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.

November weather was near perfect for most any activity, including just sitting and taking in the sunshire near Lyndale Park Rose Garden and the shores of Lake Harriet.

Weather Watchers: Can chill put you in holiday spirit? …

Our team of experts says weather's back to normal after an unseasonable warm November and an unseasonable cold October.

Now 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.

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

Celebrity-seeking couple foils Secret Service security

State's holiday trimmings shouldn't include snow

Minn. man charged in UI vandalism to stay in jail

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Blog: Gold in the Barn

Gophers vs. Butler

There's a lot at stake in the Thanksgiving Minnesota v. Butler matchup.

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

Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now 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.