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A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boatcrew catches up to fleeing poachers aboard a Mexican lancha near the U.S.-Mexico maritime border Jan. 25, 2015.

How long does it take for a war to be over? Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, U.S. tanks are finally leaving Germany.

Obama asks Congress to take action on what he calls "common sense solutions," such as universal background checks, to prevent more tragedies.

Supporters of legislation to remove the ban against same-sex marriage in Minnesota joined together to hold a press conference.Not present at the press conference: co-author Republican Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover, who broke from the united ranks of GOP opposition to same-sex marriage to say he supports marriage equality earlier this week.

Potentially environmentally hazardous dust and bad smells are just "inconveniences" that people living in rural areas should expect to put up with because they live in a farm area. So says Republican Minnesota State Senator Julie Rosen.

A proposal to legally allow early voting in Minnesota is being called "unconstitutional" by those who led last year's unsuccessful attempt to restrict voting through a "Photo ID" constitutional amendment.

Minnesota State Senator Jeff Hayden tells a crowd that "enough is enough" when it comes to putting up with gun violence. Hayden lost a friend to gun violence and says the issue is "personal."

President Obama spent some time playing with four-year-olds on the day he announced a plan pushing preschool for all. He visited the Decatur Community Recreation Center in Decatur, Georgia to make his announcement.

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama told the story of a 102-year-old North Miami, Florida woman who was told she would have to stand in line for six hours to vote...and
stayed in line to vote anyhow.