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• Pawlenty, senators mark Veterans Day in Minn.
  State political and military leaders offered words of praise and thanks to Minnesota veterans Wednesday during a Veterans Day ceremony in Inver Grove Heights. They also pledged to continue working on public policies aimed at helping veterans and their families.November 11, 2009
• Families of Americans held in Iran plot each move
  The families of three Americans accused of espionage in Iran are attempting the delicate feat of keeping a spotlight trained on the plight of their loved ones while trying to avoid the tangled politics of the tense U.S.-Iran relationship.November 11, 2009
• Minnesota veterans relieved as VA recognizes Agent Orange link
  New research has led the Department of Veterans Affairs to change its policy on Agent Orange, a chemical widely using during the Vietnam War which is linked to illnesses in Vietnam veterans. The VA will now allow thousands of veterans to connect their illnesses to their Agent Orange exposure, making them eligible for more benefits.November 11, 2009
• The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier
  The Vietnam Tapes is a special Midday program featuring audio letters from the Vietnam War. Dan Kleven of Willmar, Minn., spent 11 months in combat in Vietnam in 1970. He recorded his thoughts on cassette tapes in the field, and sent them back to his family.Midday, November 11, 2009
• Arrest by Dutch officials tied to missing Minnesota men
  The FBI has confirmed that a recent arrest by Dutch officials is related to the investigation of about 20 Minnesota men who are thought to have traveled to Somalia to fight.November 10, 2009
• Obama salutes Fort Hood victims, condemns murders
  One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths.November 10, 2009
• The culture of the military
  President Obama will be among those at memorial service today for the victims of the shooting at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. In advance of that service, McClatchy Newspapers Pentagon correspondent Nancy Youssef joins Midday to talk about military culture.Midday, November 10, 2009
• Minnesota soldier shot at Fort Hood to return to training
  One of the Minnesota soldiers wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood will soon be back training to go to Iraq.November 9, 2009
• Minneapolis hosts vigil for hikers held in Iran
  Families and friends of the three American hikers detained in Iran will mark the 100-day anniversary of their detention at a candlelight vigil in Minneapolis on Sunday.November 7, 2009
• Soldier from St. Paul among 13 dead at Fort Hood
  A 23-year-old soldier from St. Paul was among the 13 people killed at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, his family said Friday.November 6, 2009
• Minn. Guard welcomes home 12 troops from Afghanistan
  The Minnesota National Guard is welcoming home 12 soldiers on Friday from a one-year deployment to Afghanistan.November 6, 2009
• Clinton sees families of hikers detained in Iran
  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional meeting on Thursday with the families of three American hikers detained in Iran since late July and renewed appeals to Iranian authorities to release them.November 5, 2009
• Minnesota war vets voice support of troops
  A handful of Minnesota veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will join other vets in Washington, D.C., Thursday to call for more support for troops in Afghanistan.November 5, 2009
• Peace puppets get to the heart of theater's mission
  The story of a simple monk trying to promote peace during the Vietnam war might seem an unlikely subject for a puppet show. Yet the performers in "A Path Home" at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater say in many ways their show gets to the very roots of what they do as an organization.November 4, 2009
• Taking on the Taliban
  As President Barack Obama considers a new strategy in Afghanistan, a new documentary from America Abroad explores the current counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, the history of U.S. policy there, and the fight against terrorism across the border in Pakistan. The documentary is called, "Taking on the Taliban."Midday, November 4, 2009

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