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The Minnesota Daily

With subway bombing, terror returns to Paris

Published December 4, 1996

PARIS (AP) -- A bomb tore apart a packed subway car in the heart of Paris on Tuesday, killing two people, wounding dozens and bringing fears of a new bombing campaign like the one that terrorized the city...

Agricultural site is grounds for a debate

by Joe Carlson
Published December 4, 1996

Editor's note: This is part three in a three-part series about the University's response to urban sprawl in the Twin Cities. Seen from a car, the paved roads lined with neat suburban lawns and cookie-cutter...

The left is poised for a comeback

Published December 3, 1996

Since Ronald Reagan's first term as president, reactionary columnists and commentators have been joyfully trumpeting the demise of the left in American politics. And they've certainly had plenty to crow...

MSA forum to discuss presidential candidates

by Tracy Ellingson
Published December 3, 1996

Students can show their support for the University presidential candidate they like most today at the Minnesota Student Association forum. Former MSA President Matt Musel, the student representative on...

Arizona, California officials wary of recent drug law reform

Published December 3, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a tricky situation for a senator: Contend that your constituents were duped into passing a law legalizing medical use of illegal drugs -- but somehow avoid offending those very...

U plays role in combating urban sprawl

by Joe Carlson
Published December 3, 1996

A line of cars puffing clouds of exhaust and steam wait on a wide University street in morning rush-hour traffic, momentarily paused on their way to the flat asphalt parking lots that dot the fringes...

Fans missing at hockey Showcase

by Michael Rand
Published December 3, 1996

The word "Hockeytown," spelled out in all capital letters, is proudly superimposed over the Detroit Red Wings logo in the center circle at Joe Louis Arena. Despite that bold proclamation and the fact...

University takes measuresagainst e-mail offenders

by Peter Kauffner
Published December 3, 1996

The University plans to formalize its Internet use guidelines soon, despite the fact that University students are relatively well-behaved online. "The students from the University of Minnesota should...

Sheriffs challenge Brady law before Supreme Court

Published December 3, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two county sheriffs from Montana and Arizona are challenging the Brady gun-control law before the Supreme Court, arguing the federal government cannot require local police to help enforce...

Friends thwart alleged kidnapper

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published December 3, 1996

and Kamariea Forcier Hennepin County prosecutors charged a man Monday with attempted kidnapping, following his arrest last week outside the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. University Police arrested...

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