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Patients, hospitals having problems with revised GAMC program

Patients, hospitals having problems with revised GAMC program

Three months after the state implemented a scaled-back health care coverage program for its poorest residents, many patients are waiting months for basic medical services and hospitals have lost millions of dollars in uncompensated care.
by Madeleine Baran

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The War on Poverty

The War on Poverty

The number of people in the U.S. living in poverty is on track for a record increase, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led President Lyndon B. Johnson to declare a war on poverty. An American RadioWorks documentary, ""The War on Poverty: From the Great Society to the Great Recession," examines the modern face of poverty and asks why LBJ's dream of a Great Society is still beyond reach.

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Voices of the homeless featured in Mpls. photography show

Voices of the homeless featured in Mpls. photography show

A new photography show in downtown Minneapolis lets visitors learn more than usual about the people in the portraits. The exhibition is called "Homeless is my address, not my name."
by Euan Kerr

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Senate nears a vote on gays in the military

Senate nears a vote on gays in the military

Next week, the Senate will vote on repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Recent lawsuits have challenged the policy, but opponents of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" fear that openly gay service members would harm the morale and readiness of the United States military.

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Group wants Emmer to highlight same-sex marriage opposition

The Minnesota Family Council is urging Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer to do more to highlight his opposition to same-sex marriage.

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In search of Utopia

In search of Utopia

A long-standing fascination with utopian thought led writer J.C. Hallman on a journey to six modern utopian projects. In the process, he found in these communities a desire to make things better that he believes is missing in much of modern-day America.

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Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11.

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Record increase in US poverty with elections looming

Record increase in US poverty with elections looming

The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama's watch, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty.

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Religious leaders condemn Quran burning plans

Religious leaders condemn Quran burning plans

Religious leaders gathered at Hamline University on Saturday to rebuke the acts of a Florida pastor had planned to burn copies of the Quran on September 11.
by Rupa Shenoy

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NCAA approves of UND plan to retire nickname, logo

The NCAA says it's satisfied with the University of North Dakota's plan to retire its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.

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