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• Iraq death toll passes 4,000
  The overall U.S. death toll in Iraq rose to 4,000 after four soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, a grim milestone that is likely to fuel calls for the withdrawal of American forces as the war enters its sixth year.March 24, 2008
• A vision of hope for the Middle East
  Washington Post foreign policy reporter Robin Wright recently discussed her new book, "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East," at the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, March 20, 2008
• Solemn ceremony at Capitol marks five years of Iraq war
  A pair of boots for every Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq stood in the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday to mark the war's fifth anniversary.March 19, 2008
• Some young vets struggle to find work
  Several thousand Minnesotans have been to Iraq and back over the past five years. Some are finding that the economic downturn has made getting a job more difficult than it used to be.March 19, 2008
• War in Iraq hits five-year mark
  It's been five years since the U.S. invaded Iraq. The war has so far cost the United States $500 billion, and Iraqi and U.S. casualties together are in the tens of thousands. Midday examines the past five years and the future of U.S. involvement in Iraq.Midday, March 19, 2008
• Five years in Iraq
  Five years after the invasion, the Iraq war is part of the political rhetoric now and becomes more striking after the conventions. Also New Yorker reporter George Packer talks about what he observes on the changes Americans have made on Iraqi culture.Midmorning, March 18, 2008
• More than 800 Minn. Guard troops going to Iraq
  Around 800 Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be leaving for Iraq this summer, the Guard announced Tuesday.March 18, 2008
• Unrest in Tibet
  The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has accused China of "cultural genocide," and has called for an international investigation of the suppression of protests there, while China blames the Dalai Lama for rioting in Tibet. All of this comes just months before the Beijing Olympics. Carleton College international relations professor Roy Grow will join Midday to talk about China's crackdown on protestors in Tibet and other issues facing the United States and China.Midday, March 18, 2008
• News from Afghanistan
  Reporter Elizabeth Rubin spent time with a company of soldiers fighting insurgents in Afghanistan. She found a complicated balance between attacking and earning the trust of the people who live in the middle of a war zone.Midmorning, March 18, 2008
• Chemical unit heads to Iraq
  About 30 Minnesota soldiers from the Army Reserve deployed Monday on a mission that will take them to Iraq.March 17, 2008
• What the war really costs
  Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard University professor Linda Bilmes are authors of the new book "The Three Trillion Dollar War," which they discussed in a recent speech at the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, March 17, 2008
• Inside the U.S. military
  A new survey of active duty and retired military officers shows an increasing concern over the ability of the U.S. military to handle conflicts beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a lack of faith in civilian leadership.Midmorning, March 17, 2008
• 'Chicago 10' takes a new look at a timeless story
  A new movie uses archive film and animation to plunge audiences into the chaos surrounding the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. "Chicago 10" director Brett Morgan says there are lessons in the story for organizers at the Republican National Convention this year in St Paul.March 14, 2008
• Live Westminster Town Hall Forum with Jan Egeland
  Jan Egeland served as U.N. Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and is currently Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution. He's out with a new book, "A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity," and Midday broadcasts his speech at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.Midday, March 13, 2008
• Christiane Amanpour on covering the world
  In an interview with journalist Marvin Kalb, Christiane Amanpour discusses disaster, crisis and war as she's covered it during her time as CNN's chief international correspondent.Midday, March 11, 2008

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