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    Happy Thanksgiving from MinnPost!

    President Barack Obama pardoned "Courage," the National Thanksgiving Turkey, on Wednesday.
    REUTERS/Jason ReedPresident Barack Obama pardoned "Courage," the National Thanksgiving Turkey, on Wednesday.


    To our readers: MinnPost is taking a Thanksgiving holiday break, so we'll have a limited amount of fresh material on the site Thursday and Friday. New articles and our regular features — including the Daily Glean, Braublog, Eric Black Ink and Second Opinion — return Monday. —Roger Buoen, co-managing editor


    Weekend read


    Given Minneapolis Somali indictments and other recent news, how should we think about potential terrorism in U.S.?

    By Sharon Schmickle | Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2009

    Add the terrorist indictments in Minneapolis this week to other recent threatening incidents and you come up with shaken assumptions about America's domestic security.

    Sorting out DFL governor candidates: Forum a good introduction to a tough task



    By Eric Black | Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

    Eleven candidates took turns in ever-changing groups of three answering questions. The format worked, I guess, and was surely better than listening to 11 straight answers to each question.



    Video for the web: growth opportunity for Twin Cities entrepreneurs?

    By Brad Allen | Wednesday, Nov.25, 2009

    No doubt about it, online video is a growth industry, and we’re not just talking about squirrels on skateboards. Some are finding a niche market for corporate website videos.

    Wednesday P.M. Report

    Assets frozen in $190M Ponzi scheme, Hecker must pay spousal support, Commerce charges 3 firms with ID theft, and Delta renews with catering vendor.

    Wednesday A.M. Report

    Problem banks on rise, Twins statues coming, U.S. Bank selling 3 Texas banks, and feds seize counterfeit goods.

    National and Foreign News


     

     


    CITYSCAPE

    Oberstar waiting for green light as U conference urges reform of nation's obsolete transportation system

    By Steve Berg | Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

    Sabo, local leaders highlight a bipartisan effort to focus transportation funding on clear objectives.

    Minnesota composer's collaborative, multimedia piece to premiere in Havana



    By David Hawley | Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2009

    "The Closest Farthest Away," a high-tech theater piece, integrates film shot in Cuba with a live performance by Americans.

    In Rochester incident, DOT issues first airline fines ever for stranding passengers

    By Derek Wallbank | Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation today issued $175,000 in fines to three airline companies involved in a grounded flight — the first such penalty for "stranding passengers for an unreasonable time."

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    Caddy-driving cop goes rogue, plus Turkeys of the Year

    By Brian Lambert | Wed., Nov. 25

    ALSO: An office space glut, a law dean assesses Petters' chances, and Black Friday warnings.


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    The Recording Academy has added 25 songs to the Grammy Hall of Fame for 2010. The diverse additions include songs from Judy Garland and Louis Armstrong, Jose Felicano’s Christmas standard “Feliz Navidad” and Dooley Wilson’s “As Time Goes By,” featured in “Casablanca.”


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    A double standard? National Review Online’s media blog questions what it sees as the New York Times’ changing rules over when it's OK to publish private emails.

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