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Feb 9 2010 3:44AM
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| Pohlad reiterates Twins desire to keep Mauer Feb 8 2010 12:15PM
Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad says he's
staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer.
Pohlad declined Monday to discuss specifics or confirm the team
is talking about a long-term extension for the American League MVP.
Pohlad
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| Pohlad reiterates Twins desire to keep Mauer Feb 8 2010 12:08PM
Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad says he's
staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer.
Pohlad declined Monday to discuss specifics or confirm the team
is talking about a long-term extension for the AL MVP. Pohlad said
the Twins
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Feb 8 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 7 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 6 2010 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Feb 5 2010 4:13PM
Tubby Smith says "you never close the door
on anyone." The University Minnesota [[kxtopic:basketball:t[Basketball]:t]] coach says he'd
consider allowing Royce White to return to the team if the
circumstances were right. White left school this week wit
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Feb 5 2010 4:13PM
Tubby Smith says "you never close the door
on anyone." The University Minnesota [[kxtopic:basketball:t[Basketball]:t]] coach says he'd
consider allowing Royce White to return to the team if the
circumstances were right. White left school this week wit
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Feb 5 2010 4:13PM
Tubby Smith says "you never close the door
on anyone." The University Minnesota [[kxtopic:basketball:t[Basketball]:t]] coach says he'd
consider allowing Royce White to return to the team if the
circumstances were right. White left school this week wit
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| Suddenly splurging Twins welcome Hudson Feb 5 2010 12:57PM
The Twins sure aren't acting like a
small-market team these days.
With a new ballpark set to open in April and a core of talented
players in their prime, the Twins have shed their frugal ways.
The latest addition came late Thursday night wh
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| Suddenly splurging Twins welcome Hudson Feb 5 2010 12:43PM
The [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] Twins sure aren't acting like a
small-market team these days.
With a new ballpark set to open in April and a core of talented
players in their prime, the Twins have shed their frugal ways with
an offseaso
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Feb 5 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 4 2010 3:44AM
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 4 2010 2:34AM
A lackluster report covering the service sector
of the economy weighed on the stock market in the latest session.
Stocks ended mostly lower after two days of strong gains.
The Dow fell 26 points to 10,271. The S&P dropped 6 points to
1,097
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| Xcel Energy clients can buy $1 energysaving bulbs Feb 3 2010 5:15AM
Xcel Energy's Minnesota electric customers
can now buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs for as
little as $1 per bulb.
The special prices are available at many stores, but quantities
are limited. The low price is available only wh
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Feb 3 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 2 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 1 2010 3:44AM
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Feb 1 2010 2:27AM
She didn't take home album of the year. But
Beyonce grabbed just about every other award in sight at the
Grammys last night and made history in the process. She ended up
with six awards giving her the most wins by any female in a
single night at th
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| Officials conduct training exercise in Minneapolis Jan 30 2010 5:15AM
Local, state and federal law enforcement will
be holding a mock terrorism incident on Saturday morning in
Minneapolis as part of a training exercise.
The exercise will see how well Minneapolis police and other
agencies are prepared for a possibl
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| Blige, Bocelli duet to raise funds for Haiti Jan 27 2010 8:38AM
Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli (ahn-DRAY'-uh
boh-CHEL'-ee) will perform Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over
Troubled Water" during a fundraising segment for Haiti relief at
this year's Grammy Awards.
The Recording Academy said Wednesday the due
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| Laura Bush joins Smithsonian black history board Jan 26 2010 3:37AM
Former first lady Laura Bush is joining an
advisory board to help raise money to build the Smithsonian
Institution's planned black history museum.
Bush will join Brown University President Ruth Simmons and
Target Corp. CEO Gregg Steinhafel as ne
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| Target renovates old stores, opening fewer in 2010 Jan 21 2010 8:17AM
Target says it will focus on polishing up old
stores rather than opening new ones this year.
