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War & Conflict

• Lee Woodruff and Melanie Bloom on friendship and tragedy
  Close friends Lee Woodruff and Melanie Bloom shared a long separation from husbands working overseas for network news. And they alternated caring for each other when their families experienced a pair of tragedies.Midmorning, September 25, 2007
• Iran's president speaks
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the National Press Club in Washington, as he visits the U.S. to address the United Nations.Midday, September 24, 2007
• Remembering Little Rock
  Fifty years ago this week marks one of the biggest events in U.S. civil rights history, the integration of Little Rock Central High School. President Dwight Eisenhower sent troops to restore order and enforce federal law.Midday, September 24, 2007
• Minnesota soldier receives Silver Star
  Chad Malmberg, a St. Paul native, is the first Minnesota National Guard member since World War II to receive the medal, which is awarded for gallantry in combat.September 22, 2007
• Unrest in Ethiopia worries local Oromo
  Minnesota has one of the largest Oromo populations in the country. The Oromo is an ethnic group from Ethiopia. The estimated 10,000 to 15,000 Oromo in the Twin Cites are trying to make new lives for themselves. But they say, their thoughts are often elsewhere -- as they monitor what's happening to family and friends in Ethiopia.September 21, 2007
• Minnesota Guard member earns a Silver Star for bravery
  Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg distinguished himself when he led 15 American soldiers in a fierce, nearly hourlong firefight against 30 Iraqi insurgents on Jan. 27. He will honored for "gallantry in action" at a ceremony Saturday.September 20, 2007
• Coffinating Dr. Strangelove
  Over the past decade, Skewed Visions has staged theatrical productions in vacant office buildings, two-story houses and moving cars. The group's latest production uses the basement of an old coffin factory for a sequel to the satirical Cold War movie, "Dr. Strangelove."September 20, 2007
• Ken Burns' fresh look at World War II
  Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speaks at the National Press Club about his newest documentary series, "The War." The series, which begins Sunday night on PBS, takes a different approach to World War II. Luverne, Minnesota is one of the four towns featured in the series.Midday, September 18, 2007
• Diplomacy in Iraq
  Minnesota native and State Department diplomat Thomas Wise talks about his year working as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.Midday, September 18, 2007
• The worst assignment in Iraq
  Lt. Col. (ret.) Deanna Germain was a nurse and caregiver to the U.S. soldiers and Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.September 17, 2007
• The parallels between Vietnam and Iraq
  A new book asks historians of the American war in Vietnam to compare it to the war in Iraq.Midmorning, September 17, 2007
• A closer look at Bush's strategy for Iraq
  Midday discusses the military and diplomatic reports on the Iraq war, and examines the reaction from President Bush and Congress.Midday, September 14, 2007
• A new vision for national security
  According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, about half of adult Americans said they believe neither side is winning the war on terror. Midmorning discusses a new vision for national security in the U.S.Midmorning, September 13, 2007
• Assessing progress in Iraq
  Midday talks to Ambassador Barbara Bodine for her reaction to Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker's assessment of progress in Iraq.Midday, September 12, 2007
• Turning point for the Iraq mission?
  Now that Congress has heard reports from Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the wrangling begins over when and how many troops will withdraw from Iraq.Midmorning, September 12, 2007

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