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City of Duluth's largest union authorizes strike

Members of the city of Duluth's largest union have voted to reject a contract offer, authorizing a strike.

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Plan to block health insurance rate hikes may not impact Minn.

Plan to block health insurance rate hikes may not impact Minn.

A proposition in President Obama's new health care reform plan would allow the government to block health insurance rate hikes, but the measure's impact in Minnesota, if it were to take effect, could be minimal.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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New research, old finding: higher price, less drinking

New research, old finding: higher price, less drinking

The University of Florida's research reaffirms what we already knew and has reignited a longstanding debate: Should state liquor taxes be increased to reduce drinking problems?
by Dan Olson

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DOJ review finds no misconduct by 'torture memo' authors

DOJ review finds no misconduct by 'torture memo' authors

The Justice Department is closing the books on its probe of the Bush administration lawyers whose legal memorandums authorized the CIA to waterboard terrorism suspects, but the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains offended by the memos and will hold hearings.

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Haiti PM: Gov't to take land for temporary camps

Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says the Haitian government will appropriate land to build temporary camps for earthquake victims. The decision, announced in an interview with The Associated Press, is potentially explosive in a country where a small elite owns most of the land in and around the capital.

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The art of the visual metaphor

The art of the visual metaphor

When it comes to defining Ellen Kuras it's simplest just to call her a filmmaker. But she's known for many things in the industry: she's a sought after director of photography, and has worked on movies by Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and Harold Ramis. She is also an Oscar nominated documentary director. She is in Minnesota to talk about her work, and her skills at visual story-telling.
by Euan Kerr

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Civil Rights pioneer discusses U.S. race relations then and now

Civil Rights pioneer discusses U.S. race relations then and now

Rev. Joseph Lowery was on the front lines of the Civil Rights struggle, working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. Lowery helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott and headed up a broader push to fight Jim Crowe segregation. He spoke recently at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston about his life and work.

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Midday showcases MPR's approach to news

Midday showcases MPR's approach to news

Hear three recent examples of in-depth reporting from Minnesota Public Radio News: Laura Yuen's report on Somalis in Minnesota, Jess Mador's report on the returning Red Bulls, and Tom Crann's interview with the wife and friend of Ben Larson, who died in the Haiti earthquake.

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Wetterling Center merges with Winona training program

The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, named for the 11-year-old boy abducted from his central Minnesota town in 1989, has become part of a child protection training center based in Winona.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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