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• Change at the helm for Afghanistan
  While General David Petraeus is expected to win Senate approval as Afghanistan commander, he could face tough questions about the direction of the war at his confirmation hearings.June 28, 2010
• America's independence: How did it happen?
  In the final weeks before July 4, 1776, how and why did a group of patriots abandon reconciliation with England and embrace American independence?Midday, June 25, 2010
• Korea: The Unfinished War
  Sixty years ago today, North Korean military forces crossed the 38th Parallel, igniting the Korean War. More than 36,000 Americans lost their lives in that war. However, the war is technically still not over; only a cease fire was signed in 1953. Midday features a 2003 American RadioWorks documentary that examines how the war began and its impact on global politics in the second half of the 20th century.Midday, June 25, 2010
• After McChrystal, US ambassador calls for unity
  The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan pledged Thursday to move forward in a unified mission with Gen. David Petraeus after the ouster of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in the war.June 24, 2010
• Hiker moms: Shocked by report on children's arrest
  The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran for nearly a year say they're shocked by a report that their children were in Iraq when they were arrested.June 24, 2010
• Obama fires McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus
  President Barack Obama announces that he has fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, in the aftermath of the general's remarks about administration officials in a magazine interview. The firing came after a face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office.June 23, 2010
• Obama accepts McChrystal's resignation 'with regret'
  McChrystal was pushed out over his blistering remarks about administration officials quoted in a magazine interview.June 23, 2010
• USAID chief live at the National Press Club
  Rajiv Shah, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), speaks at the National Press Club about the U.S. response to disasters in Haiti and elsewhere, as well as the future of international development.Midday, June 18, 2010
• Families of 3 jailed Americans criticize Iran
  The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for nearly a year say that country's government is using their children as pawns in a standoff with the U.S.June 17, 2010
• Story of Rwandan genocide shows how easily the human tide can turn
  If we tolerate atrocity anywhere, we are more likely to tolerate it everywhere.June 17, 2010
• Family: Minn. soldier, 23, dies at Kansas base
  A family member says a 23-year-old soldier from Minnesota has died at Fort Riley, Kan.June 16, 2010
• Minn. companies helped fight WWII in surprising ways
  Many Minnesota institutions pitched in to help with the war effort during WWII. Cargill built ships, General Mills made gun sights and Hormel made SPAM, of course.June 16, 2010
• Rally planned in Mpls. on anniversary of Iran elections
  A group of Minnesotans on Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the elections in Iran in which the opposition leader they supported lost to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.June 11, 2010
• Iran official expects trial soon for 3 Americans
  Three Americans detained in Iran for almost a year on suspicion of spying will likely go on trial soon if prosecutors decide there is enough evidence to press charges, Iran's top human rights official said Friday.June 11, 2010
• Best-selling author Sebastian Junger on his new book, 'War'
  Journalist and best-selling author Sebastian Junger speaks at the UBS Forum about his new book titled 'War'. The book follows a platoon of soldiers in Eastern Afghanistan and explores the psychological and social effects of combat in one of the most dangerous regions of the country.June 10, 2010

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