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Project 515 ends after same-sex marriage battle won

Project 515 ends after same-sex marriage battle won

Project 515 got its start in 2006, when states across the country were considering bans on same-sex marriage. It was named for the 515 state laws that treated same-sex couples differently than straight couples.
by MPR News Staff

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What Minnesotans would tell Obama about work-life balance

What Minnesotans would tell Obama about work-life balance

While President Obama visits the Twin Cities to meet a working mother, we asked Daily Circuit listeners what they would tell the president about work-life balance.

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Sole female sex offender's status now in federal judge's hands

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank and federal Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Keyes said they will have evidentiary hearings in about three weeks on the woman's treatment as well as the possible release of a male offender in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
by Peter Cox

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Federal judges reverse gay marriage bans in Utah, Indiana

Federal judges reverse gay marriage bans in Utah, Indiana

"Same-sex couples, who would otherwise qualify to marry in Indiana, have the right to marry in Indiana. ... These couples, when gender and sexual orientation are taken away, are in all respects like the family down the street," said a federal judge in Indiana. "The Constitution demands that we treat them as such."

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Are 'color-blind' millennials ignoring racism?

Are 'color-blind' millennials ignoring racism?

Can 'colorblindness' and racism coexist? It's a question that challenges a common stance among the millennial generation, getting to the heart of arguments over race and class.

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The map of Native American tribes you've never seen before

The map of Native American tribes you've never seen before

Aaron Carapella, a self-taught mapmaker in Warner, Oklahoma, has pinpointed the locations and original names of hundreds of American Indian nations before their first contact with Europeans. "I think a lot of people get blown away by, 'Wow, there were a lot of tribes, and they covered the whole country!' You know, this is Indian land," he says.

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Who lost Iraq?

Who lost Iraq?

With all eyes on Iraq in recent weeks, we look at the politics of 'winning' and 'losing' in foreign policy.

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VA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges

VA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges

The problems went far beyond the extraordinarily long wait time for some appointments -- and the attempts to cover them up -- that has put the department under intense scrutiny.
by The Associated Press

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Program offers free meals to kids over the summer

A federally funded program is offering free meals to kids under the age of 18 across the state this summer.
by Tim Post

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In memories of St. Paul's Rondo, a young woman finds home

In memories of St. Paul's Rondo, a young woman finds home

In this latest installment of our Young Reporters series, Daina Stanley explains how she was able to find a spiritual home in the Rondo neighborhood through the stories and memories of her family.
by Daina Stanley

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