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- In the Heat of Training Camp, a Commitment to Religious Faith
Minnesota Vikings defensive back Husain Abdullah is a Muslim who fasts during Ramadan, despite the physical demands of the preseason.
By Pat Borzi. International Herald Tribune. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:30:33 GMT. - Cliff Lee May Miss Next Start for Rangers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington says there's a good chance that Cliff Lee's next start will be skipped because of the pitcher's back pain.
By The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:57:00 GMT. - Favre Returning for 20th NFL Season
Quarterback returning for second season with Minnesota Vikings to take final shot at Super Bowl.
Teresa Sullivan. Voice of America. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:25:08 GMT. - Favre takes the field with Vikings
After months of retirement rumours, Brett Favre was back on the practice field with the rest of his Minnesota Vikings teammates on Wednesday.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:41:16 EDT. - Enbridge fined $2.4M US
Enbridge, whose pipeline is responsible for a massive oil spill last month in a Michigan river, has been fined $2.4 million US over a 2007 case in Minnesota.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:25:33 EDT. - Kansas farmers may have missed out on wheat price spike
MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. — Steve Clanton flips through page after page of charts, pulls up electronic spreadsheets on his laptop computer and mentally thumbs through the know-how he’s piled up over 35 years of raising grain.
McClatchy. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:50 EDT. - Minnesota Primary Sets Stage for Clark, Bachmann Race
Tea Party favorite Bachmann has raised over $4 million for her campaign.
U. S. News & World Report. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:15:00 -0400. - US states hold primary elections
Voters in Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota and Georgia go to the polls to choose party candidates for November's mid-term elections.
BBC News. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:32:01 GMT. - Twisters 'with attitude' pluck crops and vehicles
As many as seven tornadoes may have touched down in southeast North Dakota and western Minnesota on Sunday, the National Weather Service said yesterday. No injuries were reported in any of the tornadoes.Weather service crews ...
New Zealand Herald. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +1200. - Tornado destroys Minnesota farmhouse
A storm chaser in the US captured the moment a tornado ripped apart a farmhouse in Wilkin County in the US.
BBC News. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:34:16 GMT. - 14 indicted on charges of ties to Somali terror group
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced Thursday that it's filed terrorism charges against 14 people accused of supporting the Somali extremist group al Shabaab and said that two of the suspects had been arrested in Minnesota.
McClatchy. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:04 EDT. - Gay pastor 'never acted on urges'
A Lutheran pastor in Minneapolis who opposes homosexuals being allowed to lead congregations says he is attracted to men but says he's not a hypocrite because he never acted on his urges.The Reverend Tom Brock told The ...
New Zealand Herald. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +1200. - 2012 GOP Hopeful Pawlenty Backs Tea Party
Minnesota governor also strongly backs Rep. Michele Bachmann, host of House Tea Party Caucus.
U. S. News & World Report. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:18:00 -0400. - President Obama Signs Minnesota Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on March 1, 2010, and continuing. ...
The White House. The White House. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:05:00 +0000.
In 2008, the estimated population of Minnesota was 5,220,393, whereas
in 2006, the population of Minnesota was about 5,143,134.
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