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<title>Can pull tabs really deliver for Vikings stadium?</title>
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<description>Can pull tabs really deliver for Vikings stadium?</description>
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<title>Digging into the Vikings stadium detail</title>
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<description>More detail on the Vikings&apos; stadium plan.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:27:53 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Comparing financing deals on the newest NFL stadiums</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>What city struck the best public financing deal this decade on a new NFL stadium?</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:34:57 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Vikes plan vs Lucas Oil Stadium: Best public deal?</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Will Minnesota get a better public financing deal than Indiana?</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:00:36 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Understand the Vikes stadium deal in one document</title>
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mail@mpr.org
(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Breakdown of the new Vikings stadium deal.
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:25:52 CST</pubDate>
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<title>LIVE: Vikings stadium deal announcement</title>
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(Jon Gordon)
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<description>Live blog of announcement regarding a deal to build a new Vikings stadium near the site of the Metrodome.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:50:26 CST</pubDate>
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<title>An end game, finally, in the Vikings stadium debate?</title>
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mail@mpr.org
(Paul Tosto)
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<description>A Vikings stadium deal done? Really?</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:41:01 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Snow postpones Hibbing, Duluth Marshall hockey</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Snow postpones Hibbing, Duluth Marshall hockey</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:03:32 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Vikings: 3 viable options for stadium</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>The Vikings view three sites - Arden Hills, the Linden Avenue parcel in Minneapolis and the current Metrodome site - as viable options for a new stadium, Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said this afternoon. While Arden Hills in suburban...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:28:38 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Dayton says he may endorse a Vikes stadium site</title>
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mail@mpr.org
(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Gov. Mark Dayton this afternoon told reporters he&apos;ll spend the weekend reviewing the various proposals received today to build a new Vikings stadium and he may back one of the proposals if he&apos;s sees one stand out. Here&apos;s the latest...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:53 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Vikes say they&apos;ll back stadium where legislature wants</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Vikings officials say they are still committed to building a new stadium at the Arden Hills site in Ramsey County but that discussions are continuing with Minneapolis and that building on the current Metrodome site is &apos;workable.&apos; The reports, via...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:41:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Minneapolis pitches Metrodome site for new Vikes stadium</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>In their final pitch to Gov. Mark Dayton, Minneapolis officials today reiterated that building a new stadium for the VIkings on the current Metrodome sight is the best solution. They also argued it could be done without any additional local...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:48:17 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Ramsey County ups ante in Vikings stadium push</title>
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(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Ramsey County officials are sweetening the deal for a proposed Vikiings stadium in Arden Hills with and more local money to help pay for the project in Arden Hills via a proposed three percent drink and food tax, says MPR...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:15:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Official: Hennepin County won&apos;t chip in for Vikes</title>
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mail@mpr.org
(Paul Tosto)
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<description>Hennepin County officials were key to the building of a new home for Minnesota Twins baseball a few years ago with Target Field. But don&apos;t expect the county to help with funding for a new Vikings football stadium. The Star...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:03:53 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Next steps on Vikings stadium?</title>
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mail@mpr.org
(Paul Tosto)
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<description> We&apos;re posting some questions and short answers this morning on the Vikings stadium debate and what happens next, just to keep everyone up to speed. Q: What happens next? A: All the stadium proposals are due to Gov. Dayton...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:05:41 CST</pubDate>
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