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The Glean offers two daily helpings of the latest news, information and opinion of interest to Minnesotans. Brian Lambert does double duty, offering an early-morning, quick-hit look at some of the latest must-read stories and talkers and then a late-afternoon look at the day's developments and buzz. Lambert, a longtime Twin Cities journalist, also blogs at The Same Rowdy Crowd.

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Supreme Court reverses murder conviction in baby stabbing

By Brian Lambert | 05/23/12

Trucker guilty in bee-swarm accident; anti-mining billboard debuts; BWCAW gets all-clear for campfires; a Precip-apocalypse; and more.

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Minneapolis council member: Send stadium bill back to the Legislature

By Brian Lambert | 05/23/12

Mineral mining leases disputed; unusual bar fight; two new ballparks planned; Guthrie's 50th season; storms and downpours possible; and more.

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General Mills is cutting 850 jobs

By Brian Lambert | 05/22/12

Schools get post-NCLB ratings; a "new" campaign season; school counselor numbers inadequate; a bike-friendly state; Hecker's "travels"; and more.

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Minnesota: 'The largest bingo hall on the planet'

By Brian Lambert | 05/22/12

State GOP picks up  the pieces; Best Buy's well-paid interim CEO; NYC Target hit with "unfair labor practices"; St. Paul makes ballpark pitch; and more.

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Tom Petters buddy/restaurateur Dean Vlahos $11.8 million in debt

By Brian Lambert | 05/21/12

Business leader Bill George opposes marriage amendment; more GOP convention fallout; a state baseball first; farm land prices climb; and more.

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Minnesota GOP to stand with Ron Paul in Tampa

By Brian Lambert | 05/21/12

Local, national news sites and bloggers focus on GOP; WaPost looks at stadium subsidy; Milwaukee paper standing with Walker; and more.

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Ron Paul strategy: Control the GOP from the inside out

By Brian Lambert | 05/18/12

Power Line targets public radio; Walker's job numbers key issue; Lutherans to vote on marriage amendment; nearby vacations for Minnesotans; and more.

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Minnesota GOP gets ready for a Ron Paul wrangle

By Brian Lambert | 05/18/12

Schools readying for minority wave of preschoolers; Minneapolis stadium and the charter; Cravaack gets national help; Arden Hills site's future; and more.

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Eighty ex-priests buck church stand on gay marriage amendment

By Brian Lambert | 05/17/12

Fewer jobs but lower jobless rate; Hecker moves again; state's rural "brain gain"; robotics experts visiting; Craigslist ad prompts state's mercury buy; a really upset ex-wife; and more.

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Eight area hospitals settle, avoid strike

By Brian Lambert | 05/17/12

Feds wrap up Infuse investigation; apple crop losses less than first thought; state issues implant alert; dining companions rated; Delta's frequent-flier glitch; and more.

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Norm Coleman advocacy group scores $7M donation from ...?

By Brian Lambert | 05/16/12

Teen pregnancy ed seems effective; still more stadium reaction; interest in rural living shows uptick; Duluth teacher layoffs; and more.

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Parties hand state $628K bill from redistricting fight

By Brian Lambert | 05/16/12

Minnesota Waters group shuts down; MOA expansion; Dayton, GOP spar over veto; more fallout on stadium and Best Buy; Hecker's "temporary" home; and more.

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Georgia 'right to die' group indicted in Minnesota

By Brian Lambert | 05/15/12

Dayton's tax bill veto draws flak; GOP race for U.S. senator heats up; Hegseth talks about college "Rants"; Cossetta's loses variance request; Supreme Court rejects Petters' appeal; and more.

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Dayton vetoes GOP's (other) business tax cut bill, too

By Brian Lambert | 05/15/12

Senjem calls session a success; Pawlenty rules out VP interest; GOP's Ron Paul power; stadium bill "seals" NFL finances; a four-major, 4.0 graduate; and more.

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Founder Richard Schulze is latest Best Buy casualty

By Brian Lambert | 05/14/12

Best Buy faces hacking, too; lively stadium bill signing; stadium work to gear up in mid-2013; Central Corridor work half-done; Wisconsin job numbers in flux; and more. 

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It's signing day for the Vikings stadium bill

By Brian Lambert | 05/14/12

Legislative accomplishments; the value of a new stadium; the "real" political divide: Mayo's Mount Everest research; a civility forum; and more.

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Gov. Scott Walker in 'smoking gun' video

By Brian Lambert | 05/11/12

Walker also touts state surplus; Accretive pledges full response; new Amy Senser case twist; an attorney's "fishy" threat; legislator's daughter grazed by bullet; U's "small" tuition hike; and more. 

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Reaction to Vikes stadium deal

By Brian Lambert | 05/11/12

Supporters, pundits and prophets of doom weigh in.

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Vikes stadium finally a done deal with Senate approval

By Brian Lambert | 05/10/12

Senser defense wants TV juror interviews; "double sale" leads to charges; Minnesota drought nearly over; the impact of a Walker recall; and more.

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With $50M more from Vikings, House passes compromise stadium bill

By Brian Lambert | 05/10/12

House passes scaled-back tax bill; drug training program suspended; Minnesota Conservatives blog "analyzes" Ron Paul; and more.

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The question: More from the Vikings, or not?

By Brian Lambert | 05/09/12

A Farmers' Market glut? Tax bill lives again; lucrative food stamp fraud; questions over Voter ID group's registration; and more.