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• Families say farewells as Minnesota Guard leaves for Iraq
  Twenty-six hundred members of the Minnesota Army National Guard formally conclude six months of training for their fast-approaching deployment to Iraq Thursday at Camp Shelby in southern Mississippi.March 15, 2006
• Third anniversary of Iraq war approaches
  The U.S. has been Iraq for almost three years now. Is the country on the road to stability or civil war?Midday, March 15, 2006
• Marketing humanitarian crises
  The world is filled with humanitarian crises, yet only a handful of issues and groups garner international attention. One observer says limited resources force groups to market their plight to meet the agenda of aid groups.Midmorning, March 7, 2006
• Iraq's violence worsens
  Iraq appears on the verge of civil war after the bombing of a holy shrine, and many experts say it was a long time coming.Midmorning, March 2, 2006
• Rep. Lesch unapologetic about his trip to Iraq
  State Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul, surprised friends and colleagues when decided to travel to Iraq in January on his own. His decision was heavily criticized. But Lesch, who returned a few weeks ago, says he has no regrets, and makes no apology for the trip. He spoke with MPR's Tom Crann Wednesday.March 1, 2006
• Hart says national security requires international ties
  Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Hart, who co-chaired a commission that warned in 1999 that the U.S. could face a catastrophic terrorist attack.Midday, February 28, 2006
• Marine from Superior, Wis. killed in Iraq
  A Marine from Superior, Wisconsin, with only 15 days of active combat duty left in Iraq was killed by a roadside bomb there. Adam VanAlstine, 21, was killed Saturday in Ramadi outside of Baghdad, according to his sister.February 28, 2006
• Ex-Pentagon spokeswoman says spin is obsolete
  Torie Clarke, who served as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs from 2001-2003, says that in the modern media environment the best public relations strategy is openness.Midday, February 27, 2006
• Unmasking Stalin: A Speech that Changed the World
  Fifty years ago Friday former Kremlin leader Nikita Khrushchev dropped a rhetorical bombshell at the the feet of his fellow Communist Party members.Midday, February 24, 2006
• The roots of anti-Americanism
  In a recent speech at St. John's University in Collegeville, conservative thinker Dinesh D'Souza offered his theory on the roots anti-Americanism in the Muslim world and beyond.Midday, February 23, 2006
• Funeral services set for Minnesotan killed in Iraq
  Friends and family say Andrew Kemple joined the military following the 9-11 terrorist attacks and believed strongly in the war on terrorism.February 22, 2006
• Local Muslim reaction to cartoon controversy
  A Pakistani cleric announced a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew the Prophet Muhammad as thousands joined street protests after Friday prayers. Denmark, which first published the cartoons, temporarily closed its embassy and advised its citizens to leave Pakistan. In Minnesota, we've asked members of the Muslim community to reflect on the controversy.February 17, 2006
• The trial of Osama bin Laden
  How would Americans react if Osama bin Laden was captured and put on trial in New York City? A new play opening in Minneapolis Thursday night tries to imagine just that.February 16, 2006
• Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq
  A 23-year-old soldier from Cambridge has been killed by small arms fire in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Cpl. Andrew Kemple died in Tikrit on Sunday when his Humvee was attacked, the department said.February 15, 2006
• South Dakota loses three soldiers within days
  Three South Dakota soldiers died this week from injuries suffered while serving in Iraq. So far, 19 soldiers from South Dakota have died in Iraq, along with a civilian working there.February 9, 2006

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