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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY NOV. 10 - In this Oct. 30, 2014 photo, veterinarian Lisa McCargar, right, spays and neuters feral cats, while veterinarian tech Amy Travers helps a feral cat in recovery in a mobile surgery vehicle in Taylors Falls, Minn. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jean Pieri) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT

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Minnesota State, Mankato defensive back Sam Thompson, left, reads a statement during a news conference as, from second from left, coach Todd Hoffener, associate coach Aaron Keen and athletic director Kevin Buisman listen Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt) ST. PAUL OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT MAGS OUT

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Minnesota State, Mankato defensive back Sam Thompson, left, reads a statement during a news conference as, from second from left, coach Todd Hoffener, associate coach Aaron Keen and athletic director Kevin Buisman listen Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt) ST. PAUL OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT MAGS OUT

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Minnesota State, Mankato defensive back Sam Thompson, left, reads a statement during a news conference as, from second from left, coach Todd Hoffener, associate coach Aaron Keen and athletic director Kevin Buisman listen Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt) ST. PAUL OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT MAGS OUT

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** FILE ** Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., eats lunch with Meadow Lake Elementary School students, Monday, March 17, 2014, in New Hope, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)

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FOR RELEASE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M., CST - In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, John Brown shapes a maple guitar neck with wenge and lace wood laminate at his shop, Brown's Guitar Factory, in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT.

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Gaston Kessra assessed the situation he faced to free his car from the heavy, wet snow that fell overnight Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz)