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• Robin Wright on 'The New Middle East'
  Award-winning journalist and Middle East expert Robin Wright gave a speech titled "The New Middle East: Building a Culture of Change" during a Westminster Town Hall Forum. Wright's most recent book is "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East."Midday, October 20, 2008
• New GI Bill forces vets to make some tough decisions
  For vets already in school, choosing between the new GI Bill or staying with the old one, is a complicated decision.October 17, 2008
• Seven years after the Taliban, what's changed?
  The Taliban in Afghanistan has launched a number of successful attacks in recent months, but some argue that the way to really calm the country is to reform the Afghan government from top to bottom. Also, the U.S. is considering how many more troops to send to Afghanistan, perhaps rotating some brigades from Iraq.Midmorning, October 7, 2008
• 'What Killed Sergeant Grey?'
  American RadioWorks investigates the mysterious death of an Iraq War veteran and uncovers new allegations of detainee abuse. This powerful documentary follows members of a U.S. Army unit and their struggle to come to terms with what they did, and didn't do, in Iraq.Midday, October 7, 2008
• Minnesota soldier charged with killing 2 in Iraq
  A Minneapolis soldier is charged with murder in the September shooting deaths of two members of his unit in Iraq.October 3, 2008
• The diva and the ghost writer
  Minneapolis author George Rabasa's new novel, "The Wonder Singer," explores love, opera and the agony of writing.October 3, 2008
• 'Will terrorists go nuclear?'
  Leading terrorism expert Brian Jenkins spoke recently at the Commonwealth Club of California about his new book, "Will Terrorism Go Nuclear?" Jenkins wrote one of the first reports on the long-term future of terrorism 30 years ago.Midday, October 1, 2008
• RNC protester to file first lawsuit against St. Paul
  The first major lawsuit in the wake of the RNC may soon be heading to court. An anti-war protester will announce his plans this afternoon to sue the city of St. Paul.September 26, 2008
• Cop actions top complaints at RNC listening session
  The RNC ended three weeks ago, and tensions are still running high in St. Paul. More than 150 people packed the City Council chambers last night for a community hearing.September 25, 2008
• The novel behind 'Miracle at Santa Anna'
  This weekend Spike Lee's new film "Miracle at Santa Anna" opens nationwide. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by James McBride.September 25, 2008
• Adm. Michael Mullen points out his priorities
  Adm. Michael Mullen discusses his top three priorities as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Adm. Mullen took listener questions from an audience at Town Hall Los Angeles. Midday broadcasts his remarks.Midday, September 24, 2008
• South American soldiers find new hope at Mayo
  Soldiers from Colombia are brought to the Mayo Clinic for treatment of their wounds.September 22, 2008
• Film revisits the Battle in Seattle
  As debate continues over how police handled demonstrations in the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention, a new movie opening this weekend examines incidents in Seattle in 1999 that helped to shape the way authorities now manage security at big protests.September 19, 2008
• A new approach to the Middle East
  Author and former CIA analyst Ken Pollack writes that countries in the Middle East can become more democratic. And even after the mistrust left by the Iraq war, he believes America can still play a substantial role.Midmorning, September 18, 2008
• A Liberian life of extremes
  Growing up in Liberia, Helene Cooper had an idyllic childhood, but it all came crashing down during the bloody coup of 1980 when the family had to flee Liberia to the U.S.September 16, 2008

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