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• Somali President continues tour of U.S. in Ohio
  Adjusting to life in the United States is a work in progress for the country's second-largest population of Somali immigrants, who welcomed Somalia's president for a two-day visit beginning Tuesday.October 7, 2009
• Income, ZIP code, education are good indicators of health
  Good health care is regarded as the backbone of good health, but public health researchers will tell you that where you live, shop and eat have an equal -- or greater -- impact on your health.October 5, 2009
• MnDOT adjusts hiring goal for women and minority contractors
  MnDOT officials say the goal for hiring women and minority subcontractors is too high and has been scaled back for next year.October 5, 2009
• In Minneapolis, Somali president asks for help
  The president of Somalia is calling on the nation's largest community of Somali-Americans to help him fight extremism and rally behind his fragile government.October 5, 2009
• Neo-Nazis, anti-racism groups face off in Mpls.
  About two hundred people gathered outside the YWCA in South Minneapolis early Saturday to protest the appearance of a neo-Nazi group.October 3, 2009
• Neo-nazi group plans protest of YWCA anti-racism workshop
  A group of neo-Nazis plan to protest an anti-racist workshop Saturday at the Midtown YWCA in Minneapolis, sparking plans for counter-protests from community members.October 2, 2009
• 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.Midmorning, October 2, 2009
• 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.Midmorning, October 2, 2009
• 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.October 1, 2009
• Civil rights then and now
  NAACP chairman Julian Bond reflects on the state of the civil rights movement now that a black man is president of the United States.Midday, October 1, 2009
• 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.October 1, 2009
• 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.September 30, 2009
• Schools send money for water filters in Mpls' sister city of Najaf, Iraq
  A public meeting Wednesday will describe local efforts to help provide clean water to schools in Najaf, Iraq. Najaf is the newest sister city for Minneapolis.September 30, 2009
• Recession's impact reflected in Census data
  New data from the U.S. Census show more effects of the recession last year.September 29, 2009
• General Mills, aid agencies partner for Africa
  General Mills has launched a public-private partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.September 29, 2009

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