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Social Issues

The impact of war on women

As the world celebrates International Women's Day, a new report says many females are worse off today than they were a decade ago. The president of Women for Women International discusses the use of violence against women during times of conflict and the future of women in post-war societies.

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NAACP's Bond wants "meaningful equality"

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, gives a speech entitled "The Quest for Meaningful Equality" live from the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.

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Birch bark promises better health

Birch bark has been used to make baskets and canoes for a long time, but a startup company in Duluth is marketing a new product made from it. A chemical in the papery bark is an ingredient in skin creams, and scientists are studying it for use in treating rashes, and even cancer. Native American healers have been using birch bark for years, and some of them are worried about the future supply.

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AIDS in Africa

The AIDS pandemic reaches into every aspect of life in many communities across Africa. A Zambian woman whose own life was upended by the disease talks about how she's working to change the ways her country confronts HIV.

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White Earth members seek ban on genetically modified wild rice

The lakes and rivers on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota are an ideal habitat for wild rice. But the tribe is worried that resource could be threatened by the science of genetic engineering.

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Social Security around the world

Republicans are calling on Democrats to support an overhaul of the Social Security system and President Bush is traveling the country this week to promote personal retirement accounts. Midmorning examines retirement plans around the world to find out what other nations can teach us about fiscal solvency.

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Teens, contraception and parental consent

A survey conducted by University of Minnesota researchers shows the verdict is still out on parents' attitudes regarding laws limiting minors' access to contraception.

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Don't bet on gaming

People who have struggled with gambling addiction aren't welcoming plans for a new Minnesota casino.

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Black baseball in Minnesota

Minnesota has been lucky to play host to some of the finest black baseball players of all time, in a history stretching back through Kirby Puckett, Willie Mays and Roy Campanella, all the way to the turn-of-the-Century St. Paul Colored Gophers and before. A new book from the Minnesota Historical Society Press details the history of black baseball in Minnesota.

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