Commentator considers networking, Minnesota style

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Minnesota's state budget is running a deficit largely because of a down economy. For many people, especially the unemployed, weathering the economic storm means networking like crazy. But is all that networking really necessary in Minnesota? Commentator Peter Smith weighs in.

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