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Macy's case highlights confusion over English-only rules

Macy's case highlights confusion over English-only rules

Some Somali workers are demanding a public apology from the Macy's corporation after they say they were threatened with dismissal for speaking their native language at work.
by Jessica Mador

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Campaign for constitutional amendment gears up

Campaign for constitutional amendment gears up

A constitutional amendment on the November ballot would raise the state sales tax to support the environment and the arts. Advocates on both sides of the issue have launched aggressive campaigns.
by Tom Robertson

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Foreclosures push rents higher, squeezing low income families

Foreclosures push rents higher, squeezing low income families

Foreclosuses are forcing more people to rent, driving up the cost of rental housing and putting an additional squeeze on low income families.
by Dan Olson

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Border Patrol says its mission is misunderstood

Border Patrol says its mission is misunderstood

The Border Patrol's leader in Grand Marais says the agency's reputation has suffered because of public misunderstanding of its mission.
by Bob Kelleher

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Border Patrol under fire in Grand Marais

Border Patrol under fire in Grand Marais

The Border Patrol finds itself in the public cross-hairs in Grand Marais. The federal law enforcement agency was already on the defensive over plans two years ago to build a new regional post and detainment compound. Now, a Border Patrol agent stands accused of criminal traffic violations in a fatal accident last fall.
by Bob Kelleher

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AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs

AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs

An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows' hindquarters.
by Fred Frommer

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Campaign ads

Campaign ads

Midmorning continues it's campaign season series on the ad wars. Barack Obama has unleashed a new series of ads targeting John McCain as being out of touch, but will they help him regain momentum?

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Cutting-edge technology makes new 35W bridge a model for future

Cutting-edge technology makes new 35W bridge a model for future

How fast the new bridge was completed has some people wondering how safe it will be, but officials say the bridge's advanced design and cutting-edge technology make it a model for bridge building in the future.
by Jessica Mador

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Immigrant brothers build their dream

Immigrant brothers build their dream

For two immigrant brothers, the Calas, the American Dream has come true.
by Ambar Espinoza

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