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40 years later, Albert Lea looks back on Wilson strike

Before Albert Lea's United Packinghouse Workers Local 6 drew national attention in 1959 for their involvement with the Wilson & Co. strike, they were average citizens just trying to make a living.

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Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 tourists

Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 tourists

Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.

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Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36

Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36

Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 31 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome the sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

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Reporter: More than 200 dead in Nigeria violence

More than 200 bodies - many of them women and children - lay in the streets of a central Nigerian town after a renewed spate of violence between Christians and Muslims, witnesses said Sunday, just months after religious violence tore through a nearby city and left hundreds dead.

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Minority-owned firms receiving fewer stimulus contracts

Minority-owned firms receiving fewer stimulus contracts

Hispanic and black businesses are receiving a disproportionately small number of federal stimulus contracts, creating a rising chorus of demands for the Obama administration to be more inclusive and more closely track who receives government-financed work.

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America in 2050

America in 2050

A leading expert on economic and social trends gives us his predictions for what America will look like in 2050. Joel Kotkin expects our cities and suburbs to become more densely populated, and we'll have an advantage over other countries because of our ethnic diversity.

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Bill Lawrence, Minn. tribal watchdog, dies

Bill Lawrence, a journalist who was a watchdog of Minnesota's tribal governments for more than two decades, has died after a fight with prostate cancer. He was 70.

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The cemetery's lesson in coexistence

Whether in Egypt or America, there's a place where religious and cultural differences needn't matter so much.

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Housing bust exposes the cost of unplanned growth

Housing bust exposes the cost of unplanned growth

When the housing bubble burst, the population growth in the ring of counties surrounding the Twin Cities metro area -- once one of the fastest growing in the country -- virtually stopped. This sudden shift has presented challenges for the people who live in those areas.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker on how to help at-risk youth

Newark Mayor Cory Booker on how to help at-risk youth

Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis about efforts in his city to bridge the achievement gap and help at-risk youth.

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