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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>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>...in Minnesota, a host of union officials, business leaders and politicians -- including U.S. Reps. Tim Walz, a Democrat, and Erik Paulsen, a Republican -- urged the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday to lift the moratorium. &quot;Everything must be on the table,&quot; </excerpt>
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