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Can Minnesota-based Best Buy take on WalMart? Can it survive a head-to-head match with the giant retailer that sees electronics as a staple in its future?

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One big step for a Minnesotan

Bob Collins March 15, 2009, 7:54 PM Mar 15, 2009

The space shuttle, which launched Sunday night, is under the control of a Minnesota lad.

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Do you really want more positive financial news?

Bob Collins March 15, 2009, 7:31 PM Mar 15, 2009

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Is the media convinced they don’t?

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The ‘earmarks factory’

Bob Collins March 15, 2009, 10:44 AM Mar 15, 2009

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A rising controversy in Washington over a lobbying firm which specializes in securing earmarks for its clients is ensnaring every member of the Minnesota congressional delegation.

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RNC trial renewed

Bob Collins March 15, 2009, 1:39 AM Mar 15, 2009

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It’s been five months since the violence of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. This week another trial begins, and other investigations continue..

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Datagate redux

Bob Collins March 14, 2009, 9:14 PM Mar 14, 2009

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More questions than answers in the release of private data from a Norm Coleman fundraising site.

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Why are we good?

Bob Collins March 14, 2009, 9:34 AM Mar 14, 2009

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To what extent are graduating seniors heading off in this direction out of a sense of altruism, and to what extent are they heading in that direction because that’s where the jobs are?

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The Quiz: Franken-Coleman edition

Bob Collins March 13, 2009, 7:29 PM Mar 13, 2009

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You think you’ve been following the Coleman-Franken trial closely? Let’s find out.

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