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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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How the GOP health bill could affect MinnesotaCare, Medical Assistance

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Emily Piper, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, which oversees Medicaid and MinnesotaCare, about how the Republican health care proposal could affect Minnesotans.

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Hundreds protest proposed Alberta Clipper pipeline extension

Hundreds protest proposed Alberta Clipper pipeline extension

Calgary-based Enbridge Energy hopes to substantially increase the volume of crude oil flowing across the Canadian border in the Alberta Clipper pipeline.
by John Enger

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Officers injured in New Hope shooting sue gun dealer

Officers injured in New Hope shooting sue gun dealer

The policemen were injured two years ago when 68-year-old Ray Kmetz opened fire with a shotgun at New Hope City Hall. He obtained the weapon through a "straw buyer."
by Matt Sepic

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From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.
by MPR News Staff

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Magnetic Fields release 50-song concept album

Magnetic Fields release 50-song concept album

Each of the 50 songs represents a year in Stephin Merritt's life.

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More Minn. homeless students would get help under bipartisan measure

More Minn. homeless students would get help under bipartisan measure

State officials say more than 9,500 Minnesota students have been homeless at some point this academic year. Minnesota lawmakers could expand a pilot program that's already helped hundreds of kids in three cities.
by Matt Sepic

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Bill would bring provisional ballot system to Minnesota

Bill would bring provisional ballot system to Minnesota

Voters who are challenged due to criminal convictions, citizenship questions or diminished mental capacity could have their ballots set aside and left uncounted unless those people can prove they were eligible.
by Brian Bakst

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Minn. House overwhelmingly approves remake of stadium agency

Minn. House overwhelmingly approves remake of stadium agency

Lawmakers took the first steps toward restructuring the agency that runs U.S. Bank Stadium, in the wake of a months-long scandal.
by Tim Nelson

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Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

The song was actually released as the B-side of the single. The A-side "Let's Spend the Night Together" was a top five hit in Great Britain, but many American radio stations thought the song was too risque to play on the air.

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What to watch this week at the state Legislature

What to watch this week at the state Legislature

Bill backers have to get their legislation through at least one committee by week's end to keep the measures viable. The Legislature will also take more action on Real ID and the Vikings stadium management.
by MPR News Staff

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