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Sources: Burglary suspect fired shots that injured Mpls. officers

Chaotic struggle in a dim basement that followed a 90-minute chase in Uptown was described. Updated 12:02 AM
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A frustrated House DFLer, Alice Hausman, said there is no time to salvage the proposal by Monday’s adjournment. Updated 11:43 PM

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Treasury officials were told of IRS probe in June 2012

Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign. Full storyFull story Updated 11:57 PM

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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. Full storyFull story Updated 8:49 PM

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The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping. Full storyFull story Updated 11:00 PM