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Oregon gunman was Army dropout who studied mass shooters
The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire on fellow students in his community college English class, killing nine people, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass shooters before becoming one himself.
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Tensions at St. Cloud VA result in call for federal mediation
The acrimony became apparent during a closed-door meeting with workers and management Friday afternoon with U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer and Tim Walz.
Secret Service director changes story in latest scandal
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy is changing his story about what he knew and when in the most recent agency scandal.
Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no 'proxy war'
President Barack Obama on Friday vehemently rejected Russia's military actions in Syria as self-defeating and dismissed the idea that Moscow was strengthening its hand in the region. He vowed not to let the conflict become a U.S.-Russia "proxy war."
Minnesotan changes plea to guilty in Islamic State case
A Minnesota man admitted Friday that he was threatening U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch when he fired off an angry tweet after federal prosecutors charged six men with conspiring to join the Islamic State group.
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Jimmy Kimmel quizzes kids in presidential 'Out of Focus Group'
Jimmy Kimmel showed his "Out of Focus Group" a picture of GOP candidate Donald Trump. "Who's this guy. Do you know?" Kimmel quizzed the four children. "George Clooney?" one child answered.
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Dayton: Mass shootings 'incomprehensible' but unsure how to prevent them
Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday that, while he's appalled by the Oregon mass shooting and its predecessors, that he's yet to hear a policy proposal to prevent them.
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Small donors a cash boon for Ben Carson
A flood of money from small donors has earned Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson more than $30 million so far this year. The campaign says two thirds of that has been raised in just the last three months.
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Immigrant professionals outraged over feds' reversal on green cards
Government pushed up timeline for green card applications, then changed course.
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Gallery: Mayor Coleman and Black Lives Matter meet over marathon
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman met with Rashad Turner, organizer of the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter, at City Hall Thursday morning to talk about the chapter's planned rally at this weekend's Twin Cities Marathon.
Rains drench saturated East Coast; woman drowns in vehicle
Drenching rains along an already-saturated East Coast caused major flooding Thursday, drowning a woman whose car quickly filled up with water and prompting flash-flood warnings from historic Charleston to Washington, D.C.
Politics
Suddenly, Bernie Sanders looks like a threat to Hillary Clinton's campaign
Presidential upstart is raising plenty of money and gaining support
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It's not over yet for Jeb Bush's GOP candidacy
He's picking up support from two GOP candidates who have dropped out.
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Sanders pulls in nearly as much cash this quarter as Clinton
Bernie Sanders is offering Hillary Rodham Clinton an unexpected challenge in the race for primary campaign money this quarter as he collected nearly as much money from small donations as the Democratic front-runner has from big-dollar donors.
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Petroleum industry runs ads statewide targeting Dems on lifting the crude oil export ban
Petroleum industry runs ads statewide targeting Dems on lifting the crude oil export ban
Politics
DFL Rep. Atkins decides not to run for Congress, defends MNsure
The DFLer said he was encouraged to run.
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Democrats say McCarthy comments on Clinton are shameful
Democrats criticized House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Wednesday after he suggested that the House's Benghazi investigation committee can take credit for Hillary Rodham Clinton's diminished public standing.
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Attorney asks judge to compel reforms of Minn. sex offender program
An attorney for a group of men confined in Minnesota's controversial sex-offender treatment program urged a federal judge Wednesday morning to compel reforms that would put more offenders on a path to discharge and placement in less-restrictive community treatment settings.
Politics
Rep. Emmer lone Minnesota vote against measure to fund federal government
Rep. Emmer lone Minnesota vote against measure to fund federal government
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