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Obama pushes for shield law for journalists
By Los Angeles Times Editorial May 20, 2013, 10:50 AMIt's all part of his damage control for the Justice Department’s seizure of the phone records of the Associated Press.
World worries about Syria; Washington stuck on Benghazi
By John Rash, Star Tribune May 19, 2013, 04:07 PMWhile the world is worried about the crisis there, Washington concentrates on Benghazi.
Marriage and much more: How Minnesota's 2010 election mattered
By William Cory Labovitch May 19, 2013, 04:11 PMDayton’s edging Emmer, with Horner’s help, made all the difference.
On Syria, R2P doctrine guides the way
By Lloyd Axworthy May 19, 2013, 04:10 PMThe Responsibility to Protect doctrine adopted by the United Nations guides the way. It feels like there’s renewed hope. The R2P doctrine offers a way forward.
Home care workers in Minnesota deserve a union vote
By Sandra L. Pappas May 18, 2013, 04:53 PMThe right to form a union is a longstanding American tradition.
IRS controversy illuminates a larger flaw
By Lane Filler, Newsday May 18, 2013, 04:52 PMAmericans shouldn’t have to fund religions and organizations they wouldn’t support voluntarily.
Minnesota Legislature: Well, there's always 2014
By TIM PENNY and TOM HORNER May 18, 2013, 04:35 PMHow the Legislature can serve all Minnesotans, not just special interests.
With Democrats, Minnesotans will feel the pain
By DAVID HANN AND KURT DAUDT May 18, 2013, 04:30 PMWe need to spend better, not more. We can’t tax anything and everything.
Tax reform in Minnesota? Some other year, perhaps
By LORI STURDEVANT, Star Tribune May 18, 2013, 04:03 PMA look at the forces that gathered against an idea that seemed like its time had come.
A northern Minnesota tale: The orchid and the otter
By PETER M. LESCHAK May 18, 2013, 03:59 PMThe benefits of being intimate with the spot on Earth you call home.
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