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Advocates vow challenges to Ariz. immigration law

Advocates vow challenges to Ariz. immigration law

Civil rights advocates vowed Saturday to challenge Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigration, saying it will lead to racial profiling of Hispanics despite the governor's assurance abuses won't be tolerated.

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Leech Lake leaders want to halt fishing protest

Leech Lake leaders want to halt fishing protest

Leaders on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation say they will work to resolve differences over treaty rights through conversation with state officials and diplomacy, instead of a demonstration before the state's fishing opener next month.
by Tom Robertson

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Duluth's chancellor addresses alleged racism

The chancellor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth says the school needs to be more vigilant about investigating allegations of racism.

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Ojibwe treaty rights can benefit us all

Ojibwe treaty rights can benefit us all

Minnesota's resources would be better protected if the bands were more involved in managing them.
by Peter Erlinder

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A History of Minnesota's General Assistance Program

In Minnesota, before the General Assistance program was created in 1973, poor single adults had been served by a patchwork of county and township programs.
by Madeleine Baran

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Minn. could join other states in cutting welfare programs for single adults

Minn. could join other states in cutting welfare programs for single adults

Out of work, broke and disabled, Freddy Toran, 49, headed to the Hennepin County welfare office, where he learned he could receive $203 a month from a state program. In February, Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed eliminating General Assistance, which covers about 19,000 Minnesotans.
by Madeleine Baran

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Men are stepping up at home

Men are stepping up at home

A recent report from the Council on Contemporary Families shows men feeling more stress about balancing work and family than their wives. This is partly due to economic changes, but also men are taking more responsibility for home chores and parenting.

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BBC programming: Are muslims always under attack?

BBC programming: Are muslims always under attack?

If you're Muslim, do feel a constant stream of criticism and ill-feeling towards you and your faith? And if you're not, do you think Muslims receiving a disproportionate amount of antagonism?

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