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    November 25, 2014
    LETTER: President's attire in China was offensive
    To the Editor: The other night on public news, we witnessed our president of the United States of America attend a high-level dinner hosted in China. Great. But did you notice our president dressed for the high-level diplomatic event in the same style of clothing as the host —...
    opinion / lettersNovember 25, 2014 - 9:48pm
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    October 2, 2014
    South Dakotans approve of direction of state, disapprove of president
    South Dakotans generally approve of the direction of the state but strongly disapprove of President Obama's performance in office, according to a new Nielson Brothers/Northern Plains News poll. The latest NBP/NPN survey shows President Obama continuing to receive low approval numbers...
    news / stateOctober 2, 2014 - 6:15pm
    October 26, 2012
    LETTER: What do Romney, Obama support and/or oppose?
    To the Editor: What Mitt Romney supports/Barack Obama opposes: • Vouchers that allow parents to choose private school for children; • Voluntary prayer in public schools and facilities; • Permanent elimination of the "Death Tax"; • Passage of a balanced...
    opinion / lettersOctober 26, 2012 - 3:11pm
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    October 18, 2012
    Oglala Sioux Tribe to choose leader on Nov. 6
    PINE RIDGE (AP) -- Residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will choose a leader in the Nov. 6 general election. Incumbent Oglala Sioux Tribe President John Yellow Bird Steele is facing Bryan Brewer. The Rapid City Journal reports that Brewer is a retired educator and president...
    news / stateOctober 18, 2012 - 11:07am
    October 8, 2012
    Rural issue talk rare in presidential campaign
    ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As they campaign, presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney pretty much ignore rural-specific issues. It is not that they lack a chance to talk about such issues. Some of the major swing states are heavy on agriculture and candidates often stop there,...
    newsOctober 8, 2012 - 5:33am
    October 4, 2012
    Presidential debate fact check
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. Here's a look at some of their claims and how they stack up with the facts: OBAMA: "I've proposed...
    newsOctober 4, 2012 - 6:26am
    September 20, 2012
    Thune: Romney needs to 'fight for the job'
    Sen. John Thune stuck up for Mitt Romney in the wake of the release of secretly taped comments by the Republican presidential candidate. ...
    news / state / politicsSeptember 20, 2012 - 7:50am
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    September 4, 2012
    New Rosebud Sioux Tribe president sworn in
    ROSEBUD (AP) -- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has sworn in a new president and several new council members. Cyril "Whitey" Scott was sworn in as the tribe's new president during a ceremony at tribal headquarters Tuesday. He beat three-term president Rodney Bordeaux in a narrow victory...
    news / stateSeptember 4, 2012 - 2:12pm
    August 11, 2012
    Romney shakes the race with pick of Ryan
    Cautious Mitt Romney rolled the dice Saturday with the selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate. Ryan will energize a conservative base that has been slow to warm to Romney, but Democrats were elated by the choice as well.
    newsAugust 11, 2012 - 2:53pm
    July 12, 2012
    MILBANK: Time for Obama to move to the offensive
    "Workers of the world, unite!" -- Karl Marx "There are no frontiers in this struggle to the death." -- Che Guevara "I'm not proposing anything radical here." -- Barack Obama WASHINGTON -- President Obama is a reluctant populist. He entered the East Room on Monday afternoon...
    opinion / columnsJuly 12, 2012 - 12:10am
    July 7, 2012
    40 years later, McGovern's impact endures
    George McGovern's rise to the top of the Democratic Party in 1972 stunned a lot of people. Born in tiny Avon and raised in Mitchell, he was a liberal from the sparsely populated state of South Dakota. Conventional wisdom said he was a long shot to win the presidential nomination. In...
    news / politicsJuly 7, 2012 - 8:01am
    June 11, 2012
    University of Sioux Falls president sues airline
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- The president of the University of Sioux Falls is suing Delta Airlines over an incident last fall that ended with him spending a night in a New York jail. According to media reports, university president Mark Benedetto was charged with unlawful possession of...
    newsJune 11, 2012 - 7:53am
    June 5, 2012
    Romney wins SD GOP presidential primary
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney has won the South Dakota Republican presidential primary, adding to a delegate total that already exceeds the...
    newsJune 5, 2012 - 8:16pm
    June 4, 2012
    SD GOP voters get presidential choice
    Thought you would get a reprieve from presidential primaries now that that race is decided? Think again. Names such as Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul will still be on ballots for Republicans in today's election, even though Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican nominee...
    newsJune 4, 2012 - 10:32pm
    March 29, 2012
    Americans Elect will offer voters a third choice for president
    With the filing of more than 15,000 signatures late last week, a non-profit nonpartisan group called Americans Elect took another step toward its goal of offering American voters a choice beyond the traditional Democratic and Republican parties in this year's presidential election. The...
    news / state / politicsMarch 29, 2012 - 4:52pm
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