The discount chain will spend $1 billion renovating 340 stores
while opening fewer than 10 new locations. The renovated stores
will offer more groceries
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Jan 21 2010 2:13AM
The key to getting a ticket to Hollywood on
"American Idol" is to split your pants on national television. It
worked for Cornelius Edwards of Boynton Beach, Florida, who ripped
his pants while doing the splits. The judges felt sorry for him and
put h
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 20 2010 4:13PM
One of the NBA's top young players will be at
Target Center tonight. Kevin Durant leads the Oklahoma City Thunder
into a matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves are
trying to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
They t
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 20 2010 4:13PM
One of the NBA's top young players will be at
Target Center tonight. Kevin Durant leads the Oklahoma City Thunder
into a matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves are
trying to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
They t
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 20 2010 4:13PM
One of the NBA's top young players will be at
Target Center tonight. Kevin Durant leads the Oklahoma City Thunder
into a matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves are
trying to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
They t
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| Stocks fall...Settling up...Crude drops Jan 20 2010 3:46PM
Stock prices ended broadly lower, but off their
worst levels of the day. The Dow fell 122 points to 10,603. The S&P
dropped 12 and the Nasdaq shed 29 points.
WASHINGTON (AP) About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at
Wal-Mart, Target and o
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| Twins singlegame tickets on sale on March 13 Jan 20 2010 2:35PM
The Minnesota Twins will make single-game
tickets for the inaugural season at Target Field available to the
public beginning March 13.
The Twins also announced Wednesday they'll hold online
registration for a random draw for the chance to buy ti
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Jan 20 2010 3:51AM
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 19 2010 4:27PM
Antoine Winfield of the Minnesota Vikings has
been named to the NFC Pro Bowl roster despite missing six games
with a foot injury. The cornerback is hoping he won't have to play
players from the teams in the Super Bowl are ineligible.
Winfield is t
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 19 2010 4:27PM
Antoine Winfield of the Minnesota Vikings has
been named to the NFC Pro Bowl roster despite missing six games
with a foot injury. The cornerback is hoping he won't have to play
players from the teams in the Super Bowl are ineligible.
Winfield is t
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| Target Field food will have a local flavor Jan 19 2010 5:37AM
The concession fare at Target Field will have
a clear local flair.
The Twins and their concession manager Delaware North
Sportservice revealed on Monday many of the food items they'll sell
at the new ballpark beginning this spring.
Stands
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| Love out with illness against Sixers Jan 18 2010 2:42PM
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love
missed Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers because of an
illness.
Love did not make the trip to Target Center and the team says he
is day to day. It's a big blow for the struggling Timberwolves,
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| Love out with illness against Sixers Jan 18 2010 2:42PM
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love
missed Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers because of an
illness.
Love did not make the trip to Target Center and the team says he
is day to day. It's a big blow for the struggling Timberwolves,
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Jan 16 2010 3:44AM
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 16 2010 1:45AM
Some large Minnesota school districts
face financial penalties if they don't reach agreement on teacher
contracts before a state deadline.
Education Minnesota, the state teachers union, says 29 locals
had not settled their two-year contracts as
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 15 2010 4:13PM
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle
Jimmy Kennedy and fullback Naufahu Tahi (nah-FAH'-hoo tah-HEE') are
listed as questionable for Sunday's playoff game with Dallas.
Kennedy has a thumb injury and Tahi hurt his back in practice this
week. Cornerback
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 15 2010 4:13PM
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle
Jimmy Kennedy and fullback Naufahu Tahi (nah-FAH'-hoo tah-HEE') are
listed as questionable for Sunday's playoff game with Dallas.
Kennedy has a thumb injury and Tahi hurt his back in practice this
week. Cornerback
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 15 2010 4:13PM
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle
Jimmy Kennedy and fullback Naufahu Tahi (nah-FAH'-hoo tah-HEE') are
listed as questionable for Sunday's playoff game with Dallas.
Kennedy has a thumb injury and Tahi hurt his back in practice this
week. Cornerback
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| New name for street near Twins' new park Jan 15 2010 3:38PM
The Minnesota Twins haven't played a game in
their new ballpark yet, but the city has already renamed a nearby
street.
