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Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade

First lady Michelle Obama and Pentagon officials planned to announce the effort Thursday during a visit to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, where the military has been experimenting with the idea.

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Dispute over signs roils residents in Little Falls

Robin Hensel says it's only fair that since the city of Little Falls ordered her to take down signs in her yard supporting the Occupy Wall Street and peace movements, the city should have to remove its "We Support Our Troops" banner from a downtown bank.

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Univ. of ND will use Fighting Sioux nickname

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

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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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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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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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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'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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Police: 11 arrested at Occupy DC site

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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Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget

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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