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startribune.com — The DFL Legislature eked out a major victory for organized labor Monday, giving in-home child-care providers and personal care attendants the right to unionize at a time when union power is in full retreat in many state capitols.

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startribune.com — WASHINGTON - Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund.

startribune.com — It didn't take long for Pete Orput to mingle among the waves of cops who broke ranks after last week's law enforcement memorial ceremony in Stillwater. In the world of cops, the first-term Washington County attorney feels comfortably at home, never missing an opportunity to remind police he can't win criminal trials without them.

startribune.com — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said this morning that Samuel Deduno will be called up from Riochester and will start Friday against Detroit. Manager Ron Gardenhire said WBC hero RHP Samuel Deduno will start Friday for the @ twins in Detroit.

startribune.com — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - An attorney for the woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief said parolee Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun. Stevie Marie Anne Vigil pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of buying a handgun and giving it to Ebel, the sole suspect in the March shooting death of state corrections chief Tom Clements.

startribune.com — WASHINGTON - Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.

startribune.com — id the devastation of the Oklahoma tornado, stories, photos and video of survivors emerge