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Another Minnesotan gets the VP nod (for the Green Party)
Posted by: Kevin Diaz under 2012 Presidential election Updated: July 12, 2012 - 5:42 PM
Minneapolis foreclosure" />Honkala, right, protests a Minneapolis foreclosure
Honkala, 49, is better known nationally for her political work in Philadelphia, where she made a quixotic run for sheriff last year.
But she first made her mark in the Twin Cities fighting home foreclosures and trying to match abandoned houses with homeless families.
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