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October 2, 2009 11:26 AM

Pawlenty says Minnesota needs to keep Vikings

The governor said on his weekly radio show Friday that the Metrodome's time is fading and that "we need to find a way to keep our Minnesota Vikings."

by Tim Pugmire

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October 2, 2009 9:47 AM

Metrodome: A quirky place to play baseball

The Minnesota Twins will play their last home game at the Metrodome this Sunday. Over the last 28 years, the dome has been the setting for some of the most memorable games in Twins history -- and the site of some strange plays.

by Brandt Williams

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October 2, 2009 7:00 AM

Solar Tour weekend kicks off with electric-car display at U of M

It's the Solar Tour weekend, and this year the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society is also organizing a program on electric cars and renewable energy.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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October 1, 2009 7:45 PM

Prosecutor Gaertner launches bid for governor

Democrat Susan Gaertner is playing up her experience as a prosecutor and promising to draw support from suburban swing voters as she formally launches the bid for governor she started more than two years ago.

by Martiga Lohn

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October 1, 2009 6:15 PM

Delta getting closer on integrating Northwest

About half of the old Northwest Airlines planes that will get Delta's colors have been repainted, and the rest will be finished by mid-2010, a Delta executive said on Thursday.

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October 1, 2009 6:01 PM

Review says more Minnesota families still struggling with housing costs

A review of various economic measures by the non-profit Minnesota Housing Partnership indicates more Minnesotans are having trouble paying for housing.

by Jessica Mador

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October 1, 2009 5:46 PM

Minn. Blue Cross and Blue Shield layoffs total 300 for the past year

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has laid off about 300 workers in the past year, about 100 this week alone.

by Annie Baxter

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October 1, 2009 4:39 PM

Target agrees to pay $600,000 fine for lead-tainted toys

Target has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine for importing and selling toys with an illegally-high concentration of lead paint on the surface.

by Martin Moylan

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October 1, 2009 4:27 PM

Local inventors frustrated over patent office bureaucracy

Inventors like Bill Kurtz, seen here holding brochures for some of his inventions, are frustrated at the backlog of ideas awaiting approval from the U.S. Patent Office, which last quarter rejected more than half of all the patents it reviewed.

by Sanden Totten