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October 25, 2000 - George W. Bush supporters are out campaigning for their candidate. The latest polls show Bush has a slight lead in Minnesota. That has the Bush campaign hoping that Minnesota may vote Republican for the first time since 1972. St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman is the Chair of Bush Campaign in Minnesota, and he speaks with MPR News.
October 25, 2000 - The NBA has issued one of the stiffest penalties in league history against the Timberwolves for the team's secret salary agreement with Joe Smith. The team will have to pay 3.5 million dollars, will loose their next five first round draft picks and will have to void Smith's contract. The team says it is assessing the ruling and has no further comment at this time. Brit Robson, who covers the Timberwolves for City Pages, says the ruling is harsh, but rightfully so.
October 25, 2000 - In what may be a discovery of national significance, archeologists have found over 100 prehistoric charcoal drawings in western Wisconsin. The pictures on the walls of the three chamber sandstone caves depict birds, deer, geometric shapes and human bowhunters. Some of these types of designs have never been seen before. Archaeologist Ernie Boszhardt, with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, says it's the most comprehensive rock art collection of any one site on this region:
October 25, 2000 - Minnesota's US Senate race is the most expensive in the state's history - and much of the nearly ten-million dollars spent by the three major candidates so far has been used on television ads. Since ads have dominated the campaign, we decided to ask some citizens what they think of the latest commercials in the Senate race. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
October 25, 2000 - Representatives from more than 40 Minnesota companies and agricultural concerns say they're getting into the serious business portion of a six-day trade mission to Mexico led by Governor Jesse Ventura. Ventura says the time is right... six years after the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement... for Minnesota companies to boost trade with Mexico. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg is in Mexico City with this report.
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October 25, 2000 - Mayo Clinic researchers say they've developed a new screening for colon cancer. Colon and Rectal Cancers are the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States, and researchers believe the new test may help detect the cancer earlier. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 25, 2000 - With polls showing a close race between Al Gore and George W. Bush in Minnesota, Democrats have enlisted the help of Jesse Jackson. Jackson came to the Twin Cities Tuesday to encourage voter registration and participation. He also came to warn voters that if Bush is elected, all the civil rights victories won in the 60's will be erased. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams reports
October 26, 2000 - Artists at the Minnesota Institute of Arts in Minneapolis have removed two chickens from an exhibit after receiving threats from animal rights activists. The exhibit, An Acre of Art, aimed at exploring the relationship between people and land. A central feature was a long, narrow chicken coop mounted on the wall surrounded by a guilt frame-- with two live chickens inside. The coop also contained a web-cam which provided a contant live feed of the birds on the internet. Today, the coop is still there... as is the camera. But the chickens are gone. Mark Knierim is one of two artists who designed the exhibit. He's on the line now. BACK ANNOUNCE: The rest of the exhibit, An Acre of Art, is still open to the public. You can see it at the Minnesota Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, on their website at www dot artsMIA dot org, or on an acre of land outside Monticello, which will be open November 4th and November 18th.
October 26, 2000 - The Minnesota Timberwolves will be at Target Center tonight for their final exhibition game before the opening of basketball's regular season next week. But the team and its executives are still trying to digest yesterday's news that the Timberwolves have been hit with the harshest penalty ever imposed by the National Basketball Association. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.