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21 Senate Republicans vote for new taxes
WASHINGTON — An interesting thing happened in the U.S. Senate Monday night: Twenty-one Republicans voted for a bill that could lead to consumers paying new taxes.The Senate passed what’s called the...
View ArticleUN clarifies statement, says 'no conclusive findings' on chemical weapons in...
REYHANLI, Turkey — The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, a United Nations commission investigating claims of the use of chemical weapons in Syria,clarified on...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike in Syria brings Iran onstage, raising risk of proxy war
Iran has dismissed reports that Israel’s attack in Syria early yesterday targeted advanced Iranian-made missiles on their way to Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling them “psychological operations” aimed at...
View ArticleHow a British painting helped thwart universal health care in U.S.
The Lancet ran a fascinating essay last month on how the American Medical Association (AMA) used the iconic 19th-century painting “The Doctor” to successfully keep the United States from duplicating...
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Gay-marriage bill has votes to pass Minnesota House, sponsor Clark says
What could have been a tough fight Monday for gay marriage supporters turned into a brief, uncontroversial committee stop to address the small fiscal impact of the bill —paving the way for a likely...
View ArticleMinnesota local governments spent $1.1 million to lobby in Washington
An analysis of federal disclosure forms shows that local Minnesota governments and the University of Minnesota spent $1.1 million last year on lobbying in Washington, D.C.According to Tom Steward of...
View ArticleVikes stadium unveiling: Expect ‘modernistic’ design with ‘outdoor feel’
When plans for the Vikings football stadium are unveiled Monday evening, expect to see “a modernistic” stadium with a fixed roof, but sliding panels at each end of the stadium that can be opened to...
View ArticleRally by gun-control advocates didn’t change Thissen’s mind
House Speaker Paul Thissen reaffirmed this week that the House will not take up gun-control legislation this session, even though advocates stormed the Capitol on Friday to demand a vote on the...
View ArticleGenetically modified foods: A 30-year history of promise still unrealized
What a lot of work has been done, and how little genuine progress made, in the three decades since techniques for making genetically modified foods were first laid before the world.The British journal...
View ArticleAbandoned meth-lab car could cost city of Willmar up to $3,000 for cleanup
An abandoned vehicle impounded in Willmar is apparently a mobile meth lab and may cost the city up to $3,000 in cleanup costs.The West Central Tribune says the chemicals found in the vehicle must be...
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Norquist, Klobuchar find common ground on immigration reform
CC/Flickr/Fibonacci BlueAnti-tax activist Grover Norquist has also has been a big supporter of immigration reform proposals.WASHINGTON — It would be an understatement to say Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a...
View ArticleJobs Coalition files finance complaint over Dayton use of state plane
The Minnesota Jobs Coalition is tweaking Mark Dayton’s campaign operation for use of the state plane on political trips.The independent expenditure group has filed a complaint with the state Campaign...
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Potholes: Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton makes his case for road...
Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton demonstrated this week that he is smart enough to know he can’t stand in the middle of the street for very long, even when he wants to stand there to call...
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'Inevitable' appears to be GOP attitude to gay-marriage approval
On the gay marriage question, Sasha Aslanian of MPR solicited listener comments: “Many respondents who favor marriage for same-sex couples feel strongly that the state has had more than enough...
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MSP Airport ranks third for on-time departures
CC/Flickr/John Hritz87.8 percent of MSP’s departures were on time in 2012.The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) ranked third on a United States Department of Transportation (DOT)’s list...
View ArticleLakes remain frozen as fishing opener approaches
The cold spring has Kristi Marohn of the St. Cloud Daily Times wondering if fishermen will be able to find open water for Saturday’s fishing opener. Most lakes in the northern half of the state are...
View ArticleScott Honour, GOP candidate for governor, names campaign team
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Honour has fleshed out his campaign team with a group of GOP veteran operatives.Pat Shortridge, former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, takes on what...
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Internment during the U.S.-Dakota War
Near the conclusion of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, 1,700 Dakota who had surrendered — mostly women, children and the elderly — were forced to march to Fort Snelling and camp below the fort for the...
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Teenagers or monsters? Blank Slate Theatre tackles Columbine
Thoughtful Bastards Photo by Paul UdstrandLoren O’Brien and Mitchell SeymourSometimes I can’t believe my luck.Last Thursday I got to photograph a dress rehearsal of Blank Slate Theatre’s latest...
View ArticleYoung and restless in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — On a searing Monday morning, Okaiconi Abe Cyrcille takes shelter from the sun against the wall of a ramshackle residence in Abobo, an impoverished district of Ivory Coast’s...
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