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Morning Edition

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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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50 years ago: Monkees's Nesmith told music producers that they'd crossed a line

50 years ago: Monkees's Nesmith told music producers that they'd crossed a line

Today's Morning Edition music is from the song "Take a Giant Step" by the Monkees, the flipside of their first single, "Last Train to Clarkesville," which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today.
by MPR News Staff

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GOP Sen. Benson open to lame duck session on health care

GOP Sen. Benson open to lame duck session on health care

State GOP lawmakers plan to meet today to choose new leadership after they won control of the Senate but lost their leader.
by MPR News Staff

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Budget, early child education and health care top priorities for Dayton

Budget, early child education and health care top priorities for Dayton

Gov. Mark Dayton and state DFLers still have a number of major goals on their agenda, all of which require heavy investment in transportation, health care, and infrastructure.
by MPR News Staff

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Prepare for another acrimonious year at the Capitol

Prepare for another acrimonious year at the Capitol

Divided government at the state Capitol has leaders saying they need to compromise, but that won't come easy.
by Tom Scheck

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MNsure's future even rockier after election

MNsure's future even rockier after election

President-elect Donald Trump and Minnesota's top Republican both say they want to ditch Obamacare, which could leave many people without health insurance.
by Lorna Benson

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Jason Lewis says Republicans now have a mandate

Jason Lewis says Republicans now have a mandate

The former conservative talk radio host edged out Democrat Angie Craig in Minnesota's second congressional district, taking 47 percent of the vote to her 45 percent in an open-seat contest following the retirement of U.S. Rep. John Kline.
by Peter Cox

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Post-election dispatches from across a divided Minnesota

Post-election dispatches from across a divided Minnesota

Hillary Clinton may have snagged Minnesota's 10 electoral votes, but only by a narrow margin. The only pockets of blue showed up in the Arrowhead region, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester.
by Mark Steil, Dan Gunderson and John Enger

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Jagger reacts to Trump's use of 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'

The singer tweeted "Just was watching the news... maybe they'll ask me to sing 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' at the inauguration, ha!"

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Cook's 'You Gotta Choose' has double meaning today

Midwest Paul Cook will be performing Tuesday night at the 331 Club in Minneapolis.

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Expert: Research suggests police body cams have a 'civilizing effect'

Expert: Research suggests police body cams have a 'civilizing effect'

Starting Wednesday, about 40 St. Paul police officers will put on their uniforms with a new piece of gear: a body camera.

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