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The Global/Local section focuses on connections between Minnesotans and the world.

Klobuchar, Coleman help revive immigration bill

By Abdi Aynte, Minnesota Monitor

Demonstrators in St. Paul support immigration reform, April 2006.
Photo by Mary Turck

Minnesota senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Norm Coleman, a Republican, today joined 62 other senators to revive the stalled immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate.MORE »

Protesters Urge Lawmakers to Restore Detainees' Right to a Trial

By Abdi Aynte, Minnesota Monitor
They were small in number but full of passion. They included a retired teacher, an attorney, a college student and a playwright.MORE »

Ellison to hold forum on immigration reform

By Michael Metzger, Downtown Journal
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is holding a community forum on immigration reform this Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m.

The Congressman will be joined at Washburn High School, 201 W. 49th St., by Rep.

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U affects Chinese 'brain drain' trends

By Jake Grovum, Minnesota Daily
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Estimated to have the largest population of Chinese students on any campus in North America, the University has a specific role in China's "brain drain."

The fleeing of human capital from a country

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Fans, Foes of Immigration Reform Agree on One Point: Bill is Imperfect

By Abdi Aynte, Minnesota Monitor

40,000 Minnesotans marched for immigration reform in 2006.
Photo by Mary Turck

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As President Bush tries to breathe life back into the immigration reform bill that stalled in the Senate last week, the debate over the risks and rewards of creating a path to citizenship for 12 milliMORE »

How do we measure saving someone's life?

By Bashe Said, African News Journal

Hidaya in the hospital

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Sometime late last year, October, 2006, a young woman from Eden Prairie, Christine Soran, was volunteering in Tanzania and met a 14-yr-old girl who was dying because of a congenital heart defect at thMORE »

Turkish researcher presents findings on human trafficking

By Dennis Geisinger, Pulse of the Twin Cities

Dr. Ilknur Altunas

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The modern manifestation of slavery, trafficking of humans, is a one billion dollar a year industry where Europe meets Asia at the hub of Istanbul, according to Dr.MORE »

Indigenous people vote against dams in Guatemala

By Carrie Stengel, Special to the TC Daily Planet
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In late April, my co-worker and I returned to the same Q’eqchi’ community in the Ixcán, this time traveling in by lancha, a long, thin boat used as public transportation on the Chixoy river.MORE »

Podcast: Northeast block party to benefit Kenya school project

By Dan Haugen, Northeast Beat
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On Saturday night, Duluth band Low will take to the stage at the first annual Red Stag Northeast Block Party.MORE »

Democratic Congress in Historic Capitulation--Not Front-Page News in Minnesota

By Jeff Nygaard, Nygaard Notes
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The front page of the Star Tribune on Friday, May 25th was dominated by a story headlined, "Memorial Day Weekend Info You Can Use: A Water-Filled Weekend." The feature consisted of a large photMORE »
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