Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) articles from October 2001

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) archives from October 2001

Generations of abuse leave dangerous legacy.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Hannah Allam ST. PAUL, Minn. _ "Mom, Dillon's dead." The call came just before 6 p.m. Lill Stier could barely understand the words through the gasps and cries. Dillon was her youngest daughter Denise's 3-year-old, the chubby...

World events supercede plight of Twins.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Bob Sansevere ST. PAUL _ A fourth person has died from inhaling anthrax. The nation remains under a terrorist alert. The economy is unstable. Thousands upon thousands have lost their jobs. Too much is happening in the world for...

`Domestic Disturbance'.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Chris Hewitt When you bite into an apple, part of its appeal is that you know exactly what it's going to be like. Same goes for "Domestic Disturbance." There are no surprises in this thriller, but if you're looking for a...

Sekeras, Sutton injured in Wild's 4-2 win.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Greg Johnson NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ The Wild ended their three-game losing streak Tuesday, but they keep losing the battle when it comes to injuries. The team has struggled to stay healthy from the opening game, and matters got...

`The Man Who Wasn't There'.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Chris Hewitt The most intriguing thing about the title, "The Man Who Wasn't There," is the question of what "there" means. Billy Bob Thornton plays Ed Crane, a barber who tells us, "I work in a barbershop, but I never...

`Monsters, Inc.'.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Chris Hewitt "Monsters, Inc." is better than "A Bug's Life" and not as perfect as the "Toy Story" movies, but that's like comparing the 1996 Chicago Bulls to the `97 Bulls to the `98 Bulls. They're all good. The go-to player...

General Mills complete purchase of Pillsbury for $13 billion.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Lee Egerstrom ST. PAUL, Minn._General Mills Inc. completed its $10.4 billion purchase of crosstown rival Pillsbury Co. from Diageo PLC late Wednesday, forming a food industry giant with $13 billion in sales and a big task ahead:...

`The One'.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Chris Hewitt For a while, it seemed Jet Li could be the next Mel Gibson, but instead, he's becoming the next Jean-Claude Van Damme. Just four movies into Li's English-language career, he's already recycling Van Damme. "The...

Air Carriers Support Use of `Smart' Cards to Help Improve Airport Security.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Eric Torbenson Oct. 31--For travelers stuck in line at the airport, here's a fun dream: waltz through the security checkpoint, slide a credit card-like device through a reader and sashay on to the gate. That's a dance that...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Dave Beal Oct. 31--This coming holiday season may go down in retailing circles as the Christmas for cocooners. When consumers "cocoon," or nest, in their homes, they can take refuge from the harsh realities of the uncertain...

Conseco Reports $410.6 Million Net Loss for Third-Quarter.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Sheryl Jean Oct. 31--Conseco Inc.'s chief executive, Gary Wendt, may face his toughest challenge yet in trying to fix the troubled company: Stop a precipitous stock slide and rebuild investor confidence amid an economic downturn....

St. Paul, Minn., Mayoral Candidate, Union Leaders Vow to Keep Local Ford Plant.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Murali Balaji Oct. 31--News of changes at the top of Ford Motor Co.'s hierarchy prompted St. Paul mayoral candidate Randy Kelly and a group of union leaders to declare at a news conference Tuesday that they would do whatever is...

Hard Rock Cafe Joins Downtown Minneapolis Entertainment Complex.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Rachel E. Stassen-Berger Oct. 31--It took years of debating and wrangling, plans created and dashed, and buildings moved and razed, but Minneapolis at last cleared the way to become one of the few and the proud. In other...

Federal Grant to Help Workers Laid Off by Northwest Airlines, Other Businesses.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Casey Selix Oct. 31--Minnesota's Dislocated Worker Program will receive an $8 million federal emergency grant to help workers laid off by Northwest Airlines and other related industries since the Sept. 11 attack on America. ...

Drop in Consumer Confidence Is a Sign of Tough Holiday Season to Come.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Scott Carlson Oct. 31--Plunging consumer confidence is just the latest sign that U.S. retailers are facing the toughest holiday sales season in years, and investors reacted Tuesday by sending most industry stocks down. "It...

Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Asks for Alliance with Mass Transit Advocates.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Toni Coleman Oct. 31--On the surface, Senate Minority Leader Dick Day may have seemed like an odd choice to address the 27th annual Minnesota Public Transit Conference during a luncheon Tuesday. Prefacing his remarks, with...

Garnett polishes his shooting touch.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Robbi Pickeral MINNEAPOLIS _ Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett finished the exhibition season 4 for 10 from three-point range. But just because he has switched back to small forward from power forward, don't expect the four-time...

