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Hutchinson hosts 5th Minnesota Garlic Festival

Hutchinson hosts 5th Minnesota Garlic Festival

Fans of "the stinking rose" will descend on Hutchinson Saturday for the fifth annual Minnesota Garlic Festival.

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Judge doubts gay marriage ban's backers can appeal

The federal judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban has more bad news for the measure's backers: He doubts they have the right to challenge his ruling that gay couples can begin marrying next week.

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Obama signs $600M border security bill into law

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a $600 million border security that will put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border.

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Judge keeps California same-sex marriages on hold

A federal judge has ruled that same-sex marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18.

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Protesters ask MLB to move All-Star game from Arizona

Protesters ask MLB to move All-Star game from Arizona

Protestors rallied Wednesday outside a meeting of Major League Baseball owners in downtown Minneapolis.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Disadvantages that afflict blacks are not a coincidence

Disadvantages that afflict blacks are not a coincidence

African-Americans suffer disproportionately because of a system that makes it so.

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Complaint against Gaylord PD dismissed, but Latino group still concerned

Complaint against Gaylord PD dismissed, but Latino group still concerned

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint filed two years ago by a group of Latino residents who claimed police discrimination in the small town of Gaylord.
by Elizabeth Baier

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What does the 14th Amendment mean for us today?

What does the 14th Amendment mean for us today?

Several high-profile Republicans, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, are calling for a re-examination of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. They are concerned the provision that guarantees citizenship for all persons born in the U.S. encourages "birth tourism" for expectant non-citizens. We'll discuss how the 14th Amendment has been interpreted and the politics of its challenges.

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Film tells of a man who attended his own funeral before dying

Film tells of a man who attended his own funeral before dying

Many of us muse about what people might say about us after we die. A new movie, "Get Low," opening in the Twin Cities this weekend, tells the story of a man who decided to find out.
by Euan Kerr

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Part 3: Fear and nostalgia in a changing community

Part 3: Fear and nostalgia in a changing community

Austin is among hundreds of rural towns around the country where immigrant workers seeking the promise of a better life have altered the community. Latinos now make up nearly a quarter of the city's population. That bothers some longtime Austin residents, who long for the old Austin.
by Elizabeth Baier

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