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Pawlenty Wants More Troops in Afghanistan; Knocks Obama on Spending | Minnesota Public Radio

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:00 -0400

Maya Macguineas, president of a bipartisan group called the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said Pawlenty is right that the wars in Afghanistan ...

The Pros and Cons of a Public Health Care Plan | Minnesota Public Radio

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:24:00 -0400

Health insurance companies worry a public option that the Obama administration wants will spell trouble in the marketplace. What is a public plan and how much will such a plan cost?

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The Elements of Styling a Great Inaugural Address | Minnesota Public Radio

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:32:00 -0500

Speechwriter Ted Sorensen spoke with Clinton speechwriter Ted Widmer earlier this week about what went into the creation of that speech, and what elements ...

House Parties Discuss Health Care | Minnesota Public Radio

Communications — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:17:00 -0500

Len Nichols: Director, Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation. Julie Brunner: Executive director of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.

Obama's National Security Challenge | Minnesota Public Radio

Communications — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:29:00 -0500

Shortly before inauguration day, the Bush administration national security staff will walk the incoming Obama staff through what they need to know should an emergency happen. Experts say the nation is most vulnerable to attack in the early months of a new presidential administration. Guest Peter Bergen joins MPR for this discussion.

Ted Widmer on Minnesota Public Radio | 'War and Diplomacy'

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:00 -0400

The notion that America is an "exceptional" nation has guided our foreign policy from the earliest days of the Republic. But critics say that idea has been used to justify some questionable adventures abroad. This is the latest discussion in Midmorning's election-season series examining the debates that define and inspire our country, using Howard Fineman's "The Thirteen American Arguments" as a guide.

Guests:

Marilyn Young: Professor of history at New York University, and co-editor of "Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam."

Ted Widmer: Director of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, and a fellow at the New America Foundation. He was a foreign policy speech writer for President Clinton. His newest book is "Ark of the Liberties."

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Rajan Menon on Minnesota Public Radio | 'What Does a Peace Agreement Mean for Georgia's Future?'

Communications — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:06:00 -0400

Though a cease fire agreement has been signed between Georgia and Russia, there are conflicting reports as to when hostilities actually will stop. Russian troops plan to stay in a security zone in the region.

Featured Guests: Rajan Menon: Professor of international relations at Lehigh University and a fellow at the New America Foundation. Jeffrey Mankoff: Adjunct fellow for Russian Eurasian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Minnesota Public Radio Quotes Afshin Molavi on Islam, Media

Communications — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:58:00 -0400

St. Paul, Minn. — In recent years, many people have been hearing more about Islam because of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. In recent days, it may be because of the controversy over Muslim taxi drivers in the Twin Cities who don't want to carry passengers with alcohol. Sometimes, those stories can reinforce negative and misleading stereotypes...There are more than a billion Muslims in the world. It's estimated that only about four million of them live in the United States. But many Americans know little about the small minority of people who practice Islam in this country. Much of the discussion last night focused on American ignorance about Islam and how to change it. Afshin Molavi, a fellow at the New America Foundation said that the media play a large role how Islam is perceived. He's says news organizations must become more responsible.

"I think there is an element of lazy journalism out there. It's just a lot easier to take one extreme side, pit it against the other extreme side and then that's on-the-one-hand/on-the-other-hand journalism. We lose that vast middle ground," he said...

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