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President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge, according to a person familiar with the decision.

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Banned: Cars, trucks, SUVs from ice on all Hennepin County lakes

Unseasonably warm weather and unpredictable ice conditions have plunged eight vehicles into the water since mid-January -- six in the past seven days Updated: 06:43 AM
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After ugly loss, angry Yeo says: 'We stink'

A 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks knocked the Wild from eighth to 10th in the Western Conference. Updated: 06:49 AM

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Racism ads drive some into a rage

Billboard campaign aims to foster a community dialogue, but hundreds of Duluth's white residents have complained that the campaign's kick-off images and messages are offensive. Updated: 06:11 AM
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U Regents will draw lines for debate over Sviggum's dual roles

The board member's new job with state Senate has stirred a fresh round of challenges over the potential for conflict of interest. Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 09:01 PM

Ramsey County revises Vikings stadium financing plan

Deadly force gun bill heads to full Senate + video

House blocks use of state money for child care union dues

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He's still here: Bill T. Jones

In the 30 years since he started performing in Minneapolis, Bill T. Jones has become an international star. So why does he keep coming back? Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 09:56 PM

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Cellist Ross superb in Prokofiev work

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What's to be done about the white working class?

Today, I fear we're facing a crisis in which a chunk of working-class America risks being calcified into an underclass. Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 09:07 PM

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More Delta jobs could fly from Twin Cities to Atlanta

A company memo reveals that the airline is considering moving as many as 150 warehouse jobs. Gov. Dayton plans to write the CEO. Full storyFull story

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Romney faces conservative test

At CPAC on Friday, he will try to push back against attacks that he's a moderate and try to mute the buzz around rival Santorum. Full storyFull story

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FBI files on Steve Jobs: 'A deceptive individual'

Many interviewed by the FBI during a background check said he sometimes would "distort the truth." Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 09:05 PM

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Minnesota freed from 'No Child Left Behind' sanctions

Schools still will have to show academic growth in individual students, a shrinking achievement gap between middle-class white students and their classmates and a high graduation rate. Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 09:43 PM

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New caffeine jolt making people jittery

Makers of inhalable caffeine say it's the next big thing, but some are worried about the risk of abuse. Full storyFull story

Updated: Feb. 9, 2012 - 11:01 PM

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Blasts hit security HQs in Syrian city Aleppo

Two explosions targeted security compounds in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media reported, saying 25 people were killed and 175 wounded in a major city that has so far largely stood by President Bashar Assad in the nearly 11-month-old uprising against his rule. Full storyFull story

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