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Violence abroad hits home

by Emma Nelson
Published November 28, 2012
Students studying abroad or with family in Israel or Palestine are uniquely affected by recent fighting.

Profs. bring personal opinions to class

by Megan Holden
Published November 28, 2012
Students have mixed views on opinion sharing in the classroom.

Pres. Obama pardons few in first term

by Brian Arola
Published November 27, 2012
The U.S. pardon atty. plays a key role in determining who gets pardoned.

Minnesota’s absent absentee ballots

by Marjorie Otto
Published November 21, 2012
This past election saw about 8,000 absentee ballots thrown.

Fields stays active in 5th District despite loss to Ellison

by Jessica Lee
Published November 15, 2012
Former Republican candidate Chris Fields lost to Rep. Keith Ellison.

Voters re-elect Kahn and Dziedzic

by Marjorie Otto
Published November 8, 2012
The two women were re-elected as part of the DFL takeover Tuesday.
Nathan Peterson and Rebecca Bolks embrace after President Obama's victory speech Monday night at the Minnesotans United election night party in St. Paul, Minn.

Four more years

by Brian Arola
Published November 7, 2012
Obama’s victory capitalized victories across the state for the DFL.
Voters cast their ballots at University Lutheran Church of Hope polling station Tuesday in Dinkytown. The Predominantly student prescient draws heavy traffic, as well as complications with election day registration.

Some student voters have problems at the polls

by Kevin Burbach
Published November 7, 2012
Some students who pre-registered at libraries on the University campus had problems voting.

Marty wins in the new district

by Jessica Lee
Published November 7, 2012

  Sen. John Marty was re-elected to the Minnesota state Senate on Tuesday night for the ninth time. With 23 of 24 precincts reporting, Marty defeated Republican candidate Wayde Brooks with 74 percent...

Obama wins Minnesota

by Katherine Lymn
Published November 6, 2012

The Associated Press has called President Barack Obama as the winner of Minnesota's 10 electoral votes. With just under a quarter of state precincts reporting, Obama had 52.4 percent of the Minnesota vote...

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