News Headlines for Adrian, Minnesota

Minnesota rallies in eighth inning, holds on to beat Seattle 6-5 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
SEATTLE - Knowing how many steps must happen in perfect order to throw out a runner from the outfield, Minnesota's Denard Span wasn't the least bit surprised to see Tug Hulett being sent toward home.

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Minnesota rallies, holds on to beat Seattle (USA Today)
Denard Span did his part to keep the Minnesota Twins from falling further behind in their playoff chase.

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MLB: Minnesota 6, Seattle 5 (UPI)
SEATTLE, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Brian Buscher's eighth-inning pinch two-run single Wednesday was the game-winner in Minnesota's 6-5 win over Seattle, averting a Mariners' three-game sweep.

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Minnesota casts 78 votes for Obama, 8 for Clinton (Pioneer Press)
DENVER — The Minnesota delegation to the Democratic National Convention cast 78 votes to nominate Barack Obama for president and 8 votes for Hillary Clinton during the roll call today.

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Seattle Mariners stun Minnesota Twins again with 3-2 victory (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
SEATTLE - That Minnesota Twins' joyride that landed them in the thick of a pennant race is starting to grind - just when it needs to soar.

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Commercial loans straining Minnesota banks (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The number of "problem banks" in the second quarter was the highest since 1993 -- and Minnesota is not immune.

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Recap: Seattle vs. Minnesota (Miami Herald)
Brian Buscher's pinch hit two-run single in the eighth inning proved to be the difference as Minnesota fought back to beat Seattle, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set at Safeco Field.

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Recap: Seattle vs. Minnesota (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Brian Buscher's pinch hit two-run single in the eighth inning proved to be the difference as Minnesota fought back to beat Seattle, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set at Safeco Field. Denard Span added a two-run double and a huge defensive play for the Twins, who snapped a four-game skid and climbed to within one game of Chicago in the AL Central race. Baltimore routed the White Sox, 11-3 ...

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Minnesota delegates rally around Obama (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota delegates to the Democratic National Convention went out of their way today to demonstrate that they are united behind Barack Obama. Some of the better known delegates and party leaders who had been supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton made an appeal for unity.

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Legislators stop in Crookston on northern Minnesota ag tour (Crookston Daily Times)
DFL Minnesota State Reps. Al Juhnke and Mary Ellen Otremba participated in an agriculture-related discussion in Selvig Hall on the UMC campus Monday afternoon as part of their northern Minnesota tour. The legislators, who each chair House agricultural committees, toured AURI and the Northwest Research and Outreach Center while on campus, then visited Dahlgren and Company.

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