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Dayton Apologizes For Remarks

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    A groundbreaking procedure saved the life of a little boy. And it could change the way doctors treat a potentially deadly breathing condition. Kaiba Gionfriddo suffered a collapse of the windpipe. His
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    Some local bike riders aren't letting the raining weather change their plans. Out promoting the benefits of biking today the mayors of Mankato and North Mankato. The weather might not be ideal but many
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  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:51 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:51:21 GMT
    Dozens of eighth-graders stepped into the world of U of M agricultural researchers on Wednesday morning.
    Dozens of eighth-graders stepped into the world of U of M agricultural researchers on Wednesday morning.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's sorry he compared NFL players in trouble with the law to returning war veterans. The first-term Democrat apologized this morning saying he made a poor analogy when he used a comparison of the two groups in a recent interview. In that interview, Dayton theorized on the troubles of professional football players including Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and said that football was ``basically slightly civilized war.'' Dayton says he regrets the mistake. and didn't mean to compare the NFL players' problems to the hardships experienced by war heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan.