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Westminster Town Hall Forum: 'Nuns on the Bus'

Westminster Town Hall Forum: 'Nuns on the Bus'

Sister Simone Campbell speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about "Nuns on the Bus: The Call to Compassion."

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Global Girls' Education: Breaking Down Barriers

Global Girls' Education: Breaking Down Barriers

An America Abroad documentary about the global controversy over educating GIRLS. Religion, social customs and economic pressures influence the education of girls in Africa, India and the Mideast.

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Veterans Day special: Voices of 8 Minnesota veterans

Veterans Day special: Voices of 8 Minnesota veterans

To mark Veterans Day, eight Minnesotans who served their country in the US military from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Tom Daschle and Vin Weber on Obamacare's future

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D) and former Minnesota Congressman Vin Weber (R) discuss the future of Obamacare and the ways Congress can reform itself.

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Live National Press Club: Veterans Affairs secretary McDonald

Live National Press Club: Veterans Affairs secretary McDonald

New VA Secretary Robert McDonald at the National Press Club, discussing his efforts to improve services to millions of American veterans.

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Can strengthening the family bridge the economic divide?

The American Enterprise Institute digs into the ties between family structures and economic success in America. Report co-author W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia explains his findings.

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Michael Hurley on current terrorism threats

Michael Hurley on current terrorism threats

One of the country's leading counter-terrorism experts is Minnesota native Michael Hurley, who gave a talk at the University of St. Thomas School of Law last week outlining the threats we face: the Islamic State, Al Qaida, and cyberterrorism threats to disrupt our critical infrastructure. Michael Hurley is a former CIA officer and co-author of the 9/11 Commission Report. He had a 25 year career with the CIA and spent 7 years on the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Hurley was on the National Security Council staff at the White House, and is now president of the consulting firm Team 3i.In a speech Oct. 28th at the University of St. Thomas, Michael Hurley outlined the biggest terrorism threats we face... and the competing national security and privacy concerns.

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David Brooks and Katie Couric at Aspen Ideas Festival

David Brooks and Katie Couric at Aspen Ideas Festival

New York Times columnist and NPR commentator David Brooks and longtime network television journalist Katie Couric in a 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival session titled, "Love and Life in General."

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Hear the final US Senate debate: Franken and McFadden

Hear the final US Senate debate: Franken and McFadden

Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken and his Republican challenger Mike McFadden meet for a final debate in the U.S. Senate race. The debate was held on Nov. 2, 2014, at 7 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.

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Salem witch trials a turning point for freedom of speech

Salem witch trials a turning point for freedom of speech

Author Emerson Baker says the trials were a turning point for freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech in America.

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