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The Supreme Court has refused to consider a lawsuit by Philip Morris against Minnesota. Phillip Morris is claiming that Minnesota's 75 cent per pack health impact fee in in violation of a contract with the tobacco company.

The Star Tribune reported the story from the AP.

I think that is is interesting how short this story was. The Strib could have done a lot more with it. The AP reported a story that constituted only four paragraphs. Seeing as the case is about a Minnesota law, the Strib could have and should have built a much beefer article. They could have talked to state Reps. and legislators. It would have made the story much better.

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USA Today story...
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-02-12-police-reunion_x.htm

The Police are reuniting for a world tour in May 2007.

For more information about The Police check out the Vh1 site ....
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/police/bio.jhtml

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AMBER ALERT ISSUED
http://www.startribune.com/467/story/998527.html
Monday night, Stephen M. Michuda, 34, took his 14-year-old daughter from her home in Inver Grove heights.

Michuda is a convicted sex offender and is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with his daughter.

Michuda took off in a green 1998 Chevrolet Ventura minivan. Minnesota License plate GUB 014.
Officials are asking anyone who sees the suspect or the vehicle to call 911.

Anyone with information may call 651-437-4211.

The Web's Code Amber posted this entry on their site....
http://codeamber.org/mitchudamn/

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The Star Tribune reported Tuesday about a Wisconsin man who shot himself in the foot.
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/999313.html

Patrick R. Hupf Jr., 31, of Sheboygan, Wisc. shot himself in the foot with a .22-caliber rifle. Hupf was charged Monday with being a felon in possession of a fire arm.

Hupf faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.

I was not able to find any other sites where this story was reported.

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CNN.com reported this story about a 18-year-old who killed 5 people in a Utah mall.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/13/salt.lake.shooting.ap/index.html

Police shot and killed the 18-year-old who entered the mall with a shotgun and many rounds of ammunition. Five people were killed and four were injured during the rampage.

Police have not yet released the name of the gunman.

Whitenesses said that there was only a calm expression on the face of the gunman when he shot a 15-year-old.

ABC News reported the story here...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2870505&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

For local coverage, the Star Tribune reported here...http://www.startribune.com/484/story/998930.html

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WCCO full story: http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_032101303.html

In October of 2006, Kenneth Englund caught someone trying to steal gas out of his neighbor’s truck. Englund grabbed his shotgun and took off after the man. A 70 mile per hour chase ensued and Englund caught up with the thief who was driving with a woman and a 3-year-old child.

Englund has been a board member of the Isanti Township for almost 38 years.

According to a criminal complaint, Englund is looking at charges of second-degree assault.

The man who stole the gas, which amounted to about $5, was charged with misdemeanor theft.

The full Star Tribune article: http://www.startribune.com/462/story/973089.html

WCCO did a better job reporting this story in my opinion. They started out a littlle stronger, it grabbed my attention. The Star Tribune seemed to have all of the same information but the story was a little flat for my liking. Both stories are pretty even when it comes to the content. There must not have been much to talk about.

I did think it was intresting that the police were concerned about every day people turning into vigilantes.

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The Star Tribune picked up this article from the AP.

http://www.startribune.com/484/story/974591.html

Two men were arrested after they had placed suspicious devices in places such as bridges and subways all over Boston.

The two men work for the Cartoon Network, which is owned by Turner Broadcasting.

The “suspicious devices� that the men were placing around Boston happened to be no more than promotional pieces for “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,� one of the shows on the Cartoon Network.

Pam Blluck of the New York Times reported the story at the website below

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/us/01cnd-boston.html?hp&ex=1170392400&en=f7a180e60c5ec3e8&ei=5094&partner=homepage

I think that Pam Belluck did a better job reporting the story. Her story had much more detail and was well written. The AP story written in the Star Trib was a little leaner when it came to facts. It was padded with more of a joke about ‘70s hair and than information about the devices.

The New York Times website also has some great pictures regarding the devices.

Here is a link to what MSN had after things started to cool down.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16931200/?GT1=9033

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