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John Kriesel says Boston bombing suspect "shouldn't have constitutional rights"

Former state representative and decorated war hero John Kriesel is known for being an outspoken gay rights advocate, but he's no liberal when it comes to national security.SEE ALSO: Bob Koss, MNGOP Senate staffer, calls John Kriesel a "piece of shit" -- and gets fired On Friday night, Kriesel got in ... More >>

Ousting Michele Bachmann from Intelligence wasn't a no-brainer for Boehner

As we told you last month, during the run up to committee appointments for the new Congress, a petition was circulating to oust Rep. Michele Bachmann from the House Intelligence Committee. SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann goes on apocalyptic radio show, says Obama supports Sharia lawThe petition ended up ... More >>

Al Franken concerned about Obama's authority to kill Americans deemed to be terrorists

Al Franken is among a group of senators who wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to clarify the legal rationale underpinning the administration's authority to kill Americans deemed to be terrorists.SEE ALSO: For Franken and Klobuchar, does money from big media mean support for PIPA? Yesterd ... More >>

Camp Ripley drones: New $3.9 million facility sparks protest

Antiwar activists gathered last Friday to protest a new $3.9 million drone facility under construction at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.SEE ALSO:-- Grand Forks police to begin regularly using drones this spring-- Attorney may challenge use of Predator drone during NoDak arrestThough drones are increas ... More >>

21-year-old newlywed Minnesotan is 2,000th American to die in Operation Enduring Freedom

Three months after marrying his high school sweetheart, 21-year-old Taylor Baune is dead.Baune, a Marine corporal, was killed in combat yesterday in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was a 2009 graduate of Andover High School.In March, shortly before shipping off to Afghanistan, Baune married his hi ... More >>

The Toure-Raichel Collective forms via chance meeting

Duo consists of Malian guitarist and Israeli keyboardist

Pawlenty chides Obama for not denouncing Libya violence that Obama already denounced

Obama denounced Muammar al-Gaddafi last week.​Tim Pawlenty issued a scornful statement today condemning President Barack Obama for not denouncing the recent violent clampdown on anti-government protesters in Libya. Maybe T-Paw wasn't paying attention, running from one tea party to another, bu ... More >>

Cops seize 15 pounds of khat in Fargo

Fargo Police Department15 pounds of illegal ruffage​When a North Fargo resident agreed to receive a package at his apartment for Mohamed Suleiman Mohamud, he wasn't expecting the package to contain 15 pounds of drugs.But on Saturday, when he opened the package that arrived he found clumps of a lea ... More >>

Yes, Somalis will get extra airport security screenings

That's likely going to make for slow airline travel for Somalis in the Twin Cities.

Ft. Hood shooter faces 13 murder charges

Pfc. Kham Xiong was among those who died last week following a shooting rampage at an Army base in Texas.

Third guilty plea in missing Somali investigation

Another man has pleaded guilty in the ongoing investigation into Americans who disappeared and returned to Somalia to fight with a militant group.

Guantanamo's final days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp and Jihad looms

Logic is as elusive as the terrorists in the uneven but entertaining thriller Traitor

Don Cheadle plays a soldier in the U.S. Special Forces, a job (and a country) he turns his back on

The Birth of Coffee

In Her Majesty's Boring Service

'Queen & Country' tracks a top-secret paper-pusher

Terrorism Today

A primer on avoiding yesterday's war

Khat Happens

In the past year, Hennepin County District Court Judge Kevin Burke has heard a handful of cases concerning khat. "I'd say it's more like alcohol," he hazards. "I'm a little hesitant to say, 'Don't worry about khat.'

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