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    Governor Moves to End Government Shutdown in Minnesota

    It's been two weeks since Minnesota's government shut down parks, mothballed road construction and prevented 22,000 workers from getting their paychecks. Miller-Coors says it will have to remove all its beer and liquor from Minnesota because state licenses haven't been processed.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's been two weeks since Minnesota's government shut down parks, mothballed road construction and prevented 22,000 workers from getting their paychecks. Miller-Coors says it will have to remove all its beer and liquor from Minnesota because state licenses haven't been processed. Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and a legislature controlled by Republicans have different ideas about how to erase a projected $5 billion deficit. Now Dayton wants to make a deal, as we hear from Molly Pederson, Public Affairs Director at Conservation Minnesota.

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      Karen Radziner

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Molly Pederson

      Conservation Minnesota

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    Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
    1. 0:00Eric Cantor Blames Obama for Tense Debt-Ceiling Meeting
    2. 7:37Assassination and Power Politics in Afghanistan
    3. 45:18Governor Moves to End Government Shutdown in MinnesotaYou’re reading this
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