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• Source: Predator drone may have killed US troops
  The military is investigating what appears to be the first case of American troops killed by a missile from a U.S. drone.April 12, 2011
• Ivory Coast's bitter struggle
  Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo was captured Monday by forces loyal to internationally recognized president, Alassane Outtara, after months of refusing to acknowledge the results of October elections. But will the new president bring peace and stability to the country?Midmorning, April 12, 2011
• Fort Snelling's role in the start of the US Civil War
  It was 150 years ago today, April 12, 1861, when the United States began unraveling in a civil war that pitted Americans against each other.April 12, 2011
• The story behind the Emancipation Proclamation
  David Rubenstein, managing director of The Carlyle Group, discusses why President Abraham Lincoln decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, and how it ended up changing the course of the Civil War and the country. Rubenstein spoke from last summer's Aspen Ideas Festival.Midday, April 11, 2011
• Libyan rebels say NATO airstrikes hit their forces
  Rebel fighters claimed NATO airstrikes blasted their forces Thursday in another apparent mistake that sharply escalated anger about coordination with the military alliance in efforts to cripple Libyan forces. At least two rebels were killed and more than a dozen injured, a doctor said.April 7, 2011
• Trouble in Yemen could give Al-Qaida new opening
  The protests in Yemen have counterterrorism officials in this country particularly worried. That's because Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been a key U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida.April 6, 2011
• War as a workplace: inside Libya as a reporter and a hostage
  New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid is back in the U.S. after he and 3 colleagues were kidnapped by the Libyan government, brutalized and released after six days. Today, Shadid returns to Midmorning to share his story. Plus we check in with reporters still covering the conflict in Libya.Midmorning, April 6, 2011
• In Libya's west, Gadhafi reasserts control
  Rebels in Libya continue to battle government forces around the Mediterranean oil port of Brega. Much of the eastern part of the country is under rebel control, but in most of western Libya, Moammar Gadhafi has the upper hand.April 4, 2011
• Deployment uncertain, couple plan dream wedding in days
  Around Minnesota, thousands of soldiers are preparing to leave for Kuwait. For one soldier, the uncertainty of a deployment meant scrambling to plan his bride's dream wedding in just a few days.April 4, 2011
• Want change? Win over the military
  The Egyptian and Tunisian armies were more loyal to their nations as a whole than to preserving the power of any individual. That's not been the case in places like Libya and Bahrain, so far.April 1, 2011
• For Libyan rebels, a battle against time to organize
  Libyan rebels are ramping up a crash training course for volunteers in the hopes of better organizing their improvised army.April 1, 2011
• Gates: No ground troops while 'I am in this job'
  As the U.S. debates its future role in the Libyan conflict, Defense officials slammed the brakes on any broad participation Thursday, with Defense Secretary Robert Gates saying there will be no American ground troops in Libya "as long as I am in this job."March 31, 2011
• Minn. National Guard deploying 22 soldiers to Afghanistan
  Gov. Mark Dayton participated in a deployment ceremony at the Bloomington National Guard Armory Wednesday for 22 Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers leaving for Afghanistan.March 31, 2011
• Crossing the line of war
  Abu Ghraib prison photos depicted the the embarrassing treatment of suspected terrorists who were alive. Now, gruesome images of dead civilians, some pictured as prized mementos, is another tarnish for the U.S. military. Hear how photos of "The Kill Team" made their way to Rolling Stone magazine.Midmorning, March 30, 2011
• Where should the US use its power and influence in the world?
  Former State Department and USAID official J. Brian Atwood discusses the "Obama Doctrine" and the role of the United States military and diplomatic corps around the world.Midday, March 30, 2011

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