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• The cost of a U.S. occupation of Iraq
  The United States Tuesday called for a U.N. vote authorizing war against Iraq by the end of the week, but there was little sign that a proposal to extend an ultimatum to Baghdad for a few days could win a Security Council majority. More than 250,000 U.S. and British troops are poised to invade Iraq to remove the government of President Saddam Hussein and destroy his banned weapons programs, and President Bush is anxious to resolve the U.N. standoff quickly. Wednesday the Council on Foreign Relations releases a report called "Iraq: The Day After". It lays out the difficulties of occupying Iraq without the support from other nations and the United Nations. We discuss the current Iraq situation and the CFR report.March 12, 2003
• Court of Appeals overturns immigrant license rules
  The Minnesota Court of Appeals overturned rules Tuesday that allowed law enforcement to track foreign visitors through special driver's license markings.March 11, 2003
• The aftermath of victory in Iraq
  A war- and sanctions-ravaged Iraq will be in dire need of reconstruction following a possible war. Former President Jimmy Carter said "It is quite possible that the aftermath of a military invasion will destabilize the region and prompt terrorists to further jeopardize our security at home," in a New York Times opinion article Sunday. We explore the long-term repercussions of the United State's military and political involvement in Iraq.March 11, 2003
• Will war worsen the nurse shortage?
  In addition to losing nurses to the nation's ramp-up for war, state health care providers have to compete with the military's attractive signing bonuses and other benefits for nurses.March 10, 2003
• Media prepares for war
  The Pentagon has a plan for allowing journalists to accompany front line troops during a possible war with Iraq. But "embedding" reporters could prove a double-edged sword.March 10, 2003
• Rowley mum on letter and war in college address
  Fame has allowed her the chance to try to make a difference in the world, Coleen Rowley says, but she insists that it has come at a price. "The stuff like the pictures and stuff, I really don't care for. I don't like this stuff," she said in an interview Friday between lectures on legal and law ethics at Hamline University.March 7, 2003
• Continuing coverage from the United Nations
  At a presentation before the United Nations Security Council Friday, Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix says there has been "substantial" Iraqi disarmament. He points to Iraq's destruction of its Al Samoud Two missiles, saying they aren't "toothpicks." Blix also told the Security Council that Iraq is actively cooperating with inspectors.March 7, 2003
• Continuing coverage of the Iraqi weapons inspectors' report to the United Nations
  Friday the United Nations weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohammed ElBaradei give their latest report on Iraqi compliance with U.N. demands that it disarm. Iraq denies it has any nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. In a preview, Blix told a news conference Wednesday that Iraq was now providing much more cooperation. In contrast, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called the inspections futile and said Iraq's action of destroying some missles was meant to deceive and delay action by the international community and create divisions among them.March 7, 2003
• Coverage from the UN continues
  UN Security Council member nations are expected to respond to a report from the chief weapons inspectors.March 7, 2003
• United Nations hears a plea for more weapons inspections
  Live coverage from the United Nations Security Council where chief weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohammed ElBaradei are expected to ask for more time to search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.March 7, 2003
• Minnesota troops say goodbye
  Sometime this week, nearly 300 members of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing will leave their families, friends and livelihoods behind for the Persian Gulf region. Tuesday, the soldiers and their families gathered at the base, where they were honored for their service to the country.March 4, 2003
• Minnesotans on the way to trouble spots
  More and more military units are being activated to duty with build-up in the Persian Gulf. The impact of the deployment is beginning to be felt here as well as abroad.March 4, 2003
• Arab leaders discuss Iraq
  Arab leaders held a summit over the weekend to discuss what should happen to Saddam Hussein. The meeting of Gulf ministers failed Monday to endorse a proposal by the United Arab Emirates calling on Saddam Hussein to step down in a last-ditch effort to avoid a U.S.-led war on Iraq.March 3, 2003
• Religious roots of terrorism
  Violent extremists that use religion to bind fighters to them pose a greater threat than ever, despite the Bush administration's "war on terror", according to a former National Security Council staffer.February 27, 2003
• Fighting "house to house, room to room"
  This month Minnesota quietly debuted a new weapon in the war on terrorism when Camp Ripley's "tactical live fire shoothouse" hosted its first round of training. The shoothouse is a fully enclosed, bullet-absorbing building, where law enforcement officers and soldiers can train for indoor combat.February 26, 2003

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