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War & Conflict

• Uprising in Nepal
  The world's only Hindu monarchy is facing political turmoil, as people take to the streets in Nepal's capital city demanding democracy.Midmorning, April 25, 2006
• Remembering the Holocaust
  A Holocaust survivor and her daughter talk about memory and how future generations will remember the event.April 25, 2006
• How should we treat our enemies?
  A local historian says the way the United States treats its prisoners of war has changed drastically since World War II.April 25, 2006
• Kofi Annan visits St. Paul
  Kofi Annan touts progress of UN to his alma mater, Macalester College.April 22, 2006
• "Ordinary Man" saved hundreds in Rwandan genocide
  Paul Rusesabagina managed the real-life hotel made famous in the 2004 movie "Hotel Rwanda." In 1994, Rusesabagina sheltered and negotiated for the lives of 1,200 people during 100 harrowing days of violence in Rwanda. He tells his story in a new autobiography.April 20, 2006
• The state of U.S. intelligence gathering
  Former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and current National Intelligence Director John Negroponte speaks from the National Press Club in Washington.Midday, April 20, 2006
• Neoconservatives and the war in Iraq
  A neoconservative says the Iraq war was a mistaken cause for neocons. Francis Fukuyama's new book traces the rise of neoconservatism and whether the movement should be held accountable for the war.Midmorning, April 18, 2006
• Rumsfeld resists calls for resignation
  High-ranking military officers are questioning the leadership of Donald Rumsfeld, though President Bush stands by his secretary of defense. Midmorning discusses the implications for civilian leadership and examines military culture with a former Air Force colonel and military historian.Midmorning, April 18, 2006
• Local group helps returning vets
  Minnesota's military veterans sometimes need help with medical, social and financial issues once they return home. A small nonprofit group gets high marks for its responsiveness to veterans' problems.April 18, 2006
• What ever happened to John Walker Lindh?
  John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in southern California. But his father, Frank Lindh, has asked President Bush to commute his sentence.Midday, April 12, 2006
• Iraq's uncertain future
  The U.S. Embassy has issued a report of Iraq's security situation, and only two-thirds of the provinces there earned optimistic ratings.Midmorning, April 11, 2006
• Murtha explains his Iraq withdrawal plan
  Despite harsh criticism from congressional Republicans, Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., is sticking by his call for U.S. troops to pull out of Iraq and redeploy to neighboring countries.Midday, April 10, 2006
• Sugar Point revisited
  Drawing on the traditional ways of Anishinaabe storytelling, one poet/author describes the 1898 battle which marked a turning point in relations between the U.S. government and Native Americans.Midmorning, April 7, 2006
• An eye on terrorism
  A former member of the 9-11 Commission staff talks about what his new employer, the U.S. State Department, is doing to uncover terrorist activities.Midmorning, April 7, 2006
• Minnesota's Congressional delegation shows deep divide on Iraq
  The Iraq war has lost lots of support among Americans. What do the members of the Minnesota delegation think we should do now?April 5, 2006

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