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MPR News Update

The marathon is over and Election Day is here

The marathon is over and Election Day is here

Today on the MPR News Update, we're fanning out across the state to cover Election Day. Also, wind power jobs are dwindling, more numbers are in from the wolf hunt, Bob Dylan tickets are relatively easy to come by, why health insurance may be good for your health, and the Timberwolves stun Brooklyn.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Time's getting short as candidates make final pleas to voters

Time's getting short as candidates make final pleas to voters

Today on the MPR News Update, we're all over the 2012 campaign as the clock winds down, from candidates to ballot issues and beyond. Also, we hear from hunters gunning for wolves in Minnesota. And, there's news about the Nice Ride and another Minnesota Opera original.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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A glancing blow in the final days of the presidential race

A glancing blow in the final days of the presidential race

The vice president is up in Superior, Wis., today and the man who wants his job will be here Sunday. Religious rifts abounded at last night's debate over the marriage amendment. A Minnesota native may be hearing Oscar whispers. And there's sobering news about the walleye count on Lake Mille Lacs.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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The White House race hogs the spotlight, but there's also a fight for the Legislature

The White House race hogs the spotlight, but there's also a fight for the Legislature

Can Democrats wrestle away control from one or both houses of the state Legislature? Also, was a Mankato coach engaged in "innocent family fun" or pornography? And, Minnesota tribes say no to a wolf hunt on tribal land. That and much more today on the MPR News Update.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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The congressional incumbents face their challengers

The congressional incumbents face their challengers

Today on the MPR News Update, news from 8th and 6th congressional district races, a debate on the Voter ID constitutional amendment, the retirement of the Minneapolis police chief, and the aftermath of superstorm Sandy -- including help from Minnesota.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Darkness, chaos and death follow a raging storm

Darkness, chaos and death follow a raging storm

Today on the MPR News Update, we have the latest on superstorm Sandy. Also, the Hennepin County Attorney's office has charged 10 people in a complex case of witness tampering. A new study shows how just how deeply homelessness hurts the academic performance of students in Minneapolis. And opponents of the marriage amendment stage a big rally and report their latest fundraising totals.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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Candidates reason with hurricane season

Candidates reason with hurricane season

Today in the MPR News Update, we're keeping a weather eye on Hurricane Sandy, supporters and opponents of the marriage amendment are conducting get-out-the vote efforts, Bill Clinton is planning stops in Minnesota to campaign for fellow Democrats, and the Twin Cities housing market continues to show signs of improvement.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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How Bachmann leverages a big loss; how pierogis get made

How Bachmann leverages a big loss; how pierogis get made

On the MPR News Update today: A profile of Michele Bachmann's re-election bid, two more meningitis cases, big money and more controversy in the amendment battles, Paul Wellstone remembered, and a visit with a pierogi practitioner.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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What happened after Jack Baker and Mike McConnell tried to get married 40 years ago?

What happened after Jack Baker and Mike McConnell tried to get married 40 years ago?

Today, we go into the basement to track the history of the same-sex marriage debate in Minnesota. We also remember Paul Wellstone. Jim Graves is trying to unseat Michele Bachmann. Tempers are raised over voter ID. Ranchers celebrate the new wolf hunt. And there's a new anti-bullying panel in the Anoka-Hennepin schools.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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