Social Issues

January 6, 2011 1:21 PM

Hmong community, military leader Vang Pao dies at 81

Gen. Vang Pao, a key U.S. ally during the Vietnam War, died Thursday near Fresno, Calif. He was 81. The military leader is described by admirers as a warrior chieftain of the 18 Hmong clans he helped lead.

by Dan Olson

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January 6, 2011 11:55 AM

BBC: Must today's values be applied to all literature?

There is a new edition of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn in which the offensive racial epithets "injun" and "nigger" are replaced by "Indian" and "slave" respectively and there is a huge debate about the changes.

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January 5, 2011 2:29 PM

Census: Number of poor is millions higher

The number of poor people in the U.S. is millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans - many of them 65 and older - struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other costs, according to preliminary census figures released Wednesday.

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January 5, 2011 2:19 PM

Q&A about Minnesota opting into expanded Medicaid

Minnesota is getting more involved in the federal health care overhaul with a major expansion of Medicaid coverage for the poor.

by Martiga Lohn

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January 5, 2011 5:00 AM

Who wants to bother with 12 steps, when there's a pill for that?

A new anti-alcoholism drug is supposed to offer an easy answer. So what if it doesn't address the reasons you drank in the first place?

by Jennifer Imsande

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January 4, 2011 2:33 PM

Navy commander loses carrier job over lewd videos

The Navy permanently removed a senior officer from command of an aircraft carrier Tuesday because of raunchy comedy videos he made and showed to the crew several years ago.

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January 4, 2011 5:00 AM

Hyper-vigilance toward Muslims only serves to alienate them from the law

By enlisting the help of biased "experts," the authorities hurt the quality of information they get.

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January 4, 2011 12:00 AM

The Ethicist rings in the new year

Facing an ethical dilemma? New York Times columnist Randy Cohen might be able to give you some guidance.

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January 3, 2011 4:25 PM

Homeless veteran numbers on the rise

A new report from St. Paul-based Wilder Research finds the number of homeless veterans -- both men and women -- in Minnesota has reached an all-time high.

by Dan Olson

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January 3, 2011 9:07 AM

Navy investigates "inappropriate" videos

The Navy says it will investigate videos broadcast to the crew of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise, in which gay slurs and coarse language were used. The videos feature the man who took over as the ship's captain in May.

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