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Timber industry calls for help

September 27, 2006

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Layoffs at Ainsworth Lumber Company are the latest signs of trouble for Minnesota's forest product workers. Cathy Wurzer spoke with Rep. Frank Moe, DFL-Bemidji, about problems plaguing one of the state's largest manufacturing industries.

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