Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• State of the economy
  Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Farrell and St. John's University/College of St. Benedict economics professor Louis Johnston will discuss the current and future state of the economy, and will the economic proposals of the presidential candidates10:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Chris Farrell: Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent
  Louis Johnston: Economics professor, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict
  More from MPR
  Wind energy industry anxious over tax credit (08/28/2008)
  Census: Data shows Minnesota poverty stable (08/26/2008)
  Economy forces back-to-school supplies out of reach (08/18/2008)
  Minnesota's unemployment rate jumps to highest in over two decades (08/14/2008)
  Resources
  Chris Farrell's blog, "My Two Cents"
  About Louis Johnston
  U.S. Census Bureau
  Summary of the Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007
  Census Report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 (PDF)
• The legacy of King's 'I Have A Dream' speech
  On the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, Midday broadcasts a speech by one of King's closest friends and advisors, Clarence Jones, who co-authored the famous address. His latest book is titled "What Would Martin Say?"11:00 a.m.
  More from MPR
  Civil rights lesson not lost on national history champ (07/30/2008)
  Minneapolis was quiet while other cities burned (04/04/2008)
  King's Last March (04/04/2008)
  King's legacy 40 years after his death (04/03/2008)
  Resources
  About Clarence Jones
  The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
  Town Hall Los Angeles
• Bill Clinton backs Obama, Biden accepts nomination
  On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton offered a ringing endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., accepts the nomination for Vice President. Midday broadcasts their convention speeches.12:00 p.m.
  More from MPR
  Clinton's call for party unity and other speeches from day 2 at the DNC (08/27/2008)
  Democrats kick off convention featuring speeches by Michelle Obama and Sen. Kennedy (08/26/2008)
  Resources
  Democratic National Convention Web site

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