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• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit and atheist, dies at 62
  Hitchens, a Washington, D.C.-based author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on behalf of causes left and right, died Thursday night at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in HoustonDecember 16, 2011
• Dutch government delays ban on weed for tourists
  The conservative Dutch government said Thursday it is delaying plans to ban tourists from buying marijuana until at least May 2012, though it still intends to curtail the country's famed tolerance policy.December 15, 2011
• MPR News photos of the week
  This week we saw the Vikings continue to struggle, the Wild enjoy a winning streak, workers struggle with the American Crystal Sugar lockout, Minnesotans marching to remember the homeless who died on our city streets and the residents of sparsely-populated Traverse County working together in the face of budget cuts. Take a look at images from those assignments and others in our pictures of the week.December 15, 2011
• Dining with Dara: Minnesota fruitcake is no laughing matter
  Fruitcake, depending on your appreciation, can be a holiday favorite, a gag gift or even a doorstop.December 15, 2011
• Norwegians battle butter shortage in peak season
  High demand for butter used in traditional Norwegian Christmas dishes has caused a big shortage, leading the government to slash import duties on the cherished product.December 14, 2011
• Apple founders' document sells for $1.6M in NY
  The Apple computer company's founding partnership agreement has sold for $1.6 million in New York.December 14, 2011
• Photos: Holding Traverse County together
  With just 3,558 residents, or six people per square mile, Travis County along the South Dakota border is Minnesota's least populated -- and it fits most common definitions of frontier. It can be lonely, so people have come to rely on a far-flung network of agencies and collaborators to serve a population that's also one of the oldest in the state. We looked at how the county copes these challenges as part of our Forced To Choose series.December 14, 2011
• Ban texting while driving? Texting drivers look up, react
  The National Transportation Safety Board declared Tuesday that texting, emailing or chatting while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere in the United States.December 14, 2011
• Time names 'The Protester' as 'Person of Year'
  The magazine cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the United States, and says these protesters are reshaping global politics.December 14, 2011
• Proposed cell phone ban stirs debate
  The National Transportation Safety Board declared Tuesday that texting, emailing or talking while driving is too dangerous to be allowed anywhere in the United States. The proposal has been received with mixed feelings in Minnesota. But will a ban on cell phone use in cars reduce traffic accidents?Midmorning, December 14, 2011
• Early Alexander Graham Bell recordings played at Smithsonian
  Early sound recordings by Alexander Graham Bell that were packed way at the Smithsonian Institution for more than a century were played publicly for the first time using new technology that reads the sound with light and a 3D camera.December 13, 2011
• Canada bans burqa at citizenship swearing in
  New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country's immigration minister said Monday.December 13, 2011
• Lowe's stands by decision to pull ads
  Lowe's is planning to stick by its decision to yank its ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims despite the growing opposition the home improvement chain is facing over the move.December 12, 2011
• Forget the fruitcake: Give skydiving lessons
  Forget the material things. This holiday season, a lasting memory is worth a thousand knickknacks.December 12, 2011
• Maybe I don't like your politics, but your grandkids are adorable
  Through Facebook, we can build relationships and see ourselves in each other.December 12, 2011

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