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• Relatives testify in Somali terror trial
  The mother of a Minneapolis men killed in Somalia while fighting for a terrorist group said her son wouldn't have been able to travel back to his homeland in 2008 without help.October 3, 2012
• Minnesota men who joined 'jihad' in Somalia
  Since 2007, at least 20 young Twin Cities men have left for the Horn of Africa, allegedly to take up arms in Somalia's civil war. Authorities believe the men joined al-Shabab, a ruthless and radical Islamic militia group vying to topple Somalia's weak transitional government. The FBI has confirmed that two of the recruits became suicide bombers, and seven others are believed to have been killed in the fighting. A mix of nationalism and religious extremism motivated the men to join the fighting. Here is what we know about these men.October 2, 2012
• Beware the influence of end-times ideology on U.S. politics
  Peace in the Middle East is not a universal goal among members of the evangelical community.October 1, 2012
• Dayton orders flags lowered to honor soldier
  Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered flags lowered to honor an Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan who attended a Minnesota college.September 29, 2012
• Obama addresses the United Nations
  President Barack Obama is scheduled to address the United Nations Tuesday and is expected to discuss unrest in the Muslim world. We'll be carrying the speech live and then analyzing his remarks with our guests.The Daily Circuit, September 24, 2012
• At anniversary of end of US-Dakota War, artifacts go on display
  The US-Dakota War ended 150 years ago; battlefield artifacts go on display.September 23, 2012
• New grave marker for Minn. soldier who died at Antietam
  A Civil War private's overgrown headstone discovered last year is being replaced on Saturday.September 22, 2012
• The Week in Commentary
  A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they inspired.September 22, 2012
• UN condemns Somali bombing at Mogadishu cafe
  The U.N. Security Council has condemned "in the strongest terms" a suicide bombing that killed 14 people at a Mogadishu cafe frequented by politicians and journalists.September 21, 2012
• Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab
  A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis living in the U.S. to return to their homeland to fight. Above, African Union troops search for al-Shabab forces in Somalia.September 21, 2012
• The key to getting along in the world is to show respect
  A little cultural competence can go a long way.September 21, 2012
• Obama: Extremists used video as 'excuse' to attack
  President Barack Obama said Thursday that extremists used an anti-Islam video as an excuse to assault U.S. interests overseas, including an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.September 20, 2012
• US surge troops have left Afghanistan
  U.S. officials announced Thursday that all of the 33,000 troops sent to Afghanistan two years ago to stem Taliban violence have left the country.September 20, 2012
• Roundtable: Amid Middle East protests, a look at free expression
  As protests continue in the Middle East over an online video that mocked the Prophet Muhammad, our panel will look at the debate over art and free expression, and what happens when art provokes violence.The Daily Circuit, September 20, 2012
• Actress in anti-Muslim video wants it down
  Attorneys for Cindy Lee Garcia plan to seek the injunction Thursday against the 14-minute YouTube trailer for "Innocence of Muslims" in a Los Angeles court.September 20, 2012

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