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Haitian student beat the odds to finish college

Haitian student beat the odds to finish college

Over the next few weeks, thousands of college students will graduate, and celebrate the end of years of hard work in the classroom. For one Macalester College senior, graduation marks another chapter in a life-long struggle.
by Tim Post

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Poll: Immigration splits Americans

Poll: Immigration splits Americans

The poll, taken earlier this month, found that 74 percent of Hispanics said the country's illegal immigrants mostly contribute to society. Just 35 percent of non-Hispanics agreed.

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Treaty rights to be asserted in different ways

This Saturday is the Minnesota fishing opener, but plans for the Anishinabe fish-off are going ahead. Some members of the White Earth and Leech Lake bands of Ojibwe say they'll intentionally violate state law and fish the day before the opener. Their goal is to draw attention to hunting and fishing treaty rights they claim are guaranteed in an 1855 treaty with the federal government.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tom Robertson

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Civil rights pioneer John Lewis

Civil rights pioneer John Lewis

Atlanta Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis spoke recently at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group called "the shock troops" of the civil rights movement.

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Soccer club connects immigrant teens to their favorite sport

Soccer club connects immigrant teens to their favorite sport

Poverty, isolation and a lack of organized activities are some of the main reasons African immigrant teens in the Twin Cities are drawn to gangs and crime. A St. Paul group is addressing these problems as a team -- a soccer team.
by Chris Roberts

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Latinos 'Aqui Nos Quedamos'

Los Latinos empezaron a llegar al condado de Todd hace mas de una decada, principalmente para tomar trabajos dificiles y relativamente bajos de sueldo, procesando carne. Ahora son mas de mil personas.
by Jennifer Vogel

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