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President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats on Wednesday signaled a willingness to drop a proposed surtax on millionaires, but remained at odds with Republicans in efforts to extend an expiring payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.
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Shirtless men clad in red sweatpants have been lining up for days in Singapore’s prime shopping district, part of an advertising gimmick revealing not just muscle but also a gradual unpeeling of the city state’s puritanical ways.
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Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he would fare worse against President Barack Obama than Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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THE STORY: The top two teams in the Western Conference square off Wednesday as the league-leading Minnesota Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks. Minnesota returns home following a 4-1-0 road trip that concluded Tuesday in Winnipeg, …
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The Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday traded forward Lazar Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2012 second-round NBA draft pick, a future conditional second-round pick and guard Robert Vaden. In an odd twist, Vaden was subsequently …
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MINNEAPOLIS -(AP)- Julian Welch had 15 points and four assists to help Minnesota wear down Central Michigan during a 76-56 victory on Tuesday night. Austin Hollins and Joe Coleman each scored 12 points for the Gophers (11-1), …
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A rivalry was born Tuesday night in Winnipeg. It will take a year for it to come to full fruition; that’s when the NHL’s realignment plan will go into effect, locking the Wild and the Winnipeg Jets into …
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The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
