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Richard Price says he writes about trouble

Richard Price says he writes about trouble

Richard Price is acknowledged as one of the great masters of capturing the nuances of street life. His new novel "Lush Life" explores the ripple effect of a single gunshot across New York's Lower East Side.
by Euan Kerr

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Christiane Amanpour on covering the world

Christiane Amanpour on covering the world

In an interview with journalist Marvin Kalb, Christiane Amanpour discusses disaster, crisis and war as she's covered it during her time as CNN's chief international correspondent.

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Remembering WCCO's Bill Carlson

Remembering WCCO's Bill Carlson

News anchor Don Shelby of WCCO-TV remembers his colleague Bill Carlson. Carlson, who worked at WCCO for decades and last served as the station's noon anchor and movie critic, died Friday at age 73.

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Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

A conversation with Daniel Ellsberg, the man known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of 30 years of American foreign policy in Vietnam. He spoke last week as part of the University of Minnesota's "Great Conversations" series.

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Ask the president of MPR

Ask the president of MPR

MPR President Bill Kling joins Midday in studio to take listener questions.
by Bill Kling

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Mr. Sulu boldly goes to join the Minnesota Orchestra

Mr. Sulu boldly goes to join the Minnesota Orchestra

George Takei says as he travels the world, people always recognize him and smile. Better known as Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, he's in the Twin Cities to host a Minnesota Orchestra concert of science fiction music.
by Euan Kerr

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Performances take new leaps with digital technology

Performances take new leaps with digital technology

This weekend fans of the Irish supergroup U2 can enjoy a new view of their favorite band. "U23D" is a three dimensional film that plunges a viewer into a huge stadium concert. It's just one new way that digital technology is being used to present performances.
by Euan Kerr

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Bridge collapse leads '07 headlines

Bridge collapse leads '07 headlines

The collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1 killed 13 people, injured more than 100 and drew visits from President Bush and journalists from around the world. It was the biggest story in Minnesota in 2007.
by Gregg Aamot

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The evolving media landscape

The evolving media landscape

Some daily newspapers will scrap their Saturday editions, according to just one of the predictions for 2008 by Business Week media columnist Jon Fine. Midmorning takes a look back at the top media stories of 2007, and a look forward to what might happen in 2008.

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