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• A surreal side of war
  A new documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the war in Iraq. The director of the film Gunner Palace profiles the young American soldiers whose barracks are the bombed-out palace of Uday Hussein.March 14, 2005
• Reporting from Iraq: a study in contrasts
  National Public Radio's Deborah Amos is recently back from Iraq and says that violence there has now surged back to the same levels as before the relatively peaceful January 30 election. In this MPR Broadcast Journalist series speech in St. Paul Thursday night, Amos said it is this contrast between hope and despair--the rise of an open society coupled with the daily threat of violence--that keeps her coming back to "the most dangerous assignment in the world."March 11, 2005
• The impact of war on women
  As the world celebrates International Women's Day, a new report says many females are worse off today than they were a decade ago. The president of Women for Women International discusses the use of violence against women during times of conflict and the future of women in post-war societies.March 11, 2005
• Wisconsin town mourns the death of soldier in Iraq
  A 24-year-old Army sergeant from the small Mississippi River community of Fountain City, Wisconsin, was killed in a car bomb explosion in Iraq on Monday. Andrew Bossert is the 35th Wisconsin soldier killed in the U.S.-led war.March 9, 2005
• The threat of nuclear terrorism
  Former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn speaks about the threat of nuclear terrorism live at the National Press Club in Washington. During his time in the Senate, Nunn co-authored a bill with Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., to to help Russia and the former Soviet republics secure or dismantle their weapons of mass destruction.March 9, 2005
• MN National Guard official says troops holding up
  Col. Joe Kelly is Chief of Staff of the Minnesota National Guard and advises the commander of the Multi-National Corps in Iraq on how the Reserve and National Guard forces are deployed. Last week, he attended a memorial service for three members of the Montevideo-based 151st Field Artillery unit who were killed in Iraq on February 21. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him from Baghdad.March 7, 2005
• Thomas Friedman's flat Earth theory
  For years New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote prolifically on globalization. Then 9/11 happened, and the tragedy consumed his attention. Friedman has said he "lost the thread" of globalization for a while. His forthcoming book, "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century," picks up the thread.March 4, 2005
• The last minutes inside the twin towers
  A New York Times reporter offers a minute-by-minute account of the collapse of the World Trade Center.March 2, 2005
• Appleton streets honor soldiers
  A Minnesota National Guard soldier killed last week in Iraq will be honored by his hometown. It's a long tradition in Appleton, naming streets after soldiers killed in war.March 1, 2005
• Remembering three lives
  The Iraq war came home with deadly impact this week to a cluster of western Minnesota towns. Three soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, were killed. At the unit's headquarters in Montevideo, soldiers and citizens mourned, and wondered about the loss.February 23, 2005
• Guard Chaplain on latest losses in Iraq
  Relatives say three Minnesota National Guard troops were killed in Iraq earlier this week. They were David Day, Jesse Lhotka, and Jason Timmerman. They all served with the 151st Field Artillery Unit based in Montevideo. State Sen. Dean Johnson, who is also a National Guard Chaplain, spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.February 23, 2005
• Three Minnesotans killed in Iraq on the same day
  Three National Guardsmen died on the same day in Iraq, in the deadliest day for Minnesota soldiers since at least the Vietnam War. All are members of the 151st Field Artillery, based in Montevideo.February 22, 2005
• Vets still fight Iwo Jima flag flap
  A Richfield man who fought on Iwo Jima has spent years fighting the notion that the famous flag-raising picture was a truthful depiction of what happened.February 18, 2005
• Iraq's new government
  The next step in the forming of Iraq's government is the choosing of a prime minister. But it's not clear which of two candidates will get the backing of the Shiite alliance that appears to have won the election. (Also contains live coverage of President Bush's announcement of U.S. Ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte as the new national intelligence director).February 17, 2005
• Lebanon, Syria and Middle East stability
  The assassination Monday of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri escalated ongoing tensions between Lebanon, Syria and the international community. While stopping short of blaming Damascus for the bombing, the U.S. pulled its Syrian ambassador from the country Tuesday citing "distortions of Lebanese politics" caused by the 15,000 Syrian soldiers stationed in Lebanon. What are the roots of the present-day tensions? What impact will Monday's bombing have on the stability of the Middle East?February 16, 2005

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