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Socially liberal on issues of crime and punishment — especially when it comes to drug sentencing — against a federal ban on same-sex marriage, and no foreign policy hawk, he's not your prototypical Republican.
What do you think of Rolling Stone’s retraction of the bogus UVA rape story?
"Rolling Stone's 'shock narrative' about sex assaults at the University of Virginia was rife with bad journalism, and the magazine has nobody but its own staff to blame - Columbia Journalism School Dean Steve Coll.
Two boats won't float: Mpls. changes tack again on city logo
Council members in February agreed to replace the city's longtime two-sailboat logo with a hip, one-boat look. Then they torpedoed the one-boat logo. But now they want it back.
Typically, it costs $20 or less a year to secure a Web address. But, the company that owns the .sucks domain, has priced addresses at $2,500.
Never again: Family's stories recall Armenian genocide
April marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. As many as 1.5 million perished at the hands of Turkish forces. The remembrance is personal for Minnesota's Keljik family.