The City Council on Friday approved renaming five blocks of
Third Avenue North as Twins Way. New street signs are due to go up
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Jan 15 2010 3:44AM
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 15 2010 1:45AM
The body of a man who hadn't been seen since
he left to go snowboarding Jan. 6 has been found in the backcountry
near Vail Mountain.
Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis said Thursday that 19-year-old
Jasper "Jaz" McGrath of Grand Marais, Minn., suf
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| Minn. food company expands product recall Jan 14 2010 7:15PM
A Minnesota food company its expanding
its voluntary nationwide recall.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says Parkers Farm took
that action after the department determined that all products made
at the company's Coon Rapids plant may have
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| Target resumes share buyback as business improves Jan 14 2010 8:03AM
Target Corp. says it's resuming a $10 billion
share buyback program because business is improving along with the
economy.
The discount chain halted its stock repurchase in November 2008
as it tried to preserve cash and debt ratings during "an
e
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| Target resumes share buyback as business improves Jan 14 2010 8:03AM
Target Corp. says it's resuming a $10 billion
share buyback program because business is improving along with the
economy.
The discount chain halted its stock repurchase in November 2008
as it tried to preserve cash and debt ratings during "an
e
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Jan 13 2010 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Jan 11 2010 4:13PM
Minnesota tax collections lagged slightly
in November and December, thanks to lower-than-expected sales tax
proceeds. State finance officials say that $2.7 billion flowed into
the Minnesota treasury in the last two months of the year. That's
about $1
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| Man arrested after TV smashed at St. Cloud Target Jan 11 2010 1:46PM
A St. Cloud man who allegedly told
Target store employees he "wanted to get into trouble" is in jail
after police say he smashed a big-screen TV with a baseball bat.
Police say the man picked up the bat off a shelf at a St. Cloud
Target, went in
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 11 2010 1:31AM
The Minnesota Vikings have returned
to practice after a week off to prepare to face the Dallas Cowboys
in their first playoff game. The Cowboys battle the Vikings at the
Metrodome this weekend for the chance to go to the NFC championship
game.
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 11 2010 1:31AM
The Minnesota Correctional Facility in
Stillwater is in a full lockdown after a group of about 150 inmates
refused to return to their cells.
Department of Corrections spokeswoman Shari Burt tells KARE-TV
that the problem started early Sunday aft
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 11 2010 1:31AM
The Minnesota Vikings have returned
to practice after a week off to prepare to face the Dallas Cowboys
in their first playoff game. The Cowboys battle the Vikings at the
Metrodome this weekend for the chance to go to the NFC championship
game.
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 11 2010 1:31AM
The Minnesota Vikings have returned
to practice after a week off to prepare to face the Dallas Cowboys
in their first playoff game. The Cowboys battle the Vikings at the
Metrodome this weekend for the chance to go to the NFC championship
game.
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Jan 10 2010 3:03PM
Minneapolis police have arrested a second
teenager in the fatal shooting of three men at a corner market.
Police say that the 17-year-old suspect turned himself in. That's
on the heels of the arrest a day earlier of another 17-year-old
suspect in t
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| Twins ballpark will have system to conserve water Jan 10 2010 5:15AM
The Minnesota Twins are doing more to be
environmentally friendly and reduce water waste.
The new Target Field ballpark will have a custom-designed,
sustainable water system that will capture, conserve and reuse rain
water. Officials say it'll b
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 9 2010 1:45AM
Officials say an unattended bag prompted a
brief evacuation of the Duluth International Airport.
