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Amid pounding noise and occasional indirect fire, Minnesotans in Iraq live with the routine of war
By John Camp | Friday, Jan.
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Downtown Minneapolis is a retail underachiever: Can these ideas bring shoppers back?
By Steve Berg | Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 Fifteen years ago, downtown Minneapolis was the Upper Midwest’s prime shopping destination.
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With economic issues superseding war concerns, voters start to focus on Democrats
Thursday’s Republican debate had candidates flocking to back tax cuts to boost the nation’s financial fortunes. Pundits and pollsters, however, see the public turning away from Bush’s approach to handling the economy.
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Festival plays up significance of symphony in cinema
Minnesota Orchestra director Osmo Vänskä has been busy studying Charlie Chaplin’s 455-page music score for “City Lights,” the film chosen to kick off the Sounds of Cinema festival Jan. 17.
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New Wild owner has tough act to follow and debt issue to address
We don’t know tons about Craig Leipold, the new Minnesota Wild owner, not yet — he’s now had the franchise for a few hours — but we do know the M.O. of new team owners nationwide and the track record of new owners locally.
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DFLers Bonoff, Madia raise sizable sums in 3rd District race
Two DFL candidates in the 3rd Congressional District, Ashwin Madia and Terri Bonoff, announced today that their campaigns have raised impressive amounts in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Bonoff raised $213,000 and Madia raised $161,000, figures that c
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After dust storms, bureaucratic waiting and ‘riding the Rhino,’ Camp and Bowen finally reach Baghdad
By John Camp | Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 BAGHDAD, IRAQ — What’s it like to get into Baghdad?
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Beyond corn ethanol: Minnesota’s rural economy positioned for enormous gains
GROWING FUEL: Last of four articlesBy Ron Way | Thursday, Jan.
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Kenyan president stands in the way of healing his nation’s wounds
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and his political cronies are complicating efforts to end the violence in that country, upsetting U.S. diplomats and prompting the African Union to seek help from former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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MacPhail: a new note for the Minneapolis riverfront
By Linda Mack
Thursday, Jan.
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In search of journalists reporting from the front lines
BAGHDAD, IRAQ — The last time I was in Baghdad, I ran into John McChesney from National Public Radio on my first day. Then I spent a few days in Fallujah with Tom Bowman, the NPR Pentagon correspondent. That was last year.
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If you’ve got the best answer, we’ve got a Jesse Ventura book for you
Right after Thanksgiving, I stumbled onto early word that former Gov. Jesse Ventura had a new book in the works.
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Typography psychology: What does your typeface say about you?
Forget handwriting analysis (that’s so last century): What does your typeface say about you?
I believe a person’s font of choice can reflect on her personality in telling ways.
