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			<title>Land, sand and money</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:56 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Despite shortfall, Rybak still confident in Vikings plan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Minneapolis mayor remains confident about his city&#039;s stadium bid, despite a substantial funding shortfall outlined in a city analysis.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:49 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Foreclosure settlement could help 17K Minn. homeowners</title>
			<description><![CDATA[An estimated 17,000 Minnesota homeowners who went through foreclosure between 2008 and the end of last year could be eligible for some financial relief under the terms of a long-awaited deal announced Thursday.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:38 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Study: One-third of adolescent girls victimized by dating partner</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A new report releases statistics on physical, emotional and verbal abuse in teen dating, and issues recommendations for preventing violence.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:07 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Dining with Dara: Social media critics</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Everyone&#039;s a critic. The advent of the Internet is opening restaurateurs to the every day voice of blogs, social media and user-driven review sites.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:31 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Invasive species fight goes too far, some lawmakers say</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Some lawmakers say the DNR&#039;s plan to slow the spread of invasive species like zebra mussels and Asian carp impinge on the rights of boat owners.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:51:20 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Concerns, praise over Minn.&#039;s NCLB waiver</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Federal education officials are granting waivers to 10 states, including Minnesota, from the current requirements of the No Child Left behind Law.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:56 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Hennepin Co. bans cars, trucks from lake ice</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hennepin County Sheriff says lake ice is too thin to support cars, SUVs and trucks.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:56:33 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Microloan enables Iron Range couple to move back home</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In a climate where it&#039;s tough to get a small business loan from a bank, microloan programs have stepped in to provide start-up capital.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:21:51 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>MnDOT seeks public opinion on I-35E toll lanes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Transportation asks for public feedback on a plan to add MNPASS lanes to Interstate 35E.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:51 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Detroit Pistons donate team airplane to Minn. college</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Pistons team is donating a DC-9 aircraft to the aviation program at a Minnesota college.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:57:41 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Winnipeg-to-Minn. high-voltage power line proposed</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Power, the utility serving the Arrowhead region, is proposing a new transmission line from Winnipeg to the Iron Range to bring additional hydropower to northern Minnesota.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:18 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Wisconsin&#039;s budget condition worsens</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin&#039;s state budget condition has
worsened to the point that Gov. Scott Walker and possibly the
Legislature will need to take emergency steps to avoid being out of
balance.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:54:24 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>The Vikings in Duluth? State senator makes offer</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Duluth Vikings? That&#039;s the vision of
a Duluth state senator who says his city would be ideal for a new
Minnesota Vikings stadium.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:23 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>New light, and a new angle, for MIA sculpture</title>
			<description><![CDATA[New research on a sculpture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has resulted in a shift of about 100 years and 45 degrees.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:05 -0600</pubDate>
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