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Justice Dept. tackles quality of defense for poor

All over the country, lawyers who defend poor people in criminal cases have been sharing their stories about painful budget cuts. But an unprecedented recent court filing from the Justice Department has cheered the typically overburdened attorneys who represent the poor and could have dramatic implications for the representation of indigent defendants.

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Are we stingier as we become richer?

A researcher's observation of poor populations found that as people grew richer, they became more individualistic. Community ties frayed and weakened. A new study makes the argument that the same thing has happened in the U.S. over a longer period.

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NAACP-KKK meeting in Wyo. believed to be a first

A meeting between the Wyoming chapter of the NAACP and an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan is believed to be the first of its kind. KKK organizer John Abarr, from Great Falls, Mont., filled out an NAACP membership form and made a $20 donation, but said he did not ask anybody at the meeting if they would like to join the KKK.

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1 in 3 Minn. marriage licenses went to same-sex couples since Aug. 1

1 in 3 Minn. marriage licenses went to same-sex couples since Aug. 1

Since Minnesota became the 12th U.S. state to legalize gay marriage, at least 1,640 same-sex couples applied to be married. Counties aren't required to report such data to the state, so the AP built a database through calls to all 87 counties.
by Brian Bakst

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Minn. sees rush to same-sex marriage

Minn. sees rush to same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples received nearly 1 in 3 marriage licenses issued in Minnesota since they were allowed to wed, The Associated Press found in a statewide survey of the first month's impact of the new gay marriage law.

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Who's a victim of sex trafficking?

As of this year, Illinois became one of several states where prostitution is no longer a felony. It's also one of a growing number where a minor cannot be charged with prostitution, even as a misdemeanor.

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Suicide numbers up for working age Minnesotans

Suicide numbers up for working age Minnesotans

Suicides in the state hit an all time high in 2011 as 684 people took their own lives. Most occurred among working age adults between 25 and 64 years old, Minnesota Department of Health data released this morning show.
by Conrad Wilson

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Smart phones aren’t reducing the rural Internet gap

Smart phones aren’t reducing the rural Internet gap

There’s been increasing talk lately that the push to get everybody on the Internet will get a boost as smart phones become ubiquitous. Even people who don’t have broadband service at home, because of cost or for some other reason, will get on the Internet via their phones, the argument goes. So perhaps we don’t Read more →
by Dave Peters

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Minnesotans mark 50th anniversary of March on Washington

Minnesotans mark 50th anniversary of March on Washington

As tens of thousands gathered in the nation's capital to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's call for economic justice and racial equality, Minnesotans marched to the state Capitol in St. Paul.
by Curtis Gilbert

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