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Minnesota unemployment rate unchanged in August
Minnesota's unemployment rate didn't budge last month, even as employers added more than 28,000 jobs mainly due to state employees being back on the job after a government shutdown.
Thursday, September, 15, 2011 - - Business
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Minnesota's unemployment rate didn't budge last month, even as employers added more than 28,000 jobs mainly due to state employees being back on the job after a government shutdown.
Thursday, September, 15, 2011 - - Business
U.S. OPEN: Djokovic beats Nadal to win first title
Returning brilliantly, swatting winners from all angles, the No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 Monday night in a final chock-full of lengthy, mesmerizing points to earn his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011.
Tuesday, September, 13, 2011 - Associated Press - Sports
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Returning brilliantly, swatting winners from all angles, the No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 Monday night in a final chock-full of lengthy, mesmerizing points to earn his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011.
Tuesday, September, 13, 2011 - Associated Press - Sports
WALL STREET WEEK AHEAD: Don't expect a home run from the Fed
The last time the Federal Reserve came up with a big plan to help the economy, it totaled $600 billion and touched off a 28 percent rally in the stock market.
Monday, September, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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The last time the Federal Reserve came up with a big plan to help the economy, it totaled $600 billion and touched off a 28 percent rally in the stock market.
Monday, September, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
THEIR OPINION: Inexcusable bickering over disaster funds
Only a few short months ago, Joplin, Mo., was the place for promises. Everyone from President Barack Obama to FEMA bureaucrats pledged to help the tornado-ravaged city rebuild.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Kansas City Star - Opinion
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Only a few short months ago, Joplin, Mo., was the place for promises. Everyone from President Barack Obama to FEMA bureaucrats pledged to help the tornado-ravaged city rebuild.
Thursday, September, 01, 2011 - Kansas City Star - Opinion
MARILYN HAGERTY: High school hobnobbers of 1960s are celebrate Golden Age
When they were in high school here in the 1960s, students at St. James and Central High Schools loved to dance. They would dance during the noon hour. They would have dances on weekends. To them, a dance was a “hobnob.”
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
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When they were in high school here in the 1960s, students at St. James and Central High Schools loved to dance. They would dance during the noon hour. They would have dances on weekends. To them, a dance was a “hobnob.”
Friday, August, 26, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Community
Heavy clashes as Libyan rebels enter Zawiya
Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from Moammar Gadhafi's forces holding the city.
Saturday, August, 13, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from Moammar Gadhafi's forces holding the city.
Saturday, August, 13, 2011 - Associated Press - News
NCAA tells N.D. delegation no budging on Fighting Sioux nickname settlement
With the NCAA confirming that it will not budge from a lawsuit settlement requiring UND to terminate its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he will ask the Legislature, meeting in special session in November, to delegate authority back to the State Board of Higher Education, which authorized a change. “I’m certain the board will revert to its former position,” said Grant Shaft, a delegation member and the board's president.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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With the NCAA confirming that it will not budge from a lawsuit settlement requiring UND to terminate its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he will ask the Legislature, meeting in special session in November, to delegate authority back to the State Board of Higher Education, which authorized a change. “I’m certain the board will revert to its former position,” said Grant Shaft, a delegation member and the board's president.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
SIOUX NICKNAME SUPPORT: Two jersey-clad UND grads lend backing in Indy
Two hours before North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and a state delegation were to arrive for their meeting today with NCAA leaders over the Fighting Sioux nickname dispute, Dan Kahl and Lucy Klym took up posts outside the NCAA headquarters building here.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Two hours before North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and a state delegation were to arrive for their meeting today with NCAA leaders over the Fighting Sioux nickname dispute, Dan Kahl and Lucy Klym took up posts outside the NCAA headquarters building here.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
Libyan rebels claim victory in key oil terminal
Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi's troops along the country's Mediterranean coast said they captured a key oil terminal Thursday that has repeatedly changed hands in the 6-month-old civil war.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi's troops along the country's Mediterranean coast said they captured a key oil terminal Thursday that has repeatedly changed hands in the 6-month-old civil war.
Friday, August, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
Fed Reserve's low rates no fix for retirees, interest income dependents
For retirees and others who need interest income, the Federal Reserve's near-zero interest rates are not so great. Those low rates alsoare unlikely to likely revive a depressed home market, energize a weak economy or reassure frightened consumers.
Wednesday, August, 10, 2011 - AP Economics Writers - Business
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For retirees and others who need interest income, the Federal Reserve's near-zero interest rates are not so great. Those low rates alsoare unlikely to likely revive a depressed home market, energize a weak economy or reassure frightened consumers.
