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July 3, 2000 - ** Note host outcue ** The hotly-contested D-F-L primary for U-S Senate is generating some hefty campaign war chests. Three of the contenders vying to run against Republican Senator Rod Grams have raised a combined five-million dollars since the campaign began. Two of them - trial attorney Michael Ciresi and former state auditor Mark Dayton - are heavily financing their own campaigns with their personal wealth. But the D-F-L's endorsed candidate - state Senator Jerry Janezich of Chisholm - lags far behind in the money chase, and political observers say he'll have to start catching up to mount a credible campaign. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
July 5, 2000 - Candidates vying for retiring Democratic Congressman Bruce Vento's seat hit St. Paul's festivals and parades over July Fourth, taking what could be seen as a break from the fundraising that has occupied them in recent weeks. D-F-L candidates say the race hasn't grabbed voters attention yet, but they hope by meeting and greeting citizens they can build support in time for the party's primary election September 12. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
July 5, 2000 - A federally funded water project in southwest Minnesota designed to serve farms and small towns is doing business with a large agri-business company, an arrangement which appears to violate federal regulations. The Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water system provides water to almost three thousand farms and rural homeowners and some two dozen small towns and cities. Critics say the company has over-pumped environmentally sensitive areas and they blame the federal agency that funded much of the project for ignoring their own rules about who should get water. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports:
July 10, 2000 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president, who shares his experiences negotiating at Camp David in 1978. Later in program, Eichten interviews Michael Hudson, former president of the Middle East Studies Association and former director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown. Hudson is currently professor of International Relations at Georgetown University.
July 10, 2000 - Congress debates a bill today that will address how to pay for treating the growing numbers of veterans with Hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Control says Hepatitus C afflicts 2 percent of the American population. But the incidence of Hepatitus C among veterans is at least two times higher. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
July 10, 2000 - President Clinton has commuted the sentence of a Minneapolis woman who was convicted of drug related offenses ten years ago. Serena Nunn was drawn into a drug ring by her boyfriend, who was the son of Plukey Duke, one of the Cities' most notorious drug lords. Nunn was convicted of aiding and abetting her boyfriend in his attempt to distribute cocaine and of possesing about 10 grams of crack and cocaine herself. Under the federal minimum guidelines she was sentenced to 14 years in prision. U-S District Judge David Doty sentenced Nunn. He wrote a letter to the President supporting the commutation of her sentence. He says that an error in Nunn's case meant he was forced to hand down an especially harsh sentence:
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July 11, 2000 - In its 15 years, the Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis has become a vital part of the internationa campaign for human rights. Where it once solely treated torture victims, it now does research, training, and advocates public policy. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports.