The Minneapolis mayor made his long-expected filing. He brings both assets and issues to the statewide race.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes on Friday and called for Washington's swift recognition that it is a market economy, a week before a visit by U.S. President barack obama.

BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagment had been received.

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ATLANTA (AP) -- At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress revealed e-mails from the peanut company's top executive that seemed to suggest the pursuit of profits over ensuring public safety....

David Cameron is heading for a confrontation with europe after some of Britain's closest EU allies yesterday rejected out of hand key demands outlined by the Conservative leader this week.Four more countries yesterday dismissed the Tories' new approach, in a direct rebuff to William Hague, who insisted that the party was not isolated after France's Europe minister accused the Conservatives of "castrating" Britain's position in the EU.Europe ministers from Poland, the Netherlands and the Irish Republic - historically among the friendliest to Britain in the EU - as well as Spain, said Cameron would not achieve his demand to repatriate social and employment laws to Britain. His plans would need the agreement of all 27 leaders of the EU because they would involve rewriting the union's treaties.Frans Timmermans, the Dutch centre- left Europe minister, told the Guardian the Tory plans would have a "paralysing effect on Europe . There is more chance of a snowball surviving hell than the EU r

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The governor wants to amend the Constitution to take guesswork out of budgeting, but he met skepticism from DFLers.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged more contact with the U.S. military on Friday while President Hu Jintao said his nation's plans for space were peaceful, striking a conciliatory tone ahead of U.S. President barack obama's visit.