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OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists said on Monday that they had found the first direct evidence linking the collapse of an ice shelf in Antarctica to global warming widely blamed on human activities. Shifts in winds whipping around the southern Ocean, tied to human emissions of greenhouse gases, had warmed the Antarctic peninsula jutting up toward South America and contributed to the break-up of the Larsen B ice shelf in 2002, they said. "This is the first time that anyone has been able to demonstrate a physical process directly linking the break-up of the Larsen Ice Shelf to human activity," said...

The Geneva Conventions. The writ of habeas corpus. Presidential power. Torture. Four years ago this month Paul Wellstone was taken from us. Today, more than ever, American politics suffers from his absence. Just days ago, Senate Democrats agreed not to filibuster a bill allowing the president to detain indefinitely, even for life, any alien, whether in the United States or abroad, whether a foreign resident or a lawful permanent resident. The bill denies prisoners the right to challenge their detention in court.

Jason opened his show on Tuesday, May 23rd, with the sad news that he and his family are going home to Minneapolis, Minnesota. "...I guess it was a Biblical passage that said 'this too shall pass'." Jason started. "I've got an announcement today that is very difficult to utter...but I've reached the decision with my family that it's time to go home." Jason stressed that his decision was a personal one, and is not related to any perceived pressure from elected officials or station management. (Listen to his entire statement below in the Show Audio Section) Jason will continue to...

We chose life, AmyMy family celebrated the birth of our third child on Feb. 17. While in the hospital, I purchased your paper as a keepsake for the newborn. How ironic that as I waited for the birth to occur, I read an article about how Amy Klobuchar's campaign just received a large donation from EMILY's List ("Kennedy draws GOP Senate cash," Feb. 17). As noted, EMILY's List raises money for female Democratic candidates who support abortion. I'm sure when my son is able to read the paper from the day of his birth, he will be pleased that his...

"See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay... ." French statesman and philosopher Frederic Bastiat, "The Law," 1850. Just what is it with the Minnesota left and this obsession for taking other people's money? Every budget cycle it's the same old song and dance. Hiding behind those golden parachutes of Great Society liberalism --...

Europe is warming up more quickly than the rest of the world, and cold winters could disappear almost entirely by 2080 as a result of global warming, researchers predicted Wednesday. Heat waves and floods are likely to become more frequent, threatening the elderly and infirm, and three quarters of the Swiss Alps' glaciers might melt down by 2050, the study prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA) said. "This report pulls together a wealth of evidence that climate change is already happening and having widespread impacts, many of them with substantial economic costs, on people and ecosystems in Europe," EEA...

Regarding a reader's contention that he'll only save $23 with the dividend tax break: If one were to step sideways and look around that big tree, he'd see that when wealthier individuals receive a tax break, in this case on dividends, they most likely will reinvest that money, which in turn would allow the letter writer to keep his job. Doesn't the writer know that class warfare is on its way out in Minnesota?

<p>The state Court of Appeals hears arguments today on whether new Minnesota driver's license requirements discriminate against immigrant and foreign visitor applicants.</p> <p>A coalition of groups says the new rules violate the Constitution's equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment.</p>

<p>ELBOW LAKE, MINN. -- One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in western Minnesota.</p> <p>The State Patrol says it happened just after 10 p.m. Monday at an intersection between Elbow Lake and Evansville.</p> <p>Robert Flint, 52, of Elbow Lake was a passenger in an SUV that was broadsided by a car.</p>

On this National Day of Mourning we take time to reflect on the horrendous events of the past few days in the United States. These horrible scenes represent an attack on the very foundations of our human dignity. We are sad, shocked, sickened, grieving, disbelieving, outraged, frightened all at once. We are only beginning to hear the human stories, the unbearable reports of final phone calls of love, of the heroism of so many, the loss of so many. These stories will continue to unfold for many days and weeks to come, bringing with them a growing realisation of the ...

Here is what was published today in the “Red” Star Tribune and the Pioneer Depress in the fine Peoples National Socialist Republic of Minnesota. Some things never change…The changing GOP (Red Star)Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Teddy Roosevelt created the national parks, Dwight Eisenhower warned against the coming "military-industrial complex," and Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency and initiated wage and price controls to fight inflation.These men would have felt as alienated in today's Republican Party as Jim Jeffords apparently did. Jeffords didn't change. The Republican Party has moved too far to the right over the past 25 years.-- ...

Thank you for contacting me regarding President Bush's tax plan. I appreciate having the benefit of your views on this matter and apologize for the delay in getting back to you. I support sensible tax cuts for working-income families. I have in the past voted for proposals that are fair, broad-based and that benefit those families upon whom the burden of taxes falls hardest. Those are the Americans most in need of relief. Tax cuts should also be fiscally responsible and should not crowd out necessary public investment. Unfortunately, the President's tax proposal fails all these tests of sound public ...

United Way donors earmark extra $500,000 for Boy ScoutsStar Tribune Saturday, March 31, 2001 United Way donors specified nearly $500,000 in additional pledges to Twin Cities-area Boy Scout organizations in the wake of a controversy over the Scouts' national ban on openly gay leaders. Most United Way money goes into a pool that is allocated to member agencies. But, under a long-standing option, many United Way donors designate their gifts to specific organizations. More donors made such designations -- $5.7 million overall -- during the 2000 campaigns of the United Way of Minneapolis Area and the United Way of the ...

The rally at the State Capitol in St. Paul was a smashing success. I would say there were between 3,500 and 5,000 people there today. It was UNREAL!!!!! Outgoing Senator Rod Grams spoke as well as new US Rep Mark Kennedy and radio host Jason Lewis.My wife had the Sore Loserman poster and also a poster that said "Gore is a Chad Hole". I had the gore in the straightjacket. People were going nuts!!!