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Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 25 2009 7:07AM KXNewsTeam AP-ND2nd NewsMinute,0172 Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. Thanksgiving week brings turkeys to the state Capitol.

Shoppers in North Dakota turned out in force on Black Friday, lending support to a prediction by the head of the state's Retail Association that holiday sales will be up, bucking the national trend.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: SIOUX NICKNAME-LAWSUIT ND seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Sioux nickname BISMARCK, N.D. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.

The administrator of the North Dakota Land Department is leaving. Gary Preszler has been the agency`s commissioner since 2001.

State officials say recent studies show North Dakota is outpacing the nation in tourism growth.

Nov 23 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php North Dakota's liberals, and liberal flak groups like the AARP, have been trying to provide cover for Rep.

Could the Pelosi, Reid, Obama liberal agenda cost Democrat Byron Dorgan his Senate seat? Be careful Democrats of the company you keep and the liberal agenda you support.

NDRight Now,0936 Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: COLLEGE STUDENT DEATHS Drowned students were not trespassing DICKINSON, N.D. Police say three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a pond in a southwestern North Dakota pasture were not trespassing on private property.

They sent out a letter [pdf] to subscribers threatening even bigger rate increases if reform passes: Your health care costs will rise even faster than they have in the recent past Health care costs have skyrocketed the last several years.

Each day, 18 people across the country die as they wait for an organ transplant.

An attorney for an Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo, N.D., dentist says his client plans to waive extradition and return to North Dakota.

After three months of intense training, the 650 North Dakota National Guard troops who were chosen to keep the peace in Kosovo have begun their mission abroad.

The burning glow over North Dakota's oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: SCHOOL CLOSING Tiny ND school to close at end of academic year EUREKA, N.D. The days are numbered for the little red school house in north-central North Dakota.

"Since the recession began, dozens of women have made emergency appointments with me because they have been laid off and are on the brink of losing their health insurance," she continues.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: VETERAN NUMBERS Veterans groups trying to hold onto members FARGO, N.D. Veterans groups in North Dakota are coping with dwindling numbers.

Nov 8 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php North Dakota has a love/hate relationship with it's all-Democrat congressional delegation, including Rep.

The Healthcare Reform bill cleared a hurdle in the House of Representatives. The house bill passed by a slim five vote margin.

North Dakota turns 120 years old today... But it's hard to put a number on the amount of historic moments that make our state special.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 4:27PM KXNewsTeam AP-NDRight Now,1054 Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: FORT HOOD-NORTH DAKOTA N. Dakotan 'pretty scared' after Ft Hood shooting BELCOURT, N.D. A Belcourt man says his son is still "pretty scared" after being wounded in last ...