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They came to tell the stories they say aren't being told. In the wake of last Tuesday's raids at Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in Worthington, Minn., and five other states, a group of about 200 people gathered Monday afternoon outside the St. Paul offices of U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman to condemn the federal action and demand immigration reform. After a 40-minute rally, a smaller group walked into the Republican senator's office and read stories about families affected by the Minnesota roundup of more than 200 workers on alleged immigration violations. "One woman is pregnant and is terrified to leave...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A former chief financial officer at Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., has agreed to plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for embezzling more than $300,000 from the company, federal prosecutors said Friday. The U.S. attorney's office for Vermont said Stuart "Mickey" Wiles "used his authority as CFO to cause company checks to be issued for charitable contributions, unspecified professional fees, or unspecified legal settlements when, in fact, no such expenses or obligations existed." Prosecutors said Wiles would then cash those checks to pay off personal expenses, such as vacations, entertainment expenses, car repairs, clothing, electronics...