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• Bin Laden's death alters debate over Afghanistan
  Different schools of thought can be found all over Washington -- whether U.S. forces should press harder than before, leave immediately or try to reconcile with Taliban leaders.May 25, 2011
• US hikers jailed in Iran make rare call to family
  Two American hikers held captive in Iran have called home for only the third time since their arrest nearly two years ago.May 23, 2011
• Photos: Farewell ceremony for Red Bulls
  Some 2,400 members of the Minnesota National Guard are deploying to the Middle East over the next several weeks. The state's official departure ceremony for those soldiers, members of the Guard's Red Bulls team, was held Sunday at Fort Snelling. Hundreds of people came to bid them farewell.May 22, 2011
• 2,400 Minn. Guardsmen deploying for Kuwait
  The official goodbye ceremony for 2,400 Minnesota National Guard soldiers deploying to Kuwait was being held today at Fort Snelling.May 22, 2011
• Transporting Guard soldiers, equipment is no easy task
  Minnesota National Guard soldiers charged with transporting thousands of soldiers and their equipment have already been working for more than half a year on logistics for the upcoming deployment by the First Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division to Kuwait.May 20, 2011
• Why are the Red Bulls already going overseas again?
  The Red Bulls served the longest combat tour of any unit in the Iraq War - and now it's their turn again. For about 40 percent of these soldiers, the deployment means yet another long separation from loved ones.May 20, 2011
• A closer look at the Red Bulls as they prepare to deploy
  The deploying Red Bull soldiers represent 530 communities throughout Minnesota and 15 other states. About 39 percent of deploying soldiers leave behind at least one dependent child or spouse.May 19, 2011
• Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders
  Forcefully stepping into an explosive Middle East debate, President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed a key Palestinian demand for the borders of its future state and prodded Israel to accept that it can never have a truly peaceful nation based on "permanent occupation."May 19, 2011
• Schedule: Red Bulls departure ceremonies around the state
  Over the next two weeks, National Guard soldiers will say goodbye to their families and friends for a one-year assignment in Kuwait. Ceremonies around the state will mark the beginning of a new deployment for 2,400 members of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division.May 19, 2011
• Live coverage of President Obama's mideast address
  President Obama gives a major address at the State Department about the Middle East and North Africa. Live coverage from NPR and analysis from NPR's foreign editor Loren Jenkins and studio guests.Midday, May 19, 2011
• Moms of US hikers held in Iran start hunger strike
  The mothers of two U.S. hikers held in Iran for nearly two years said they are starting a hunger strike Thursday in solidarity with their sons, whom they believe are fasting while awaiting trial on espionage charges.May 19, 2011
• Gen. James L. Jones live at the National Press Club
  The former National Security Advisor for the Obama administration and retired four-star general will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon. He will discuss the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on al Qaeda and how shifts in power throughout the Middle East is changing America's strategic goals.Midday, May 16, 2011
• The hunt for Osama bin Laden: how was he found?
  National security and counterterrorism expert Michael Hurley, former staff to the 9/11 Commission, explains what we know about the decade-long search for al Qaeda's top leader.Midday, May 13, 2011
• Bachmann among those who viewed bin Laden photos
  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's convinced that U.S. forces "got our man" after viewing graphic photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse.May 12, 2011
• One military wife's view of deployment: 'I hate that my husband is gone'
  The separation lasts a year, but the coping occurs moment by moment.May 12, 2011

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