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Courts

Court orders new absentee ballots

Minnesota's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered local election officials to send out new absentee and supplemental Senate ballots to people who ask to change their Senate vote in the wake of Sen. Paul Wellstone's death.

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Live coverage of state supreme court hearing on ballot issues

MPR broadcasts live from the state Supreme Court where justices will consider the ballot issues resulting from Senator Wellstone's death just days before the election.

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Minnesota's ballot chaos

The Minnesota Supreme Court will have a hearing on ballot issues later this morning. Two Twin Cities law professors explain what's at stake and who'll be most affected by the court's decision.

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Choosing Minnesota's attorney general

Minnesota's race for attorney general has been relatively quiet. Except for a couple of press conferences by the Republican challenger, the campaign rhetoric has registered only a whisper compared to the roar of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. Still, the state's top attorney wields an enormous amount of power.

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Under a shadow: Somalis after 9/11

Minnesota is home to one of the nation's largest Somali populations. As Muslim immigrants, they felt the shadow of suspicion fall on them after Sept. 11. Now, the after-effects still ripple through their community.

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