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Minnesota bucks national trend as deal-making in state increases (Star Tribune)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:26:34 GMT

In all, venture capitalists dropped $7.4 billion into 990 deals around the nation, with most of the money flowing to alternative energy firms, biotechnology, health care, software and Internet companies. To compare, investors pumped $7.5 billion into 977 deals during the first quarter, according to the MoneyTree Report on venture capital investing released Saturday by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the...

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Is Beltre coming to Minnesota? (StarTribune.com)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:08:01 GMT

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Tornado warning issued for parts of north central Minnesota (kare11.com - Business News)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:45:14 GMT

LOCAL NEWS Tornado warning issued for parts of north central MinnesotaUpdated: 7/20/2008 5:45:14 PM East Central Cass County and northwestern Aikin County are under a tornado warning. The National Weather Wervice is tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado.This possible tornado was located 26 miles southeast of Leech Lake and moving southeast. The National Weather Service...

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Taylor Teagarden homer gives Texas Rangers 1-0 win over Minnesota Twins (Dallas Morning News)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:02 GMT

Notes: After a busy All-Star break, Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was given the day off. Washington said it was decided on Thursday that Hamilton would sit for Sunday's matinee. ... Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has decided for now to keep Gomez in the leadoff spot, mostly to preserve his confidence. Gomez was in a 3-for-44 slump until hitting two doubles Saturday. "The second half, (I'll) be better,"...

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Election 2008: Minnesota (The Moderate Voice)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:36:25 GMT

Like Michigan, Minnesota will be a key battleground in November. Although it has not voted Republican since 1972 the recent contests have been quite close. President: Recent polls have shown Obama will a lead but Bush came very close to winning the state in both 2000 and 2004. Leans Democratic Senate: Incumbent Norm Coleman (R) is seeking a second term. For a time it looked to be a 3 way race...

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Minnesota Journalists, Bloggers Discuss Their Work (THE BLOGGING JOURNALIST)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:11:10 GMT

On July 18, 2008, Eric Black at MinnPost.com reported that, "WCCO-TV, for evil purposes that only it knows, invited a few dozen independent bloggers to a Dunn Bros. in downtown Minneapolis [Minnesota, USA] to listen last night to likeable 'CCO...

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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:41:20 GMT

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Pumping Up the Fitness Franchises: Two No-Frills, 24-Hour Fitness Chains Based in Minnesota Are Growing Rapidly and Setting Their Sights on Overseas Expansion. (Red Orbit )

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:00:17 GMT

By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Jul. 20--Minnesota has long been a hub of fitness innovation and businesses. It's the birthplace of Rollerblades and waterskiing, the headquarters of Life Time Fitness and consistently ranks at the top of polls for its physically active populace.

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Minnesota here we are! - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:12:15 GMT

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ORD -> MSP - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:28:41 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States We had a leisurely breakfast with waffles, cereal, bagels and lots of coffee for me. Took the hotel shuttle to O'Hare and checked in with American Airlines for our first leg and the luggage was checked all the way to Reykjavik. We all have AA frequent flyer numbers, but they were not listed, so our lady had...

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Is Beltre coming to Minnesota? (Star Tribune)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:08:01 GMT

5:17 update: Michael Cuddyer tomorrow will have a MRI exam of his left hand to make sure nothing more is wrong than a strained tendon in his left index finger. There’s more mobility, he said, but it’s still sore. The Twins need Cuddyer - and healthy hands - to help hold down the middle of the order. I think more opponents will follow Jim Leyland’s lead and intentionally walk Justin Morneau when first...

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Quigley Sets Course Record In Minnesota (Sports - The Post Chronicle)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:58:36 GMT

Sports Published: Jul 19, 2008 | | Quigley Sets Course Record In Minnesotaby StaffDana Quigley turned in a course-record 10-under 62 Friday to take a two-shot lead after one round of the 3M Championship.It equaled the lowest round of Quigley's Champions Tour career.The old record at the TPC-Twin Cities course had been 63, shot by Don Pooley in 2003 and equaled by Tom Purtzer in 2005.Gene Jones...

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Minnesota: Doing business in South Africa (Afrigator)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:48:00 GMT

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Texas Rangers (50-47) at Minnesota Twins (54-42), 7:10 p.m. (kansascity.com)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:19:00 GMT

The Minnesota Twins will try to silence the hard-hitting Texas Rangers for a second straight night when the teams play the second of a three-game set at the Metrodome.

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Tornado nicks Minnesota (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:07:00 GMT

A line of thunderstorms, punctuated by a tornado that flattened a number of mature oak trees, swept through south central Minnesota Saturday.The storms, which carried tornado watches and warnings, hit the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, prompting officials at the PGA Champions Tour 3M Championship in Blaine to suspend the second round of the competition, the Star Tribune reported.The...

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Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers box (kansascity.com)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:30:00 GMT

LOB: Texas 5, Minnesota 9. 2B: MByrd (10), Morneau (22), Kubel (10). RBIs: Kubel 2 (46), DYoung (37), Buscher 2 (19), BHarris (33). SB: DYoung (11). CS: Bradley (3). GIDP: BHarris.

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'The Dark Knight' has a light-hearted moment at a Minnesota theater (kare11.com - Business News)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:37:20 GMT

The buzz on the big screen this weekend is the latest Batman thriller.Theaters here and across the country are showing 'The Dark Knight'

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Minnesota pension head gets $101,000 raise (StarTribune.com)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:23:00 GMT

The head of Minnesota's state pension fund is getting an immediate $101,000 raise.Howard Bicker says now that a legislative panel approved a higher salary range, his salary goes up from $144,000 a year to $245,000 a year.His job at the State Board of Investment is to manage $63.5 billion in public employee pension assets.Bicker says the raise for him and other Board of Investment employees puts...

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Teagarden's first homer lifts Rangers over Twins (The Washington Times)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:04:33 GMT

Taylor Teagarden broke up Scott Baker's perfect-game bid with a sixth-inning home run for his first career hit, and Vicente Padilla pitched the Texas Rangers past the Minnesota Twins 1-0 on Sunday.

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AL: Rookie catcher, Padilla lead Rangers past Twins (CBS SportsLine.com)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:41:31 GMT

Sunday's AL roundup: Taylor Teagarden broke up Scott Baker's perfect-game bid with a sixth-inning home run for his first career hit, and Vicente Padilla pitched the Texas Rangers past the Minnesota Twins 1-0.

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