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National Political News

Peter King sees disaster relief ‘hypocrisy’

Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues

US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime

NOAA still planning to furlough storm forecasters

Hagel to exempt DOD sex assault prevention workers from furloughs

House panel OKs big spending cuts

Apple’s Cook shines in D.C. spotlight

Senate GOP sharply divided on budget

Why No Safe Room to Run To? Cost and Plains Culture

Debate Aside, Number of Drone Strikes Drops Sharply

Gov’t dysfunction may be baked into the system

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS

Apple’s Prepared Testimony Before U.S. Senate

Apple CEO Cook Talks to Congress as Steve Jobs Never Did

Apple’s Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

In tornado’s wake, worried parents seek out kids


Topics of Interest

Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

New rice contamination reported in China

6 Summer Job Ideas for College Students

Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air

EU survey reveals many gays live in fear

Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

Police: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting

Mom in NM chases down child abductor; girl safe

A Euro-Exit for the Flat Tax

GPS satellite launched into space from Florida


Economic News

German economy returns to modest growth

WTI Crude Near Two-Week Low; Europe Probes Oil Pricing

Eurozone recession is now longest in currency bloc

Spanish Billionaires Hire 4,000 Amid Country’s Job Slump

Airbus A350’s Paint Job Points to Paris-Show Blow for Boeing

The shine comes off the gold market

U.S. Hedge Funds Swoop on Traders at Struggling Europe Startups

House Prices Rose 6.5 percent in 12 months through January

Oil up to near $93 on positive US jobs data

J.C. Penney Cutting 2,200 Jobs as Sales Plunge


Minnesota Government News

State Government New taxes, same-sex marriage mark 2013 session

Legislators look back at 2013 session

Top Highlights of 2013 Legislative Session

STATEMENT BY DFL CHAIRMAN KEN MARTIN ABOUT T 2013 SESSION

Legislative notebook: Farmers want clarification

Capitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session

Loud demonstrations join budget debate in Minnesota Capitol

Bill mixes paint, bees and farmers … and includes an island, too

Bonding bill fails to get House approval

Economic development bill passes

Update: Smokers, corporations to provide stadium funding backup

Final $2 billion tax deal merges 3 plans

Former Olmsted County Commissioner Ohly appointed to Board of Water and Soil Resources

House passes first omnibus budget bill

Taxes: Stadium backfill revenue adopted by tax conferees


International News

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

North Korea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles as South Watches

Venezuela’s military enters high-crime slums

Hints of political change on horizon in Algeria

Ruby testifies about Berlusconi ‘bunga bunga’ fest

Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper

Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison


Even More

Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Jolie Has Double Mastectomy to Thwart Cancer Gene Risk

Prices Cut for Cervical Cancer Vaccines for Neediest

Bird Flu Strain Spreads as Taiwan Reports First H7N9 Infection

Cancer Centers Racing to Map Patients’ Genes

Stalking the Silent Financial Killer in Our Midst


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