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Wait is over for Minnesota voters anxious to make 2020 picks

Wait is over for Minnesota voters anxious to make 2020 picks

Starting Friday, the first Minnesota votes will be cast in the presidential race. Absentee and in-person begins ahead of the “Super Tuesday” primary on March 3. There is a safety valve if the race changes in coming weeks.
by Brian Bakst

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Why Iran's economy has not collapsed amid U.S. sanctions and 'maximum pressure'

Why Iran's economy has not collapsed amid U.S. sanctions and 'maximum pressure'

The Trump administration is applying what it calls a "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran. Although the economy has been hit hard, Iranians have managed to live under sanctions for four decades.
by Jackie Northam

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Policast: Early voting eve in Minnesota; Iowa voters talk about Klobuchar

On today’s edition, we learn about how early voting will work in Minnesota. It starts Friday. And Iowa voters talk about Amy Klobuchar and the other presidential contenders.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before she was recalled from her post in May.
by The Associated Press

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Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure

Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure

Lev Parnas says he delivered an ultimatum in May to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and all American aid to the war-torn country would be withheld if an investigation into Joe Biden wasn't announced.
by The Associated Press

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Trump's trial begins, senators vowing 'impartial justice'

Trump's trial begins, senators vowing 'impartial justice'

The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors on the president's fate.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary: Pick a party, then a candidate

Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary: Pick a party, then a candidate

Absentee and in-person early voting opens Friday in Minnesota’s first presidential primary since 1992. With it comes a party designation process many Minnesota voters aren’t accustomed to.
by Brian Bakst

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