Why Argentina is reaching out to Iran
After years of impasse, Argentina and Iran this week announced an agreement to work together on solving one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks anywhere since World War II. The deal emerged in the...
View ArticleMali war pulls France's Hollande out of polling slump
After six months of shrinking approval ratings amid stubbornly-high unemployment and slow economic growth, French President François Hollande has reversed the downward slide in the polls as the public...
View ArticleSyria aid effort: Why more money isn't necessarily good news
ATMEH, Syria — The more than $1.5 billion in aid, pledged this week by international donors, no doubt comes as a welcome development to the limping Syrian relief effort.King Abdullah of Jordan said his...
View ArticleKerry Senate seat now has contested primary: Stephen Lynch hat in ring
Rep. Stephen Lynch, a former union ironworker with South Boston roots, announced a campaign for the US Senate Thursday, setting up a contested Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by John...
View ArticleUS economic backsliding temporary? Maybe not if 'sequester' hits
When the government reported Wednesday that the economy shrank in the most recent quarter, forecasters generally said not to worry. This was a temporary slowdown, driven by one-time factors.Defense...
View ArticleAnkara: Blast outside US Embassy kills staffer, bomber; journalist in...
ANKARA, Turkey — Two people have died after a suicide bomb exploded Friday outside the US embassy in Ankara, the city's governor said.Ankara Governor Alaaddin Yuksel said one of the dead included the...
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A boom is underway in Uptown
The economy may still be sputtering like a car engine trying to turn over in below- zero weather, but Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood is roaring. Modern apartment buildings have risen on former...
View ArticleFirst election-change bill would offer 'no-excuse' absentee voting
The raft of DFL-backed elections changes expected this session started trickling in Thursday as Rep. Steve Simon moved forward with a bill that would allow voters to cast an absentee ballot for any...
View ArticleMinnesota’s law schools feel the pain as student applications decline
Thursday morning Don Lewis walked into his office at Hamline University, where he is dean of the College of Law, clutching the folded up, unread copy of the New York Times he hadn’t gotten to read at...
View ArticleObesity fact or fiction? Conflicts of interest mar 'myth' effort
Many of the beliefs we have about obesity are myths or presumptions that have no good scientific evidence to back them up, according to a paper published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Wendell Anderson is honored on his 80th birthday
Former Gov. Wendell Anderson turns 80 today, and plans to celebrate by taking grandchildren to the Gopher women's hockey game tonight.Anderson was governor from 1971 to 1976, and presided over some...
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Minnesota kitty, missing lawn, snacks on wheat
If the frigid temperatures and crusty ice and snow that seem to be coating everything have you down dreaming of summer, rest assured that you're not the only one. As YouTube user Cocolalla Bound found...
View ArticleB. Todd Jones' ATF confirmation just got tougher
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota B. Todd Jones, already faced an uphill battle toward confirmation,...
View ArticleSt. Paul District Court dismisses case against Hebrew National
TC Jewfolk A St. Paul judge has thrown out a case against Hebrew National which claimed that their hot dogs and other meat products weren’t entirely kosher. United States District Judge Donovan Frank...
View ArticleWolves have the season-long backcourt blues
Coach Rick Adelman was back, Nikola Pekovic was back, Alexey Shved was back and the opposing Los Angeles Clippers were without their MVP candidate in the backcourt, Chris Paul.But at the end of...
View ArticleSales tax summary shows expected revenue by sector from expansion
The Minnesota Revenue Department has prepared an overview of items that would be affected by Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to lower the state sales tax but add new taxable items, including clothing over $100...
View ArticleDFL House Tax chair says Mayo Clinic subsidy 'pretty unlikely to ever happen'
The Rochester Post-Bulletin notes today that a key DFL lawmaker — House Taxes Committee Chairwoman Ann Lenczewski — doesn't think much of a huge state subsidy for an expansion of the Mayo Clinic in...
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2012 gay marriage battle cost $18 million
I hope everyone got thank-you notes from local TV stations … The AP reports:“New Minnesota campaign finance reports show that spending on the fight over an unsuccessful constitutional amendment to ban...
View ArticleState DFL hires Ellen Perrault as communications director
DFL Party officials have hired Ellen Perrault as the new communications director.Perrault has been working as a communications specialist for the Anoka-Hennpin School District.She replaces former DFL...
View ArticleDayton defends his budget plan, ready for a post-session re-election run
Gov. Mark Dayton says his re-election campaign will likely have to remain on hold until after the legislative session ends in May.Year-end campaign finance reports released on Friday show Dayton’s...
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