.June 27, 2011
• House rejects measure to continue US role in Libya
  The House refused to vote President Barack Obama the authority for U.S. military operations against Libya on Friday but stopped short of cutting off funds for the mission, a mixed message reminiscent of congressional unease on Vietnam and more recent wars.June 24, 2011
• Too close to war: From journalist to hostage
  Reporter Clare Morgana Gillis was scheduled to be a guest on Midmorning on April 6. But the day before, she was taken captive in Libya, beaten and held for six weeks. Today, she finally joins us to describe her ordeal.Midmorning, June 24, 2011
• Obama: 30,000-plus surge troops leaving Afghanistan
  Beginning to wind down a long and devastating war, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night he was pulling home 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer, withdrawing the "surge" of forces he had sent to rescue a flailing effort. Said Obama to a country eager for an exit: "The tide of war is receding."June 22, 2011
• President Obama's strategy for the war in Afghanistan
  Tonight the president will tell the American people his plans for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. How fast should this occur? What are the goals?Midday, June 22, 2011
• Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer on Middle East peace prospects and politics
  Daniel C. Kurtzer, former ambassador to Israel (2001-2005) and Egypt (1997-2001) speaks about the recent shifts in power in the Middle East and the prospects for peace and democracy in the region. The speech was part of a special program for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.Midday, June 22, 2011
• In Congress, a bipartisan push for Afghan drawdown
  Growing numbers of lawmakers are balking both at the length of the war in Afghanistan and its cost.June 22, 2011
• Obama likely to cut 10K troops from Afghanistan
  President Barack Obama is expected to withdraw roughly 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year, with about 5,000 forces leaving this summer and an additional 5,000 Americans coming home by the end of the year, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.June 21, 2011
• Roots of the Arab spring uprisings
  A bleak economy and high unemployment among young people have fueled much of the discontent in the Arab spring uprisings. A new documentary from America Abroad looks at how democracy alone cannot solve the major issues that plague the economies of these countries.Midday, June 20, 2011

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