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• Writer captures Pakistani history in a novel
  When Ali Sethi set out to explore his homeland of Pakistan's history for a creative writing class, he discovered relatively little of its complex multi-lingual cultural history had been written down. He ended up writing "The Wish Maker" to capture that history, and is now being hailed as a new international literary voice.June 15, 2009
• Daniel Hauser responding positively to chemo
  The 13-year-old boy from rural Minnesota who is undergoing court-ordered chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma is responding to the treatment.June 15, 2009
• Gunman shoots, kills, guard at Holocaust Museum
  A gunman, said by authorities to have a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past, opened fire inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot by other officers.June 10, 2009
• Rabbi's comments about Arabs widely rebuked
  A St. Paul rabbi faced a flurry of criticism this week after an independent Jewish magazine quoted him as saying he advocated killing Arabs and destroying their holy sites.June 4, 2009
• Obama calls for 'new beginning' between U.S. and Muslims
  President Barack Obama called for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims" Thursday and said together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance the timeless search for peace in the Middle East.June 4, 2009
• Head of Catholic Charities resigns
  Rev. John Estrem has resigned as CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the agency said Tuesday afternoon. His last day will be June 30.June 2, 2009
• Pianist Stephen Hough: Faith, prayer and Tchaikovsky
  Pianist Stephen Hough is recording all of Tchaikovsky's works for piano and orchestra with the Minnesota Orchestra for Hyperion. He is a performer with a strong inner compass, and much of that comes from a devout religious faith.June 1, 2009
• Minnesota professor named ambassador to Vatican
  President Obama has nominated a central Minnesota theology professor as the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.May 28, 2009
• Daniel Hauser in parents' custody; begins chemo tomorrow
  Daniel Hauser is back in the custody of his parents and he is scheduled to begin chemotherapy tomorrow.May 27, 2009
• Daniel Hauser's parents agree to chemotherapy
  The parents of Daniel Hauser, a 13-year-old cancer patient, have agreed to treat his illness with chemotherapy during a court hearing today.May 26, 2009
• Leader defends group in spotlight in chemo dispute
  Phillip Cloudpiler Landis, the head of the Nemenhah band, has never met Colleen Hauser or her 13-year-old son, Daniel. But he supports the Hausers' decision to defy the recommendations of doctors who want to treat Daniel's cancer with chemotherapy.May 24, 2009
• Search for Minn. mom, son stretches into 4th day
  Minnesota authorities said Friday they were turning to an international law enforcement agency for help finding a woman and her 13-year-old son on the run from court-ordered cancer treatment, while the FBI filed a warrant giving it more legal authority to assist in the search.May 22, 2009
• Jury finds Wis. mother guilty in daughter's prayer death
  A jury Friday found a central Wisconsin woman guilty of killing her 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of taking her to the doctor.May 22, 2009
• Dominick Argento's Memorial: 'Evensong: Of Love and Angels'
  For this Memorial Day, the premiere of Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Dominick Argento's memorial for his wife and muse of 51 years, soprano Carolyn Bailey Argento.May 22, 2009
• Parental rights, ethics and the Hauser case
  A felony warrant has been issued for the arrest of the mother of 13-year-old Daniel Hauser. Colleen Hauser and her son disappeared soon after the court ordered Daniel receive chemotherapy. The case has sparked a public conversation on parental rights and medical care.Midmorning, May 22, 2009

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