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• Army "goofed" in communicating Minnesota Guard deployment extension plans
  The commander of the Minnesota Army National Guard in Iraq has apologized to his soldiers and their family members.January 17, 2007
• Bomb Scare: Confronting the Nuclear Threat
  In the 62 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, diplomacy, fear, and luck have helped humanity avoid another atomic attack. But with North Korea's recent nuclear test and Iran's atomic ambitions, the next members of the nuclear club may also be world's most dangerous states.Midday, January 16, 2007
• Coleman on Iraq: Politics or principles?
  Sen. Norm Coleman been a strong supporter of the Iraq war but is a vocal critic of President Bush's latest plan.January 15, 2007
• Military turns to high schools for recruits
  The defense department intends to increase new recruitment goals by 92,000 troops a year as part of President Bush's plan to boost troop strength in Iraq.January 12, 2007
• The last great naval war
  Four commanders played critical roles in World War II's Pacific theater, but no one had examined their interlocking roles before. A new book uses Japanese and American sources to piece together the reasons why both sides failed to understand each other.Midmorning, January 12, 2007
• Did Bush choose the right path in Iraq?
  President Bush's plan to increase troops in Iraq led the news this week. Did the president make the right decision?Midday, January 12, 2007
• Guard employers wonder when workers will return
  Minnesota National Guard soldiers and their families are coming to terms with an extended deployment in Iraq. While the change is a disappointment for soldiers' families, the extension is also a challenge for employers with workers serving in Iraq.January 12, 2007
• National Guard confirms longer tour in Iraq
  Minnesota's 2,600 National Guard troops will remain in Iraq until July, according to the head of the Guard. Meantime, dozens of demonstrators in the Twin Cities Thursday morning denounced President's Bush's plans to increase the number of troops in Iraq.January 11, 2007
• Gates defends new Iraq policy to House panel
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates answers questions on President Bush's Iraq policy in hearings before the House Armed Services Committee Thursday.Midday, January 11, 2007
• Soldier's brother reacts to new Iraq strategy
  James Berka's brother Joel is in the U.S. Army. Joel is on his second tour of duty in Iraq. James offers his reaction to President Bush's new strategy for Iraq and talks about what his brother has observed during his time overseas.January 11, 2007
• Congress questions proposed troop increase
  Live coverage of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Bush Administration's proposals on what to do next in Iraq. The committee will question Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.Midmorning, January 11, 2007
• Bush sending 21,500 more troops to Iraq
  President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time he erred by failing to order a military buildup in Iraq last year and said he was increasing U.S. troops by 21,500 to quell the country's near-anarchy.January 10, 2007
• Minnesota National Guard mission in Iraq extended
  The president's escalation of the war in Iraq will come from extending the tours of some National Guard units, including one based in Minnesota.January 10, 2007
• St. Paul soldier killed in Iraq
  The Minnesota Army National Guard says James Mathew Wosika Jr., 24, died on Tuesday in Fallujah.January 10, 2007
• Will more troops stabilize Iraq?
  President Bush goes on nationwide radio and television Wednesday evening to outline his new strategy in Iraq. That stragtegy will reportedly be built around increasing U.S. troop strength in Iraq.Midday, January 10, 2007

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