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Fargo journalist hospitalized from Iran hunger strike

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.04.09 | 9:11 am

picture-2She was supposed to be in Minnesota this weekend giving the commencement address at her alma mater, but instead journalist Roxana Saberi was hospitalized in Tehran after two weeks on a hunger strike, according to…

Obama speaks of floods, FEMA and the Fargodome — but not Hurricane Katrina

By Chris Steller | 03.28.09 | 9:08 am

President Obama devoted his weekly address today to the communities of Minnesota and the Dakotas that are fighting record floods this weekend. He didn’t mention Hurricane Katrina.

More, including a full transcript, after the jump.

Homeland Security secretary says feds are prepared for Red River flooding

By Paul Demko | 03.27.09 | 4:11 pm

fargoJanet Napolitano, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), insists the federal government is ready to provide whatever assistance is needed to the flood-ravaged Red River Valley. “We understand…