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Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.
by Caroline Yang

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MPR News photos of the week

MPR News photos of the week

This week, we checked in on Minnesota's crops, historical figures in puppet form at the Walker Arts Center and the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

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Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival

Photos: Scenes from the Fringe Festival

The Minnesota Fringe Festival is underway, with hundreds of performances taking place at venues throughout Minneapolis. The 10-day festival runs through next Sunday. Photographer Jeffrey Thompson captured some scenes of the first few days of the Fringe.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Slideshow: Michele Bachmann on the campaign trail

Slideshow: Michele Bachmann on the campaign trail

Only in her third term as a congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann has became a front-runner candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here's a gallery of her life on the campaign trail.

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Slideshow: Tim Pawlenty on the trail

Slideshow: Tim Pawlenty on the trail

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for president on August 14, 2011. He had announced his candidacy in May 2011, but some say he started running the day Sen. John McCain turned him down as a GOP vice presidential running mate in 2008.

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