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• Minnesota soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan
  A Fridley, Minn., soldier suffered serious head injures in Afghanistan last weekend, and is being flown back to the U.S. for further treatment.August 14, 2009
• Fargo to host send-off for 300 National Guard soldiers
  The North Dakota National Guard is holding a send-off ceremony in Fargo for soldiers preparing to leave for a year of duty in a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.August 14, 2009
• How to improve U.S.-Middle East relations
  Middle East expert Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland and author of "The Stakes: America and the Middle East," discusses the influence of religion and culture on diplomacy. Telhami spoke at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.Midday, August 12, 2009
• Families: American hikers entered Iran by mistake
  Three American hikers detained in Iran since July 31 entered the country by mistake, and their families are hoping for a quick resolution that will reunite them with their children, the families said in a statement Tuesday.August 11, 2009
• The way to Middle East peace
  Middle East expert Aaron David Miller, who worked for two decades in the U.S. State Department as an advisor to six secretaries of state, offers some suggestions for working toward peace in the Middle East today. Miller is the author of "The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace."Midday, August 11, 2009
• War and elections in Afghanistan
  The Obama administration is asking Congress for time to see whether a revamped war plan for Afghanistan is working; meanwhile, Afghanistan is preparing for an Aug. 20 presidential election.Midday, August 10, 2009
• Signs along I-94 refer to it as Purple Heart Trail
  Signs in Minnesota rest stops along Interstate 94 will refer to the freeway as the Purple Heart Trail.August 7, 2009
• Pawlenty orders flags lowered to honor soldier
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered flags at the state Capitol complex lowered to half-staff Friday to honor a fallen Minnesota soldier.August 7, 2009
• Hillary Clinton meets with Somali president in Kenya
  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Somalia's new president Thursday and promised to expand American aid to the country's weak government.August 6, 2009
• Ill. woman receives heart from dead Minn. soldier
  Army Ranger Benjamin Kopp died last month after being wounded in Afghanistan, but a part of the Minnesota soldier lives on.August 4, 2009
• America Abroad: Diplomacy Under Fire
  A new documentary from America Abroad investigates whether the U.S. State Department is able to meet the diplomatic challenges of a changing world. It's titled, "Diplomacy Under Fire."Midday, August 4, 2009
• FBI searches Rochester homes in Somali probe
  Earlier this month, FBI agents raided the apartments of two Rochester women, investigating whether they were sending supplies to insurgents in Somalia. The woman say they were collecting used clothing to send to poor people in their native country.July 31, 2009
• Duluth Air Guard fighter wing gets Air Force award
  A Duluth-based Air National Guard F-16 fighter wing will be presented with a trophy of excellence from the Air Force.July 31, 2009
• Songs of War at the Fringe
  He was against the Iraq war, but his own son enlisted in the Air Force. Baritone Stephen Swanson felt angry, frustrated and helpless, so he expressed himself the best way he could, in song. Swanson brings his recital of the varied human emotions of war to the Minnesota Fringe Festival.July 30, 2009
• Funeral services set for Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan
  A visitation and public memorial service for one of the Minnesota soldiers who died earlier this month will be held this weekend.July 30, 2009

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