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Beyond Walter Reed

Beyond Walter Reed

The scandal over outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has highlighted the difficulties faced by veterans injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Midmorning's guests say the problems have been evident for years.
by Mark Benjamin

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A poet's inquiry into the life of a civil rights icon

A poet's inquiry into the life of a civil rights icon

Noted poet Nikki Giovanni knew Rosa Parks, and when her publisher asked her to write a children's book about the woman whose defiance sparked the famous Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott, she jumped at the opportunity. Giovanni spoke about writing "Rosa" Feb. 28 at the University of Minnesota.

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The selfish generation?

The selfish generation?

Results of a new research study indicate that members of the "millennial generation" are more selfish and narcissistic than their predecessors, but a critic says its just another example of the endless negativity aimed at today's kids.

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The ethicist is in

The ethicist is in

Ethics writer Randy Cohen helps callers with their ethical dilemmas and defends the answers he's given in his weekly columns.

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Minneapolis cop accused of slur against Ellison

Minneapolis cop accused of slur against Ellison

A Minneapolis police lieutenant faced an internal investigation after fellow officers reported he had made remarks implying U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is a terrorist.

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Fight to become a mother

Fight to become a mother

After she spent years avoiding motherhood, and then coping with breast cancer, writer Peggy Orenstein decided to have a child. Orenstein's latest book chronicles the next, difficult hurdle she faced: infertility.

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