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Officials: Anti-Muslim images are protected speech

Two Minnesota prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a man who they say admitted posting anti-Muslim images near a mosque and a Somali-owned store, saying the cartoons are protected under the First Amendment.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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A Somali community member talks about the killings

A Somali community member talks about the killings

For more perspective from the local Somali community on a triple homicide that took place in south Minneapolis neighborhood, Tom Crann talked with Hashi Shafi, a community organizer with Somali Action Alliance.
by Tom Crann

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How will new drug-monitoring procedures affect clinics?

How will new drug-monitoring procedures affect clinics?

Dr. Jon Hallberg, regular medical analyst on All Things Considered, talked with Tom Crann more about the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program, and how it's likely to affect clinics.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Proposed smog rules would require changes in Minnesota

Proposed smog rules would require changes in Minnesota

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is proposing stricter health standards for smog, and Minnesota may have some work to do to meet the new standards.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Star Tribune names former Time exec as publisher, CEO

Star Tribune names former Time exec as publisher, CEO

The Star Tribune has named Michael Klingensmith, a former executive with Time Inc. and a Minnesota native, as the Minneapolis newspaper's publisher and CEO.
by Martin Moylan

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Franken wants to visit Afghanistan before deciding on Obama plan

DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he wants to visit Afghanistan to gather more information about President Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to the region.
by Tom Scheck

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Deadline looming for teacher contracts

Fewer than half of the state's school districts have reached deals on new contracts with their teachers and the remaining have until the end of next week to do so.
by Tom Weber

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Police call on Somali community to help solve shooting

Police call on Somali community to help solve shooting

A vigil will be held this evening in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, 24 hours after East African immigrants were gunned down at a corner market. Police say they're looking for "cold-blooded killers" and they say they believe their suspects are also Somali.
by Mark Zdechlik

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'Physics Circus' at U of M mixes science and stagecraft

'Physics Circus' at U of M mixes science and stagecraft

Collapsing steel drums with steam and shooting rolls of toilet paper with a leaf blower are just a few ways a group of scientists use to prove that physics isn't so complicated in show that they call the "Physics Circus."
by Tim Post

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Pension problem at ELCA's publishing arm exposes loophole

The crisis at Augsburg Fortress is exposing an obscure loophole in federal pension law and the financial stress religious institutions have been under during the economic downturn.
by Tim Nelson

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