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• Reporting from the frontline
  During the war in Iraq, people in the U.S. relied heavily on reports from journalists embedded with the troops. We hear a special panel of reporters discuss their experiences reporting in Iraq. The event is moderated by veteran reporter and war correspondent, Joe Galloway. This is a special Commonwealth Club of California broadcast.July 22, 2003
• Liberian strife continues
  As the situation for Liberian civilians continues to deteriorate, President Bush says he still is considering sending peacekeepers. A look at the rebel forces, possible government leaders and potential for peace.July 22, 2003
• No end in sight for Iraq occupation
  The American official in charge of Iraq said the U.S. role in that country will last until a constitution is drafted and elections are held. The morale among American soldiers in Iraq is being tested as attacks continue and the departure for some has been delayed indefinitely.July 17, 2003
• The Minnesota National Guard takes a turn in Bosnia
  The Minnesota National Guard will soon engage in its largest overseas troop deployment since World War II. Some 1,100 National Guard troops from the Twin Cities, Moorhead and Duluth are about to begin an eight-month mission in Bosnia. The soldiers will take part in the U.N.'s peacekeeping mission set up by the 1996 Dayton Peace Accords. The National Guard says the deployment will be tough on the soldiers and their families. But they also realize it's a burden on employers.July 17, 2003
• Funeral held for first Minnesotan killed in Iraq
  About 300 people filled St. John's Lutheran Church here Tuesday for the funeral of Pfc. Edward James Herrgott, the first Minnesotan killed in the war in Iraq. Herrgott, 20, was guarding the National Museum in Baghdad on July 3 when he was shot and killed by a sniper.July 15, 2003
• Tensions in Iraq
  The United States lost its 32nd soldier in postwar combat in Iraq on Monday, underscoring the hardships a U.S.-backed Governing Council faced in quashing Iraqi resentment as it began work choosing a leader. A group which said it was an Iraqi branch of the al Qaeda network claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. soldiers in an audio tape broadcast on Sunday but its rhetoric was more reminiscent of former president Saddam Hussein's Baath Party than Osama bin Laden's group. We discuss current events in Iraq.July 14, 2003
• A death in Baghdad
  Funeral services will be held this week in Shakopee for Edward James Herrgott, the first Minnesotan to die in the war with Iraq. Herrgott, a member of the 1st Armored Division, fell victim to sniper fire while on patrol in Baghdad on July 3. His family and friends want him remembered as a regular kid who was working to hard to become a responsible adult.July 14, 2003
• Minister released from Laos prison calls for investigation of human rights abuses
  Rev. Naw-Karl Mua, the St. Paul pastor recently released from a Laotian prison, says he wants the U.S. government to help Hmong rebels living in the jungle. On Saturday Mua spoke publicly for the first time since his release at a press conference in Maplewood.July 12, 2003
• An intelligent approach to intelligence?
  Congress is looking closely at how well the intelligence community gathers information since Sept. 11. Already a U.S. House committee report says intelligence efforts are undermanned and unprepared to prevent another terrorist attack.July 10, 2003
• Should the military be deployed in Liberia?
  The U.S. military may yet be called to another region in turmoil. The Bush administration is studying whether troops should go to Liberia. U.S. soldiers already serve in the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.July 9, 2003
• The view from Iraq
  Sen. Mark Dayton, who just got back last week from a three-day tour of Iraq, says the situation in that country is "miserable."July 8, 2003
• Reporting on World War II
  We look at the work of Edward R. Murrow and his fellow broadcasters at CBS just prior and during World War II. This was some of the first broadcast journalism during WWII. Murrow himself was first on the scene, in prewar England and later the blitz.July 3, 2003
• Terrorism and the Media
  Although reporters were given unprecedented access to the frontlines in the war with Iraq, a new battle for information is being waged at home. Administration officials and Congress now say that terrorist threats force us to rethink our open society and restrict access to what they call "Homeland Security Information," information such as environmental reports on chemical plants, safety reports on bridges, and staffing patterns and budgets for state and local governments. Officials say it is a matter of protecting public safety; critics call it an astonishing power grab that threatens a cornerstone of our democracy. We hear a special program from National Public Radio's Justice Talking series.July 1, 2003
• The present and future of Iraq
  There were two apparent attacks on U.S. forces in central Iraq Tuesday. Witnesses say a rocket slammed into a truck driving south of Baghdad and caused four casualties. That follows reports that at least two Americans were hurt when a grenade was fired at a vehicle in a central Baghdad neighborhood. The U.S. military isn't confirming either reported attack. We discuss the situation in Iraq.July 1, 2003
• Peace process forging ahead
  Despite another flare of violence in the West Bank, all sides are optimistic that efforts toward peace will continue, building on the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip and a truce agreed to by Palestinian militant groups.July 1, 2003

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