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Still smoking in St. Louis County

Still smoking in St. Louis County

St. Louis County will give state lawmakers another chance to ban smoking in restaurants and bars, before taking on the issue county-wide.

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More people using food shelves in Minnesota

More people using food shelves in Minnesota

Nearly 380,000 people in Minnesota are relying on food shelves and soup kitchens for their meals. That's according to a new report released Thursday by Second Harvest America.

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In defense of choice

In defense of choice

A proposed ban on nearly all abortions in South Dakota and the Supreme Court's decision to take up the federal partial birth abortion ban seem have abortion rights groups on the defensive. Kate Michelman says both sides in the abortion battle have had to change with the times.

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Edelman identifies "weasels" in American democracy

Edelman identifies "weasels" in American democracy

Children's Defense Fund president and founder Marian Wright Edelman is fond of quoting Sojourner Truth, who once accused the U.S. Constitution of having "a little weasel in it."

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Breaking the chains

Breaking the chains

A new book chronicles one of the most important human rights cases in history, the 1772 trial that led to the end of human slavery in England.

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How women won the right to vote

A speech on the women's suffrage movement from University of Minnesota historian Sara Evans.

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