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February 8, 2012 11:19 AM

Univ. of ND will use Fighting Sioux nickname

The University of North Dakota's president says the school will resume using its Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA.

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February 8, 2012 8:20 AM

Calif. same-sex marriage ban's path to Supreme Court unclear

Regardless of their next steps, gay and lesbian couples were unlikely to be able to get married in California anytime soon.

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February 8, 2012 8:06 AM

SD may require medical pros at pregnancy help centers

A South Dakota House committee is looking at proposed changes to the state's one-year old abortion law that is being challenged in court.

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February 7, 2012 6:00 PM

Resignation from Komen could burnish politician

Karen Handel has had two major run-ins involving Planned Parenthood. One helped crush her political career; the other has the potential to remake it.

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February 7, 2012 10:45 AM

Minn. Jewish leaders oppose marriage amendment

Rabbis representing Jewish congregations from Duluth to Rochester say they're taking a stand against the ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in the state.

by Tim Nelson

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February 6, 2012 8:15 AM

'Fighting Sioux' supporters in last-ditch signature drive

Supporters of a campaign to restore the University of North Dakota's retired Fighting Sioux nickname are making a final push to get enough petition signatures to force a statewide vote.

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February 5, 2012 10:34 AM

Police: 11 arrested at Occupy DC site

Authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites.

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February 4, 2012 1:17 PM

Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget

At week's end, many longtime Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity supporters were conflicted. Some, depending on where they stood on the hot-button issue of abortion, called it more of a betrayal. Komen announced plans to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, then abandoned those plans amid a public furor.

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February 4, 2012 9:45 AM

Police converge on Occupy site in Washington, DC

Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites. Police said they're at the park to enforce a National Park Service ban on camping.