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• Jailed protesters criticize police actions
  The Republican National Convention wraps up tonight, following several days of protests and more than 300 arrests. As the first detainees charged with gross misdemeanors or felonies were released yesterday, many said police arrested them without cause.September 4, 2008
• Author alleges Bush invented evidence to invade Iraq
  Journalist and author Ron Suskind alleges in this latest book that the Bush administration knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the 2003 invasion. He claims that the president's advisers, with the help of the CIA, invented the evidence.Midmorning, September 2, 2008
• Authorities say splinter groups caused most of protest violence
  Though nearly 300 protesters were arrested on the first day of the Republican National Convention, St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman said he feels the officers' actions were nothing short of heroic.September 2, 2008
• RNC-related arrests come early to St. Paul
  Two anti-poverty protesters who organized an outdoor encampment on Harriet Island in St. Paul were arrested Thursday night after they refused to clear the park. The arrests were peaceful, and the camp shut down quietly.August 29, 2008
• 'Takin it to the streets' ain't what it used to be
  The image and public perception of protesters has changed since the 1960s.August 29, 2008
• Minn. soldier killed in Afghanistan
  A soldier from Minnesota was killed while trying to disarm an explosive device in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.August 26, 2008
• Minnesota soldier killed in Afghanistan
  The Department of Defense says Staff Sgt. Brian E. Studer, 28, of Roseau died August 22 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, while trying to disarm an explosive device.August 26, 2008
• Relations with Russia grow tenuous
  The continuing war between Russia and Georgia is causing the United States and other Western nations to reconsider their relationship with Russia. As the conflict continues, Midday explores the war that broke out August 7, 2008 and its geopolitical implications.Midday, August 26, 2008
• 'Street medics' gear up for RNC protests
  A small crew of street medics is preparing to offer first aid and mental health care to protesters and others during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.August 20, 2008
• Minnesotan looks back on Iranian hostage crisis
  Minnesota native L. Bruce Laingen was charge d'affaires of the American Embassy in Iran when radicals took over the building and held 52 Americans hostage from November 1979 to January 1981. Laingen joins Midday to talk about his experience during the hostage crisis.Midday, August 19, 2008
• Telling soldiers' stories
  Longtime military affairs reporter and columnist Joe Galloway joins Midday to talk about his new book. Galloway has written a sequel to his best-selling book, "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young." The new book is called "We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam."Midday, August 18, 2008
• What does a peace agreement mean for Georgia's future?
  Though a cease fire agreement has been signed between Georgia and Russia, there are conflicting reports as to when hostilities actually will stop. Russian troops plan to stay in a security zone in the region.Midmorning, August 18, 2008
• Can a cease-fire bring peace in Georgia?
  After five days of fighting, the presidents of Georgia and Russia have agreed to a cease-fire. But whether that agreement will lead to peace in the region is still in question. Retired U.S. Foreign Service officer Tom Hanson joins Midday to talk about developments in Georgia and Russia.Midday, August 13, 2008
• War veteran tries to move on from his injuries
  A former Minnesota soldier who was injured in Iraq last year is getting ready to come home.August 12, 2008
• Sorting through the split verdict at Guantanamo
  In the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, a U.S. military jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison, including five years and a month already served at Guantanamo Bay. Military prosecutors sought a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.Midday, August 12, 2008

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