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Social Issues

Juggling motherhood in the office and at home

Juggling motherhood in the office and at home

Remember opting out? That's when women and men who could decided to drop careers for full time parenting. The recession has prompted some to reconsider that move. An economist and author talk about work-life balance in tough economic times.

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Rape as a weapon of war

Rape as a weapon of war

Rape reached epidemic proportions in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the war. The UN recently passed a resolution not only condemning sexual violence used as a weapon but to send experts to countries to tell them how prosecute the offenders. That's difficult to do when the governments' armies and police forces are the rapists.
by Erin Morgan

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Childhood poverty rates on the rise

Childhood poverty rates on the rise

A new report on child welfare in Minnesota predicts the number of children in poverty will jump by a one-third over the course of the current recession. The report says the economic downturn will leave a long and troubling legacy.
by Tim Nelson

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President of Somalia making rare visit to Twin Cities

President of Somalia making rare visit to Twin Cities

Minnesota's Somali community is rolling out the red carpet for newly-elected Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed (seen above speaking at the U.N.), who is visiting the Twin Cities as part of a stateside tour of cities with large Somali-American populations.
by Laura Yuen

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Minnesota among leaders in welfare spending

Welfare spending in Minnesota is among the highest in the nation, according to new census figures, and it's been growing steadily for more than 10 years due to the rising cost of providing health care for the needy.
by Chris Williams

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Ed Asner on growing old and Mary Tyler Moore

Ed Asner on growing old and Mary Tyler Moore

Veteran actor Ed Asner is in the Twin Cities to talk about the issues of aging touched upon in his recent film "Up," where he played a grumpy octogenarian who fulfills a life's dream by attaching millions of balloons to his house and floating away.
by Euan Kerr

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