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January 11, 2011 9:26 AM

The state of political rhetoric today and yesterday

National political communications expert Kathleen Hall Jamieson joins Midday to compare our discourse today to that of earlier decades.

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January 10, 2011 6:36 PM

Sudanese immigrant votes for Southern Sudan's secession

Millions of voters streamed to the polls in Southern Sudan yesterday to cast ballots over whether the south should secedes from the north.

by Tom Crann

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January 10, 2011 5:22 PM

What does it mean to be hungry in Minnesota?

At least one in 10 Minnesotans struggles with hunger. You might imagine hunger as a child with a bloated belly in Africa, or malnourished people living in Appalachia in the 1960s. But that's not what hunger looks like in Minnesota today.

by Julie Siple

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January 10, 2011 2:35 PM

Bill would require UND to keep Fighting Sioux nickname

North Dakota's House Republican majority leader is introducing legislation that would require the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.

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January 10, 2011 1:00 PM

More than zero gun deaths is too many

The shootings in Arizona should prompt a realistic conversation about gun violence.

by Joan A. Peterson

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January 10, 2011 11:03 AM

Ellison, media experts discuss role of political speech

The shooting in Arizona that left a U.S. congresswoman critically wounded has prompted many politicians and the media to raise questions about whether hate-filled political speech plays a role in fueling such violence.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 10, 2011 9:17 AM

Best of Youth Radio 2010

Midday presents six stories from MPR's Youth Radio series from the past year, including updates from some of the reporters on what's changed since their stories were first broadcast.

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January 9, 2011 1:32 PM

For jubilant voters in S.Sudan, new country nears

Thousands of people began casting ballots Sunday during a weeklong vote to choose the destiny of Sudan, a war-ravaged and desperately poor but oil-rich region.

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January 9, 2011 12:00 AM

Best of Youth Radio 2010

The latest MPR News Presents broadcast showcases all the 2010 stories in the Youth Radio Series, with commentary from producer Sasha Aslanian on the making of the series.