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• Accusations of rebel ties divide Minnesota's Liberian community
  Liberians in Minnesota accuse members of their own community of fundraising for the LURD rebel group. The accused deny the charges, saying they stem from political differences among the Liberian community in Minnesota.August 7, 2003
• Soldier wounded in Iraq on the mend back home in Minnesota
  This weekend Pfc. Michelle Loftus, 19, will be honored with a celebration at her family farm near Rochester. Loftus was seriously injured in an attack near Baghdad in mid-July. Loftus is lucky to be alive. She is now on the mend in Dover, Minn.August 6, 2003
• Iran's nuclear threat
  The U.S. is concerned that Iran soon may have nuclear weapons capability. A report due next month from international weapons inspectors is expected to show Iran's nuclear program goes beyond production of electricity.August 6, 2003
• Exhibit details Holocaust against homosexuals
  Minnesotans are getting a rare opportunity to see an exhibit that examines the ways Nazis persecuted homosexuals during the time period between 1933 and 1945. The display at the YWCA in downtown Minneapolis contains 250 reproductions of historic photographs and documents of the era. The materials come from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum based in Washington, D.C.August 5, 2003
• A glimmer of hope in Liberia
  Liberian President Charles Taylor says he will step down and Nigerian peacekeepers are set to enter Liberia. Could this signal a possible resolution to the unrest in Liberia?August 4, 2003
• Saudi links to terror?
  Some leading members of Congress -- as well as the Saudi government -- want President Bush to de-classify part of a congressional report on pre-9/11 intelligence failures. The nearly 30-page chunk of the report is believed to implicate individuals in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says FBI and CIA agents in his country may question an employee of the Saudi civil aviation authority who befriended two of the Saudis involved in the 9/11 hijackings. But the Saudi government says it had no involvement in the September 11th attacks.August 1, 2003
• Waiting for the smoke to clear: Liberians in Minnesota
  As peacekeeping troops wait to enter Liberia, there's another, less visible, group waiting in the wings in Minnesota. More than 20,000 Liberians live in exile in the Twin Cities. Many of these are young Liberians who are in school receiving training and developing skills to rebuild their homeland.August 1, 2003
• The manhunt for Saddam Hussein
  The U.S. military says it arrested one of Saddam Hussein's most-trusted bodyguards in a series of raids Tuesday. The raids also netted documents that officials say could bring them closer to Saddam. The search for Saddam stepped up after his sons were killed last week. A spokesman now says Saddam Hussein's capture is inevitable. What is the significance of finding Saddam, and how long might it take?July 29, 2003
• Minnesota's Liberians debate whether to mourn or celebrate
  This weekend marked Liberia's Independence Day. Liberians in Minnesota celebrated by hosting a soccer match at Blaine's National Sports Center. However, some Liberians have criticized the timing of the event.July 28, 2003
• Korea: the unfinished war
  To fully grasp the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, it is important to understand the war that ended fifty years ago this summer. John Biewen and Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century. This weekend is the anniversary of the Korean War armistice.July 25, 2003
• Remembering Korea: B Company from Duluth
  The men of B Company made the front page of the newspaper when they marched through downtown Duluth to the train station. That was the summer of 1950, and they were Marine Reserves on their way to the Korean War. When the war ended, 80 percent of them were injured or wounded, and 10 of them were dead.July 24, 2003
• North Korean nuclear threat
  China and the U.S. are likely to hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in early September, but Pyongyang must agree to immediately include Japan and South Korea for the negotiations to proceed, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. We discuss the North Korean nuclear threat and the broader consequences for Asia and the world.July 24, 2003
• Wisconsin soldier laid to rest
  A Wisconsin Army reservist was buried Wednesday in his home town of Spooner, Wisconsin. Sgt. First Class Dan Gabrielson died in Iraq on July 9, when his truck was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. His nephew -- also a reservist in the same platoon -- accompanied Gabrielson's remains home to Spooner for the funeral.July 23, 2003
• Paul Bremer addresses the National Press Club
  A live National Press Club speech by Paul Bremer, the U.S. occupation governor for Iraq. He discusses coalition post-war reconstruction and stabilization efforts.July 23, 2003
• Plan to rebuild Iraq
  Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were killed during a battle with U.S. troops in Mosul. As some Iraqis celebrate the news, work on reconstruction continues. An assessment of U.S. efforts gives the Defense department one year to restore order or risk more widespread opposition.July 23, 2003

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