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March 28, 2004 3:00 PM

Years after 9/11, passenger screening system still grounded

When the public learned this year that Northwest Airlines once gave passenger data to a government agency, it added heat to the national debate over a new airline passenger screening system. Testing and implementing the system is shaping up as one of the great homeland security challenges. Observers wonder why, more than two years after 9/11, passenger screening has barely pulled away from the gate.

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March 23, 2004 4:49 PM

Same-sex marriage debate keeps Capitol phones ringing

On the eve of key legislative votes on a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, lobbying on both sides of the issue has intensified. The House is scheduled to vote on the measure Wednesday, and the bill will get a Senate hearing on Friday. Supporters of the measure have focused most of their efforts on the Senate, where the prospects for passage are uncertain.

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March 9, 2004 5:00 PM

Minnesota suing North Dakota over hunting laws

Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and Rep. Collin Peterson are suing the state of North Dakota over hunting restrictions. A North Dakota law passed last year restricts the first week of the waterfowl hunting season to North Dakota residents only. Hatch says the law discriminates against Minnesotans and other nonresidents.

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March 8, 2004 10:20 AM

Curtain lifts on the U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun's papers recently were opened at the Library of Congress. The former Minnesotan's notes, memos and letters lend insight into in a number of important decisions, including one reaffirming Roe v. Wade.

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March 5, 2004 3:00 PM

South Dakota Supreme Court justices step aside in Janklow appeal

A group of circuit judges from across South Dakota will serve as a temporary Supreme Court. They will hear two appeals from former congressman Bill Janklow. Janklow appealed his sentence and conviction, but all five sitting Supreme Court justices had to disqualify themselves. Janklow appointed all of them to the bench.

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February 25, 2004 3:30 PM

Walking around a theater to learn about the "Bill of (W)rights"

What would you do if you found a pack of cigarettes in your 13-year-old daughter's school bag? Would you ever read your spouse's diary? Is either situation a big deal? A new production at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis examines America's civil rights, and how they play out in our everyday lives. "Bill of (W)rights" is made up of 10 eight-minute plays, staged throughout the theater building.

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February 19, 2004 11:20 AM

Alan Page on justice and mentoring

Minnesota Supreme Court justice Alan Page says the community needs to do more to educate and mentor African American children and adults, particularly men.

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February 17, 2004 10:18 AM

Bulgarian couple fight deportation

A Bulgarian couple living in Plymouth face deportation after they sought asylum in the U.S. They are the most recent example of how the U.S. Justice Department has changed its enforcement and appeals process since Sept. 11, 2001. Critics are concerned that the changes will cost asylum seekers a fair hearing of their cases.

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February 16, 2004 5:02 PM

Lower DWI limit hits a snag

The push for tougher drunk-driving laws at the Capitol may have hit a snag. The Senate last week overwhelmingly passed a bill that would lower the blood-alcohol threshold from the current .10 to .08. But leaders in the House say the lower standard could present a hardship to the cities and counties that would be charged with enforcing it. They say they'd prefer to delay the tighter standard for another three years.

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February 12, 2004 12:10 PM

Senate passes stricter DWI limit

The Minnesota Senate Thursday voted to lower the state's drunk driving limit. Minnesota is one of just three states in the country that does not have a drunk driving standard of .08 blood-alcohol content. The Legislature has debated the lower limit for years, and many observers think this year, it will finally become law.

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