ALSO: Denny Heckers changes "residences"; "deadly force" law advances; stadium pitches in Duluth (?!?) and Minneapolis; and more.

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The most recent proposal reaffirms the right of individuals to "acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms."

We're above average — but it hasn't always been that way.

These photos were shot at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield and Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul.

ALSO: "Pro-business" lawsuit changes; Dayton tours security hospital; Wisconsin's "John Doe" case; "high stakes" in Walker recall; and more.

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No one ever will give Romney surrogate Tim Pawlenty the nickname "Ol' Coat Tails."

And six other half-baked analysis points after Tuesday's voting and caucusing in Minnesota and elsewhere.

Joe Kimball: About 50,000 Republicans voted in Minnesota caucuses
James Nord: DFL caucus-goers focus on issues
Doug Grow: Independence Party caucuses oppose marriage amendment, public stadium funding
Joe Kimball: Nolan leads DFL caucus count in 8th District
Earlier: Santorum wins big -- and Romney loses big -- in Minnesota

ALSO: Post-caucus analysis; Santorum sweep; GOP issues fervor; and new developments in Amy Senser case.

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Santorum, who also was a huge winner in Missouri and was running close in Colorado, had double-digit Minnesota leads over Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
Related: IP caucuses oppose marriage amendment, public stadium funding

ALSO: Edina students "greet" Gingrich; the Twins to auction "Kardashian baseball"; a dolphin dies at the zoo; Anoka-Hennepin blasts Rolling Stone story; and more.

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ALSO: Austin contemplates loss of integration funding; homelessness persists in Bemidji area; more Duluth children use free and reduced-price lunch program; Woolly bear caterpillar seen in New Ulm.

ALSO: Suspended "Jacko" back in school; Daily raps Maturi "golden parachute"; a "purple" Peyton Manning proposed; a guilty plea in terrorism case; rabbis oppose amendment; and more.

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ALSO: Duluth beer a-brewin'; Kevin Love gets 2-game suspension; stadium jobs touted; more Bucklin family heartache; North Dakota women taking up "arms"; and more.

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Romney supporters are trying to lower expectations, while Obama forces say the front-runner needs an overwhelming victory in Tuesday's non-binding straw poll.
Cyndy Brucato: Pawlenty and Bolton team up to boost Romney, lower caucus expectations
Related: With Obama a certain caucus winner, DFL will focus on organizing

The fashion nowadays is to question how much more regulation we really need after all the cleanup that’s been done under the landmark laws of the early 1970s, but much work remains.

ALSO: Santorum goes to church; GOP among nation's most conservative; memorial Mass for couple; another stadium plan; medical malpractice policies; and more.

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