Wednesday, August, 10, 2011 - AP Economics Writers - Business
Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast
Rebels launched a new offensive Saturday out of their stronghold in Libya's western mountains, battling regime forces in a drive toward the heartland of Moammar Gadhafi's rule on the Mediterranean coast. Opening a new front, the rebels are aiming to break a monthslong deadlock and eventually fight their way to the capital, Tripoli.
Saturday, August, 06, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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Rebels launched a new offensive Saturday out of their stronghold in Libya's western mountains, battling regime forces in a drive toward the heartland of Moammar Gadhafi's rule on the Mediterranean coast. Opening a new front, the rebels are aiming to break a monthslong deadlock and eventually fight their way to the capital, Tripoli.
Saturday, August, 06, 2011 - Associated Press - News
GOP leaders McConnell, Boehner accelerate Obama criticism
House speaker: Specter of default is Obama's problem
The top two Republicans in Congress sought Tuesday to put the onus on President Barack Obama for failure to resolve a fight over how to increase the government's borrowing authority.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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House speaker: Specter of default is Obama's problem
The top two Republicans in Congress sought Tuesday to put the onus on President Barack Obama for failure to resolve a fight over how to increase the government's borrowing authority.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Associated Press - News
Budge, Ethelyn D.L. “Dimpy”
Budge, Ethelyn D.L.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
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Budge, Ethelyn D.L.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
UPDATE: Bachmann says she's not worried about default
UPDATED: 4:52 P.M.
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she's not worried about the nation defaulting if the debt ceiling isn't increased.
Monday, July, 11, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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UPDATED: 4:52 P.M.
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she's not worried about the nation defaulting if the debt ceiling isn't increased.
Monday, July, 11, 2011 - Associated Press - News
Obama, lawmakers remain divided over debt deal
Grasping for a deal on the nation’s debt, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders remained divided Sunday over the size and the components of a plan to reduce long term deficits. Noting the need to work out an agreement over the next 10 days, the president and lawmakers agreed to meet again today.
Monday, July, 11, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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Grasping for a deal on the nation’s debt, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders remained divided Sunday over the size and the components of a plan to reduce long term deficits. Noting the need to work out an agreement over the next 10 days, the president and lawmakers agreed to meet again today.
Monday, July, 11, 2011 - Associated Press - News
Ethelyn D.L. “Dimpy” Budge
Ethelyn D.L. “Dimpy” Budge, 95, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, July 7, 2011 in Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND.
Sunday, July, 10, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
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Ethelyn D.L. “Dimpy” Budge, 95, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, July 7, 2011 in Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND.
Sunday, July, 10, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
Budge, Ethelyn D.L. 'Dimpy'
Budge, Ethelyn D.L. 'Dimpy', 95, of Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, July 7, at Woodside Village in Grand Forks.
Saturday, July, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
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Budge, Ethelyn D.L. 'Dimpy', 95, of Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, July 7, at Woodside Village in Grand Forks.
Saturday, July, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - Obituaries (free view)
MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: Lawmakers pessimistic about quick shutdown end
Count many Minnesota legislators among those who expect a long government shutdown. “My gut tells me that if this goes two weeks, it will go until January,” Rep. Larry Howes, R-Walker said. Sen. Tom Saxhaug, DFL-Grand Rapids, added that a quick end to the shutdown is not likely. “I’m not real optimistic at the moment. I’m always hopeful, but my optimism is fading.”
Wednesday, July, 06, 2011 - State Capitol Bureau - News
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Count many Minnesota legislators among those who expect a long government shutdown. “My gut tells me that if this goes two weeks, it will go until January,” Rep. Larry Howes, R-Walker said. Sen. Tom Saxhaug, DFL-Grand Rapids, added that a quick end to the shutdown is not likely. “I’m not real optimistic at the moment. I’m always hopeful, but my optimism is fading.”
Wednesday, July, 06, 2011 - State Capitol Bureau - News
UPDATE: GOP lawmaker gets earful on Minnesota shutdown
UPDATED: 4:10 P.M.
Republican Sen. Ted Daley hustled up Yankee Doodle Road in the lineup for Eagan's Fourth of July parade, some of his constituents wondered loudly why he wasn't at the state Capitol 10 miles to the north trying to end the state government shutdown that was in its fourth day.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Associated Press - News
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UPDATED: 4:10 P.M.
Republican Sen. Ted Daley hustled up Yankee Doodle Road in the lineup for Eagan's Fourth of July parade, some of his constituents wondered loudly why he wasn't at the state Capitol 10 miles to the north trying to end the state government shutdown that was in its fourth day.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Associated Press - News
In Minnesota budget mess, two sides have some options
For all their rhetoric, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders have shown hints they could compromise, and in some cases offered small clues on how.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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For all their rhetoric, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders have shown hints they could compromise, and in some cases offered small clues on how.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
