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Social Issues

New TSA screening procedures irk air travelers

New TSA screening procedures irk air travelers

A planned boycott of new TSA screening procedures by air travelers didn't materialize over the holiday weekend, but questions are still being raised about the necessity of full body screens and pat-downs. Have airport security procedures gone too far?

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The fight to educate Africa's youth

Two children's rights advocates discuss their humanitarian and educational work in Africa.

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Minneapolis businessman buried in Somalia

A Minneapolis-based Somali lawyer was buried Thursday, a day after he was shot in the Somali capital, his relatives said.

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Heating assistance requests up, but funding in limbo

Heating assistance requests up, but funding in limbo

Applications for federal help with home heating bills are up more than 8 percent from last year, Minnesota officials say. But the amount of money available to help low-income families stay warm is uncertain.
by Tom Robertson

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From tiny island to tiny town, Micronesians at home in Milan, Minn.

From tiny island to tiny town, Micronesians at home in Milan, Minn.

It's a long way from a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to landlocked Chippewa County in central Minnesota. But dozens of people from Micronesia have made the transition over the past 10 years and changed the character of the town of Milan.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Minn. man takes 'food stamp challenge'

Minn. man takes 'food stamp challenge'

As Minnesotans head to grocery stores to buy their Thanksgiving turkeys, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, a record number will be paying for their holiday meals using food stamps. A Minneapolis man hopes to raise awareness of "food insecurity" by living for a week on the amount of money he'd get if he were receiving government food support.
by Madeleine Baran

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Raising awareness about food assistance

Raising awareness about food assistance

To raise awareness about the issue of food insecurity, this week a Minneapolis man is living on the amount of money an individual receives in what used to be known as food stamps.
by Steven John

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Pope seeks debate on condoms and AIDS

Pope seeks debate on condoms and AIDS

Pope Benedict XVI wanted to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes and fears that the church may be starting to back away from its condom ban for its flock of 1 billion Catholics.

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