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      <excerpt>ST. PAUL A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.
Two congressmen Democratic Rep.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Politicians, union and business leaders pressure Legislature to lift moratorium, saying attitudes are shifting.
I spent years in the power generation industry. Most of the dirty coal operations of the 50's were cleaned up long ago and the new scrubber &#8230;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I read the letter from Alice and Arlene Nietzke and have to respond, because they unfairly and inaccurately represent US Rep. Tim Walz, who is a committed, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Third District Congressman Erik Paulsen, R-Eden Prairie, and First District Congressman Tim Walz, DFL-Mankato, appeared at a Capitol today (Tuesday, Nov. ... </excerpt>
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