Thursday November 26, 2009

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For Leber, nickel and time make a difference

The Vikings are trying to keep the linebacker on the field, even when they change schemes. | Plus, Thanksgiving game on 2010 menu? Appetizing.

The 5:20 PM Northstar rolls out of the Target Field Station.

Riders, nonriders can add up value of Northstar

Choosing to take the shiny new commuter train known as the Northstar Line (or not) is a personal numbers game. | Also: Video: All aboard!

Church movement aims to reclaim Christmas

More and more congregations spend Black Friday rethinking consumption.

Empty rail cars are riling up neighbors in Lakeville

Minneapolis residents repel intruder, call police, get hauled in

Two held in shooting that killed St. Paul teenager

State trooper escapes injury when squad is hit by drunken driver

Man who died in Utah mishap was experienced caver

Wanted for St. Louis Park: A poet who knows it

Deaf St. Paul worker gets settlement

SUV crashes avoiding deer; Edina woman badly hurt

Wis. soldier hurt at Fort Hood home for holiday

Tight economy forces some to stay home for holiday

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Men's basketball

Gophers knock off No. 12 Butler 82-73

Led by Colton Iverson's double-double by halftime, Minnesota steadily built up a double-digit lead and made enough free throws to hang on at the end.

Photo right: Surrounded

Santa Claus needs sanitizer, too

The Godbout family

Not deemed worthy of early H1N1 flu vaccination, mall Santas are counting on hand sanitizers and the kindness of strangers (to keep their sick children at home).

Dubai requests 'standstill' on $60B debt

Dubai is so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation as a magnet for international investment.