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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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Art Hounds: Surrealist prints and abstract paintings

Art Hounds: Surrealist prints and abstract paintings

This week on Art Hounds we find out more about surrealist prints in Minneapolis, abstract paintings in Hutchinson and classical Indian dance in St. Paul.
by Marianne Combs

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'Let the Good Times Roll' often inspired fights

'Let the Good Times Roll' often inspired fights

The fights would break out between competing gangs of kids who dressed alike and called themselves the Baldies or the Animals.

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A veteran of the 'Lost Platoon' remembers Vietnam

A veteran of the 'Lost Platoon' remembers Vietnam

The battle of Ia Drang, where both sides claimed victory, gave Americans a sense of the kind of war they had gotten into.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams out with own music

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams are out with a new album on Red House Records. They will also be the opening act for Jackson Browne when he performs tonight in Minneapolis.
by Jim Bickal

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State may be close to allowing pot for pain relief

State may be close to allowing pot for pain relief

Pain is not among the nine conditions listed in law as qualifying a patient for medical marijuana use. That could change.
by Matt Sepic

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What's next for PolyMet mine?

What's next for PolyMet mine?

Minnesota regulators are closer than ever to approving the state's first copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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Welcoming back Mary Lucia with David Bowie

Welcoming back Mary Lucia with David Bowie

Lucia, who has been on leave since April, returns to the airwaves on our sister station The Current Monday afternoon.

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Appointment of new U football coach mired in bigger issues

Appointment of new U football coach mired in bigger issues

Interim head coach Tracy Claeys wants to know soon if he will be named to that position permanently.

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Sex Pistols and Bazooka Joe brawled

Sex Pistols and Bazooka Joe brawled

The Sex Pistols didn't have their own amps or drum kit during their first live performance so they borrowed them from Bazooka Joe. The power was soon cut because the Sex Pistols were wrecking the equipment.

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