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Reporting on Molotov cocktails and government informants—or not

October 25, 2008
by Mary Turck • 10/23/08 • The Strib and the PiPress give strangely different accounts of an RNC-related guilty plea.

Star Tribune: A 23-year-old Michigan man has admitted to plotting to detonate a homemade bomb in the tunnels near the Xcel Energy Center, hoping it would cause a power failure and prompt cancellation of the Republican National Convention. Pioneer Press: Although he pleaded guilty, he said he intended the explosives to be used only for "self-defense."

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Star Tribune: DePalma spent about 90 minutes at the Hennepin County Library on Aug. 18 researching recipes for homemade bombs. He bought the supplies for Molotov cocktails a few days later. Pioneer Press: "Was it your idea to make them?" the judge asked. "Yes," DePalma replied, adding that he believed he was "encouraged" to build them. "By encouragement, I mean it was made very, very easy for me," he said. He said the informant drove him to various stations to get gas.

Star Tribune: On Aug. 22, DePalma allegedly made two jugs of a homemade napalm-like substance for use in the Molotov cocktails. He was seen traveling to a remote location in Rosemount to allegedly assemble and test the Molotov cocktails. Pioneer Press: DePalma made five of the explosives. He and the government informant blew up two to test the design, and the FBI seized the other three.

Star Tribune: DePalma faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Pioneer Press: The judge noted that under federal sentencing guidelines, DePalma could be sentenced to 46 months to 57 months in prison and be fined as much as $100,000.
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NEWS DAY | Homes at risk in Minnesota / Dragons, dinosaurs and Quist / Students vs. superintendent candidate

By Mary Turck, News Day

Minnesotans losing homes A record 92,500 Minnesota homes are either in foreclosure or in danger of foreclosure, reports the Star Tribune. Altogether, that's just over ten percent of the 900,000 home loan mortages in the state.  Some 62,000 mortgage holders were behind don their mortgages during the third quarter. MORE

• Minnesotans losing homes Foreclosure and delinquency rates at record levels
• Dragons, dinosaurs and Quist Allen Quist is back, as a far-right First District candidate
• SPPS superintendent candidate sees no relation between race, achievement gap

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NEWS YOU CAN USE | Click for food shelves!

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

My friend Ken writes "I know that food shelves are really hurting this year," and then passes along a painless way to send donations:MORE »

KARE 11 & Land O'Lakes are donating $1 for every person who clicks on their web site.   Go to the website listed below and on the right side of the screen (at the top) there is the green area where it says:   You Click, We Donate.   It's that easy. Please pass to all of your friends.

Thanks, Ken!

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By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

It is tricky business reviewing a work in progress, putting the writer in a barely tenable position. How can you be fair to the playwright, casting comment on a script that's still in development? Critique the weaknesses and you're a villain for kicking the play's legs out from under it before it's had a chance to actually stand on them. Praise the strengths and you're a cheerleader clapping the author on the back before the job's finished being done.MORE »

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• Emerald ash borer Ramsey and Hennepin Counties are under quarantine for Emerald Ash Borer.  Have you been affected? Email sheila@tcdailyplanet.net

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