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• Same-sex marriage at the Supreme Court: Potential outcomes
  The Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.March 25, 2013
• USDA nutrition official to visit Minn.
  USDA Undersecretary Kevin Concannon will be in the Twin Cities to speak about nutrition programs for low-income families. Concannon's agency oversees both the federal food stamp program and school lunch.March 24, 2013
• Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US
  Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance.March 23, 2013
• Indian child-welfare lawsuit filed against South Dakota
  The ACLU is joining two Indian tribes and three parents in class-action lawsuit against South Dakota.March 22, 2013
• Clean water: life changing for 5 million Haitians
  Friday is World Water Day. The United Nations hopes you are thinking about how we manage freshwater resources to make sure people around the world have fair access to clean water.March 22, 2013
• Study: Nearly 2 in 3 hate crimes unreported
  Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help.March 22, 2013
• Deaths and births in Minnesota. Where are they?
  People are dying faster than they're being born in more than a third of Minnesota's 87 counties now.March 21, 2013
• Changed minds, demographics in same-sex marriage shift
  The nation's views on same-sex marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became more accepting as they got older of gays and lesbians, according to a national survey.March 20, 2013
• Teachers facing achievement gap try cross-race connections
  As Minnesota wrestles with some of the worst academic achievement gaps in the nation between white kids and students of color, some teachers are questioning their own practices in the classroom.March 20, 2013
• Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines
  Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring traditional black-white color lines, testing the limits of civil rights laws and reshaping political alliances as "whiteness" begins to lose its numerical dominance.March 17, 2013
• Eight women who made their mark in a man's field
  Gender discrimination in science has been around a long time. Even so, woman scientists have made their mark. Here are eight names to know.The Daily Circuit, March 17, 2013
• Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying
  A record number of U.S. counties -- more than 1 in 3 -- are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs elsewhere.The Daily Circuit, March 14, 2013
• Minn. text hotline: a 'lifeline' in teens' pockets
  The name says it all: TXT4Life. Minnesota lawmakers are moving to add the text message-based suicide prevention program to the existing statewide phone hotline.March 14, 2013
• Westminster Forum: Anna Lappe on food, farming and hunger
  Anna Lappe, speaking at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about sustainable food and farming. She and her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, founded the Small Planet Institute researching the root causes of hunger and poverty.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, March 13, 2013
• Documentary 'A Place at the Table' highlights US hunger epidemic
  The new documentary, showing at The Lagoon in Minneapolis, highlights people across America who are struggling with hunger despite their best efforts to afford quality food.The Daily Circuit, March 13, 2013

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