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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: GOP passes child care union dues limits
State subsidies paid to Minnesotas home-based child care providers could not be used to pay union dues under a bill the Republican-controlled Legislature Monday sent to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton. ...
Posted on 4/17/12 at 2:40 AM
Sentencings approach in Somali terror case 
Nine people convicted in a government investigation of terror recruitment and financing for an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia are to be sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
By Amy Forliti , May 11, 2013
Deportations to Somalia resume
As Somalia begins to emerge from years of turmoil, the war-torn nation's newfound stability creates a downside for a small number of Somalis who have run afoul of the U.S. immigration system.
By Sasha Aslanian , March 06, 2013
Minnesota Rep. Ellison back in US after Africa trip
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison is back in the United States after spending time in Somalia, a rare destination for a member of Congress.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2013
Somalia leader heads for Minn. amid US recognition
A day after the U.S. officially recognized Somalia's government for the first time in two decades, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was set to ask thousands of Somalis in Minneapolis on Friday to help rebuild their country.
By Kyle Potter , January 18, 2013
Somalia leader heads for Minnesota amid US recognition
A day after the U.S. recognized Somalia's government for the first time in two decades, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is coming to visit the diaspora in Minnesota.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2013
Minnesota trial opens window on Somalia terror group
The trial of a Minneapolis man convicted in a conspiracy to send young men from Minnesota to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia has provided the most detailed look yet into what has been called one of the largest investigations into the recruitment of U.S. fighters to a foreign terrorist organization.
By Amy Forliti , October 19, 2012
Minnesota trial could expose al-Shabab recruiting
A Minnesota man accused of helping to recruit and finance U.S. fighters for an overseas terror group heads to trial Monday in a case that's expected to show how some young Somali expatriates in Minneapolis were persuaded to risk their lives for insurgents back home.
By Amy Forliti , September 30, 2012
Family: Minnesota Somali left to join al-Shabab
A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis living in the U.S. to return to their homeland to fight.
By Amy Forliti , September 21, 2012
Prosecutors conclude sex trafficking case stretching from Minnesota to Tennessee
Federal prosecutors have finished their case against a group of nine defendants charged in a conspiracy to commit sexual trafficking of children operated by Somali gangs.
By Kristin M. Hall , April 25, 2012
Secret hostage rescue played out during State of the Union address
The secret was still intact when President Barack Obama, entering the House chamber Tuesday evening to deliver his State of the Union speech, pointed at his Pentagon chief and said, "Good job tonight."
By Kimberly Dozier and Robert Burns , January 25, 2012
Nighttime U.S. military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane; 9 kidnappers killed
The same U.S. Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden parachuted into Somalia under cover of darkness early today and crept up to an outdoor camp where an American woman and Danish man were being held hostage. Soon, nine kidnappers were dead and both hostages were freed.
By Abdi Guled, Katharine Houreld and Kimberly Dozier , January 25, 2012
Americans rise in rank inside Somalia jihadi group
Minnesota sees high Somali populationThe October al-Qaida video shows a light-skinned man handing out food to families displaced by famine in Somalia. But the masked man is not Somali, or even African — he’s a Wisconsin native who grew up in San Diego.
By Amy Forliti , January 14, 2012
Somalis in Minneapolis rally over money-transfer closing
Hundreds of Minnesota Somalis are rallying to draw attention to the closing of businesses they use to send money back to Somalia. Many held signs Friday with pictures of starving children and blaming banks for blocking money from going to the famine-stricken East African country.
By Amy Forliti , December 30, 2011
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