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Hunger effort's goals echo project to end homelessness

Hunger effort's goals echo project to end homelessness

Plans to end various social ills have been tried before, but some warn that setting lofty goals carries with it a big risk of failure.
by Julie Siple

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Survey shows Americans' conflicted abortion views

Survey shows Americans' conflicted abortion views

Americans, regardless of generation, are deeply conflicted as they wrestle with the legality and morality of abortion, with large numbers identifying themselves as both "pro-choice" and "pro-life," according to a sweeping new survey.

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Census: More Hispanic students finishing high school

New data from the U.S. Census shows a higher percentage of young Hispanic adults are finishing high school.

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Coalition launches effort to fight hunger in Minnesota

Coalition launches effort to fight hunger in Minnesota

A coalition launched today called Hunger-Free Minnesota sees how hunger affects more than just the people who aren't getting enough to eat, so it sets a goal to make sure everyone in the state has enough to eat by 2014.
by Julie Siple

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Can we end hunger in Minnesota?

Can we end hunger in Minnesota?

Hunger-Free Minnesota launches a three-year effort today to provide 100 million more meals a year for hungry adults and children in Minnesota. How can an initiative like this work? What's needed to make it successful?

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Family IDs Minn. man allegedly behind Somali suicide bombing

Family IDs Minn. man allegedly behind Somali suicide bombing

Family members have identified Farah Mohamed Beledi as the Minnesota man who African peacekeepers say tried to detonate himself in a suicide bombing last week in Mogadishu.
by Laura Yuen

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Retired educators under fire for returning to work

As school districts in Minnesota have allowed retirees to return to work in recent years, some say they are getting a deal on quality professionals, while others wonder if the educators are double-dipping - by collecting both a salary and a pension.

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