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• Minneapolis hosts vigil for hikers held in Iran
  Families and friends of the three American hikers detained in Iran will mark the 100-day anniversary of their detention at a candlelight vigil in Minneapolis on Sunday.November 7, 2009
• Soldier from St. Paul among 13 dead at Fort Hood
  A 23-year-old soldier from St. Paul was among the 13 people killed at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, his family said Friday.November 6, 2009
• Minn. Guard welcomes home 12 troops from Afghanistan
  The Minnesota National Guard is welcoming home 12 soldiers on Friday from a one-year deployment to Afghanistan.November 6, 2009
• Clinton sees families of hikers detained in Iran
  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional meeting on Thursday with the families of three American hikers detained in Iran since late July and renewed appeals to Iranian authorities to release them.November 5, 2009
• Minnesota war vets voice support of troops
  A handful of Minnesota veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will join other vets in Washington, D.C., Thursday to call for more support for troops in Afghanistan.November 5, 2009
• Peace puppets get to the heart of theater's mission
  The story of a simple monk trying to promote peace during the Vietnam war might seem an unlikely subject for a puppet show. Yet the performers in "A Path Home" at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater say in many ways their show gets to the very roots of what they do as an organization.November 4, 2009
• Taking on the Taliban
  As President Barack Obama considers a new strategy in Afghanistan, a new documentary from America Abroad explores the current counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, the history of U.S. policy there, and the fight against terrorism across the border in Pakistan. The documentary is called, "Taking on the Taliban."Midday, November 4, 2009
• Minnesota's Bruce Laingen reflects on Iran hostage crisis
  On Nov. 4, 1979, U.S. Embassy charge d'affaires L. Bruce Laingen and 51 others were taken hostage in Tehran during the Iranian revolution, and held captive for 444 days. Now 87 and living in Virginia, Bruce Laingen joins Midday to discuss the situation then and now.Midday, November 3, 2009
• Man pleads to perjury in case of missing Somalis
  A 25-year-old St. Anthony man has pleaded guilty to perjury in an federal investigation into why a string young men have traveled to Somalia from the Minneapolis area.November 2, 2009
• Rep. John Kline discusses the war in Afghanistan
  President Barack Obama is considering how to proceed in Afghanistan. Republican Rep. John Kline, who represents Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, joins Midday to discuss the war in that country.Midday, October 30, 2009
• State to lower flags on day of volunteer deputy's funeral
  A funeral service with a police procession will be held Friday for a Ramsey County reserve deputy who was killed while directing traffic near a Haunted House attraction.October 30, 2009
• Minn. delegation want more details before deciding on Afghanistan
  A few members of Minnesota's Congressional delegation have strong opinions about what President Obama should do in Afghanistan, but most of the state's representatives in Washington haven't made a firm decision on what the next step should be.October 30, 2009
• Body of Minn. native found in plane wreckage in Afghanistan
  NATO-led forces have recovered the remains of three American military contractors -- one a Minnesota native -- from the wreckage of a U.S. Army reconnaissance plane that crashed two weeks ago in rugged mountains in Afghanistan, the military said.October 27, 2009
• Eight U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan
  Eight American troops were killed in multiple bomb attacks Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since it began in 2001.October 27, 2009
• Lack of services making refugee life more difficult
  New research at the University of Minnesota shows many of the refugees coming to the Twin Cities aren't getting the mental health services they need, and university researchers are searching for a way to solve that problem just as a new group of refugees arrives.October 27, 2009

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