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FREE SPEECH ZONE | African Santus BelAhdan
The late composer and music anthropologist David Fanshawe found and celebrated the core soul of our diverse and fractured species in Egypt, East Africa and Europe. His signature work, African Sanctus, resonates with hope as Ramadan reaches its midpoint. MORE »
Darfur "genocide" raging five years on, GOP calls Ellison protest "unbecoming"
Getting arrested for civil disobedience is “unbecoming” the office of U.S. Representative, said outgoing Minnesota GOP chair Ron Carey of Rep. Keith Ellison, who along with four other House Democrats was hauled off during a protest at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C., on Monday.MORE »
Ellison arrested at Darfur protest
Rep. Keith Ellison was among eight activists arrested Monday morning at a demonstration outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington. The event was held to protest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to expel 16 international aid agencies from the country. Reps.MORE »
News Day: Subsidizing corn for a sacred cow / The professor is a man / MN Job Watch / Around the world in 90 seconds, more
Subsidizing corn for a sacred cow A 107-page report (PDF) from the state legislative auditor's office says the state should stop subsidizing ethanol and questions the potential for increased environmental benefit from increasing production of corn-based ethanol.
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News Day: Coleman cyber-follies / Middle class pays more /Snowing the recount / Somali youth / Cops hate Sara Jane / more
Middle class pays more Even in Minnesota, says a Department of Revenue study, rich people pay less in taxes than the middle class. See Who pays Minnesota's taxes>
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St. Paul man frustrated by a long distance rescue mission
A St. Paul man is trying to arrange a long-distance rescue of his two young nieces after learning they were abducted by gunmen in Southern Sudan last week. Gabriel K.MORE »
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