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Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: ISIS arrests, Sunday liquor campaign

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In Minnesota

Two young Minnesotans face federal conspiracy charges tied to their alleged efforts to provide "material support" to the radical group Islamic State, also known as ISIS. (MPR News)

Every year legislators debate repealing the Sunday liquor sales ban, and every year it’s defeated by a powerful coalition of small, independent liquor stores and the local Teamsters union. Will next year be different? (MinnPost)

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan and State Sen. Dave Tomassoni met privately with former employees of a Hibbing Veterans Affairs clinic to hear allegations that the ex-workers were ordered to backdate medical appointment schedules to make it appear that some veterans were being seen far sooner than when the appointments actually took place. (Star Tribune)

Outgoing Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reflects on his two terms in office. (MPR News)

Minnesotans across the state protested a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. In Minneapolis, a car drove into a group of protesters, injuring a woman. (MPR News)

National Politics

Under President Obama’s new program to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, many of those affected will be eligible to receive Social Security, Medicare and a wide array of other federal benefits, a White House official said. (Washington Post)

With negotiators nearing an accord on permanent tax breaks for businesses worth $440 billion over 10 years, President Obama rallied Democratic opposition and promised a veto. (New York Times)

When the tea party started five years ago, it was committed to curtailing the reach of the federal government, cutting the deficit and countering the Wall Street wing of the Republican Party. Now, it has become largely an anti-immigration overhaul movement. (New York Times)

Federal limits on mercury emissions from power plants, nearly 15 years in the making, will be reconsidered by the Supreme Court. (USA Today)

And finally...the New York Times backs down on #grapegate...sort of. (MPR News)

Programming Note

The Digest will take the rest of the week off and return on Monday, Dec. 1. Have a happy Thanksgiving!