Obama defends US wars as he accepts peace prize President Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel
Peace Prize winners, delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prize to "reach for the world
that ought to be."December 10, 2009
Minnesota National Guard in wartime Sixteen members of the Minnesota National Guard have been killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and 2,240 Minnesota National Guard soldiers and airmen will spend Christmas overseas. On Midday, Adj. Gen. Larry Shellito talks about Minnesotans who are serving in wartime.Midday, December 8, 2009
Remembering Pearl Harbor On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, marking the entry of the United States into World War II. American RadioWorks Executive Producer Stephen Smith has listened to some audio recordings from those first days of war. He joins Midday to talk about what Americans heard back in 1941.Midday, December 7, 2009
Rep. Tim Walz holding town hall on Afghanistan Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz will hold a town hall meeting in Mankato next week to discuss the planned military escalation in Afghanistan.December 3, 2009
Obama orders 30,000-troop increase for Afghanistan President Barack Obama ordered an
additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on
Tuesday night, and told an impatient American public he hopes a
gradual withdrawal can begin within 18 months.December 1, 2009
Preview of Obama's Afghanistan policy speech In a speech Tuesday night, President Obama is expected to announce he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and will outline a timetable for the end of the U.S. military mission there. Midday previews the speech.Midday, December 1, 2009
Oberstar fears Afghanistan may detract from economic recovery President Obama plans to outline his war strategy in Afghanistan tonight. It's widely expected that he'll announce plans to deploy about 30-thousand more U.S. troops to the region.December 1, 2009
Klobuchar urges release of hikers held in Iran Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked the Iranian government to release three detained American hikers Monday, following Iranian accusations that the trio engaged in espionage.November 30, 2009
Mourners gather for Fort Hood victim's funeral Friends and family are mourning the loss of Pfc. Kham Xiong, the Minnesota soldier who was killed in the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.November 28, 2009