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• Franken: Draw back more U.S. Iraqi funds
  U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken is one-upping a call from his opponent, Republican Norm Coleman, for the United States to rescind funds it's sending to Iraq for reconstruction of that country.August 11, 2008
• Georgia and Russia on verge of all-out war?
  International organizations including NATO, the United Nations, the G-7 and the European Union, and the United States, all weigh in on the broadening war between Russia and Georgia in the breakaway province of Ossetia.Midday, August 11, 2008
• Coleman: rescind Iraqi reconstruction money
  U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he'll push to rescind $1 billion in U.S. funding for Iraqi reconstruction -- responding to a report that Iraq could finish the year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus.August 8, 2008
• The history and future of the atom bomb
  Three nuclear weapons and global security experts discuss the history and future use of nuclear weapons at the Aspen Ideas Festival this summer.Midday, August 4, 2008
• A progress report from Iraq
  A progress report from a member of the team of analysts invited to Iraq by Gen. David Patraeus for 10 days of research on security and political progress in Iraq's three largest cities.Midday, August 4, 2008
• Sendoffs for two Minnesota Guard units headed to Iraq
  Ceremonies were held today for two Minnesota National Guard units heading to Iraq -- one in Oklahoma, the other in St. Paul.August 4, 2008
• Has the war on terror gone too far?
  New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer's new book chronicles the use of torture by the CIA, as witnessed by the Red Cross. She says while the U.S. tried to wrest information from terrorist suspects, Bush administration officials maintained the extreme threat of attack allowed an extreme response.Midmorning, August 4, 2008
• 40th anniversary of Prague Spring
  In August 1968, Soviet troops rolled into Prague, Czechoslovakia, to occupy the country and halt the democratic and economic reform efforts of the new Czech Communist Party leader Alexander Dubcek. Czechoslovakia remained under Soviet control until 1990.Midday, August 1, 2008
• 700+ Minn. Guard troops headed to Iraq
  They are members of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, which will command and maintain Blackhawk, Apache and Chinook helicopters.August 1, 2008
• Evan Wright on war
  "Generation Kill" author Evan Wright joins Midday to discuss his book, its transformation to an HBO miniseries and writing about war.Midday, July 28, 2008
• The debate over Iraq war timelines
  As the Iraqi government and the Bush administration negotiate the future of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, presidential candidates are talking about whether withdrawal of forces can begin to happen next year.Midmorning, July 24, 2008
• Political tension in the Middle East
  Brian Atwood, dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, joins Midday to talk about the latest news from the Middle East, including Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit there, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the recent political and internal conflicts in those countries.Midday, July 24, 2008
• Anti-war activists plan protest on last day of RNC
  Organizers are planning a second anti-war protest during the Republican Convention, and they say this one could include civil disobedience.July 23, 2008
• Duluth air show draws fans and foes
  The Duluth air show this weeked will draw fans and foes of military aircraft.July 18, 2008
• S.D. soldier killed in Iraq
  A soldier from South Dakota was killed this week in Iraq. The Department of Defense says Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vrooman, 28, died Tuesday from injuries suffered when an explosive device went off while on a combat mission.July 17, 2008

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