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November 30, 2012

Brits invade Walker with their finest TV ads

“Flying lawnmowers, dancing royalty, and dockland thugs demonstrating CPR, are just some of the gems from this year’s British Arrows Awards opening this weekend in Minneapolis,” via MPR News.

The Arrow Award for Best Stunt went to Volvo for “Ballerina Stunt,” the ad is worth your time even if you aren’t in the market for a semi-truck.

More info from the Walker.

Cold Spring cop was ambushed

Top 5

Cold Springs cop killed; Fiscal cliff divides Minn. pols; SCOTUS may hear gay marriage case

  1. Cold Spring police officer shot, killed near bar (St Cloud Times)
  2. Supreme Court may hear gay marriage case (ABC News)
  3. Fiscal cliff negotiations divide Minnesota lawmakers (MPR News)
  4. Fiscal cliff uncertainty could cloud Minnesota’s economic forecast (Pioneer Press)
  5. Drought worsens in S.E. Minnesota (Rochester Post Bulletin)

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