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Overheard: Minnesota Rockets Past Mars in Cold Wars

“You talked about the severe cold. I’m aware of this since people keep citing the number that northern Minnesota was colder than Mars for a period of time last week.”

— Sen. Amy Klobuchar steers the latest jobs report discussion by the Joint Economic Committee back to the polar vortex’s staggeringly chilling effect on her home state.

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