Duluth police spokesman Brad Wick says the bag was inadvertently
left near a gate by two incoming passengers each of whom thought
the other person
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| MN food company voluntarily recalls some products Jan 8 2010 7:22PM
A Minnesota food company is voluntarily
recalling some products because of potential bacterial
contamination.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued a consumer
advisory for certain peanut butter, cheese, salsa, cream cheese
bagel sp
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 8 2010 4:27PM
The 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame this year include three former Minnesota Vikings: Cris Carter,
Roger Craig and John Randle. The NFL's career receiving and rushing
leaders, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, lead the list. The vote will
b
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 8 2010 4:27PM
The 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame this year include three former Minnesota Vikings: Cris Carter,
Roger Craig and John Randle. The NFL's career receiving and rushing
leaders, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, lead the list. The vote will
b
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Jan 8 2010 4:27PM
The 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame this year include three former Minnesota Vikings: Cris Carter,
Roger Craig and John Randle. The NFL's career receiving and rushing
leaders, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, lead the list. The vote will
b
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Jan 8 2010 3:44AM
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| Love practices after nasty collision with Maggette Jan 7 2010 4:06PM
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love was
back at practice, one day after banging knees with Golden State's
Corey Maggette (muh-GEHT'-ee).
Love had to be helped to the locker room in the fourth quarter
of a 107-101 loss to the Warriors on We
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| Love practices after nasty collision with Maggette Jan 7 2010 3:38PM
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love
participated in practice on Thursday, one day after banging knees
with Golden State's Corey Maggette (muh-GEHT'-ee).
Love had to be helped to the locker room in the fourth quarter
of a 107-101 loss to th
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| Target sees December sales increase Jan 7 2010 8:03AM
Target Corp. says better-than-expected
customer traffic helped a key sales comparison rise in December.
The discount chain says it expects fourth-quarter earnings to
"meet or exceed" analyst expectations of $1.11 per share.
Target says sale
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| Target sees December sales increase Jan 7 2010 8:03AM
Target Corp. says better-than-expected
customer traffic helped a key sales comparison rise in December.
The discount chain says it expects fourth-quarter earnings to
"meet or exceed" analyst expectations of $1.11 per share.
Target says sale
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Jan 5 2010 3:44AM
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Jan 4 2010 3:44AM
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| Cities, counties take back corporate tax breaks Jan 2 2010 11:26AM
As the economy sputters along, municipalities
struggling to fix roads and fund schools increasingly are
rescinding tax abatements to companies that don't hire enough
workers, that lay them off or that close up shop.
They're also sharpening new i
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Jan 2 2010 3:44AM
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Dec 30 2009 3:44AM
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| Obama: Targeting extremists...Chertoff criticism...Oneman... Dec 28 2009 11:06PM
President Barack Obama says the U.S. won't
simply strengthen its defenses but will disrupt and dismantle
violent extremist groups. Obama made the pledge in Hawaii, where
he's spending the holidays with his family. Stricter airport
boarding procedures
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Dec 27 2009 3:44AM
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Dec 25 2009 3:44AM
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Dec 23 2009 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Dec 22 2009 4:27PM
The Minnesota Timberwolves' struggling
defense will be sorely tested tonight by the high-flying Atlanta
Hawks. The Hawks are averaging more than 105 points a game, fourth
in the NBA. The Wolves have given up at least 120 to three of their
last five o
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Dec 22 2009 4:27PM
The Minnesota Timberwolves' struggling
defense will be sorely tested tonight by the high-flying Atlanta
Hawks. The Hawks are averaging more than 105 points a game, fourth
in the NBA. The Wolves have given up at least 120 to three of their
last five o
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Dec 22 2009 4:27PM
The Minnesota Timberwolves' struggling
defense will be sorely tested tonight by the high-flying Atlanta
Hawks. The Hawks are averaging more than 105 points a game, fourth
in the NBA. The Wolves have given up at least 120 to three of their
last five o
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| Twins packing and moving out of Dome this week Dec 21 2009 8:18PM
The Minnesota Twins are moving this week.
Team employees are in the process of transferring from the
Metrodome to Target Field, with Tuesday the final day of packing.
Spokesman Kevin Smith says trucks are scheduled to move furniture
on Tuesday
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 20 2009 1:46AM
The family of an 18-year-old Farmington
woman killed by a drugged driver told the judge they didn't want
him sentenced to prison.
Authorities say 60-year-old Bruce Vaughn Moore had taken high
levels of an anti-anxiety drug for which he had no pr
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Dec 19 2009 3:44AM
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