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Social Issues

Bush backs constitutional amendment prohibiting marriages between same-sex partners

Jumping into a volatile election-year debate on same-sex weddings, President Bush on Tuesday backed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage - a move he said was needed to stop judges from changing the definition of the "most enduring human institution."

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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

Her stories have been called tough and unsentimental. ZZ Packer's characters try to undo trouble of their own making, and in the process they show how racism wends through a supposedly colorblind society.

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Is the meaning of marriage changing?

Marriage and what it means is being debated more in light of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that said marriage should not be denied same sex couples. The meaning of marriage in political and social terms on the next Midmorning.

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Closing the home ownership, wealth gaps

Minnesota's homeownership rate is among the highest in the nation. However, people of color in Minnesota are less likely than whites to own a home. The largest homeownership gap exists between white and black Minnesotans. The gap alarms housing and civil rights activists who say homeownership is the best way to end generations of poverty.

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Minnesota's low income kids need new daycare options

Minnesota residents talk a lot about the great quality of life they have. The state has enjoyed a national reputation for good schools and supportive children's programs. But that image has taken a hit lately. Funding for low income daycare has been chopped. Lawmakers will struggle again this year to make up a deficit that could total $500 million. It's a situation that may leave some families, scrambling to pay the daycare bill.

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The gay marriage debate

A poll out this week says most Minnesotans oppose same-sex marriage, but most don't support an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting gay marriage. An in-depth look at the arguments surrounding the gay marriage debate from the Commonwealth Club of California.

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Following America's new refugees

Immigrants to the US struggle to maintain lives and residency in this country. The producer of a new series talks about his work following refugees to new beginnings in America.

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MPR poll results: Gay marriage

Data and methodology from an MPR-St. Paul Pioneer Press poll on gay marriage.

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Teaching about racism is not just for kids

It began with a simple experiment in an elementary school class, with much larger consequences for the class's teacher. Years after the blue eyes/brown eyes exercise, Jane Elliott says whites continue to deny they have racist feelings.

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Straddling the blue collar and white collar worlds

There's the perception that the United States is a place where a blue collar kid can become part of the upper classes through hard work, determination and a little luck. But many who rise from humble beginnings, like first-generation college graduates, find themselves in a unique position: They straddle both the blue-collar and white-collar worlds while not feeling comfortable in either.

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