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November 6, 2000 - Minnesota's U.S. Senate candidates spent the final day before the election trying to get last-minute votes. Republican Senator Rod Grams campaigned in the Twin Cities, DFL'er Mark Dayton hit central Minnesota and Independence Party candidate James Gibson traveled to southeastern Minnesota. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum has a report on Grams.
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November 6, 2000 - The two major candidates vying for Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District seat have been crisscrossing the district to drum up last minute support for their campaigns. Democratic Incumbent Bill Luther is in a tight race with republican challenger, John Kline, a retired Marine. Over the weekend, the race has gone negative after Luther filed a criminal complaint against Kline and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports,,,
November 6, 2000 - (sound of video lottery up under host lead - DCART Video Lot sound 0844) Casino signs dot nearly every main street in South Dakota. With 8-thousand machines the video lottery industry has given the state 684 million dollars in the past ten years. South Dakota doesn't have an income tax. Despite the obvious boost to state coffers, South Dakota voters have been asked three times in the past ten years whether to continue the games. This year on election day they'll vote again but the debate has changed. Religious and business leaders have taken a public stand against video lottery on moral grounds. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
November 6, 2000 - Questions on social security dominated the final debate between Minnesota's three major U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Rod Grams, Independence party candidate James Gibson and D-F-Ler Mark Dayton. With just a day to go before the elections, the atmosphere among the candidates at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul was spirited and sometimes tense, with an unusually rowdy audience adding to the mix. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
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November 6, 2000 - MPR’s Tim Post reports on the 1,600 Frigidaire who workers have been on strike for about a week, claiming a recent contract proposal from the company includes a pay raise that doesn't keep pace with insurance premium increases. Strikes of this size are rare in central Minnesota where organized labor has never had a strong presence, but some say unions are on the upswing in this part of the state.
November 6, 2000 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Yer Moua, a Hmong woman about her concerns and views as a voter. Speaking through her daughter, Mai Ning Moua, Yer said that although this will be her first U.S. election, this wont be her first time in a voting booth.