Tressel gets chilly hello in Columbus.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Brian Hamilton We know this much is true: Jim Tressel, in his first year in the never-cool seat as Ohio State's head coach, has it figured out. It does not take long to follow the learning curve in Columbus, Ohio. There have...

Length of duck seasons pits North vs. South.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Chris Niskanen Minnesota's two U.S. senators, Paul Wellstone and Mark Dayton, have vowed to fight efforts by Mississippi's congressional delegation to get longer duck seasons in six Southern states. "There are lots of ways we...

3M to Appeal $22.5 Million Asbestos-Exposure Award to Mississippi Laborers.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Kevin Maler Oct. 30--3M Co. was among the defendants in a $150 million verdict awarded to six Mississippi laborers who were exposed to asbestos in the 1960s and 1970s. The Maplewood-based firm promised to appeal its portion of...

Accidental Entrepreneur Launches St. Paul, Minn., African Marketplace.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Kevin Maler Oct. 30--When a friend approached him about putting money into a new marketplace for African entrepreneurs, Darrell Thompson imagined he could do something good for the community and at the same time earn a...

Increased Defense Spending to Benefit Many Minnesota Businesses.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Mike Hughlett Oct. 30--The market for initial public stock offerings has evaporated since Sept. 11's terrorist attacks, a casualty of rampant financial uncertainty. What, then, were executives at United Defense thinking last week...

Washington-Based Telecommunications Firm to Increase Appeal of `.us' Domain.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Leslie Brooks Suzukamo Oct. 30--America's ugly duckling Internet domain is about to get a facelift. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday awarded management of the country's ".us" domain to NeuStar, a Washington,...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Oct. 30--Investors aren't so sure that stocks are worth the prices they've paid in recent weeks. Since the end of September, the market has been on a roll -- recovering all that was lost in a steep sell-off...

Minnesota Program Helps Some Companies Avoid Layoffs.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Casey Selix Oct. 30--A little-known Minnesota program that can help some employers avoid layoffs is getting more activity this year than any other since it started in 1994. Called the Shared Work program, it uses unemployment...

Medical-Device Entrepreneur to Resign from Plymouth, Minn.-Based Company.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Jim McCartney Oct. 30--Manny Villafana is the first to acknowledge the timing could have been better. The medical device entrepreneur, who has started five companies including Cardiac Pacemakers and St. Jude Medical, said...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Business Briefs Column.
October 29, 2001... Oct. 29--More than two-thirds of employers say they won't change their college hiring plans as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Still, 11 percent said...

Minnesota Chiropractic Watchdog Faces Criticism.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Rick Linsk Oct. 29--In the past three years, the board that oversees Minnesota's chiropractors has disciplined practitioners for having sex with patients, abusing drugs or alcohol, delivering inferior care, and practicing without...

College Students Again Flock to Online Music-Sharing Services.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Leslie Brooks Suzukamo Oct. 29--Napster may be napping, but torrents of digital tunes, movies and software are once again pouring through the Internet onto the hard drives of America's college students this fall. Napster, the...

State Farm Conducts Own Investigation of St. Paul, Minn., Medical Clinic.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Rick Linsk Oct. 29--After a 40-year-old nurse's aide from St. Paul was cut off in traffic three years ago, injuring her neck and back, she did what many people would do: She hired a lawyer. And the lawyer helped her find medical...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Technology Products Column.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Julio Ojeda-Zapata Oct. 29--Mario and Luigi are about to enter the 21st Century. These and other much-loved Nintendo videogame characters look increasingly passe on the aging Nintendo 64 console as Sony's newer Sony...

Yanks rely on Rocket, Bronx.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer NEW YORK_The Yankees don't have Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, or much of anything else to show for the first two games of this World Series. Or much time left to show something. But they do have the...

Soon, fathers will be able to enroll in online parenting classes.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Ellen Tomson ST. PAUL, Minn. _ "Deadbeats" is the way some people would describe absentee fathers. "Dead broke," "dead tired" and "beaten down" would be a more accurate depiction, say a growing number of professionals who...

Father, daughter share a night with Bob Dylan.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Rick Shefchik My 16-year-old daughter surprised me greatly a couple of weeks ago when she asked me, "Dad, can we go to the Bob Dylan concert?" Well, maybe I shouldn't have been surprised. She had recently read a new Dylan...

Why are Vikings so inconsistent?
October 29, 2001... Byline: Bob Sansevere A quick Q & A for Vikings fans: Q: What has 44 legs and no heart? A: The offensive and defensive starters for the Vikings. Q: How many Vikings does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Five. One to...

Emotion, effort lacking on road, Green says.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Bill Williamson EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. _ The Vikings' 0-3 road record this season might be attributed to youth and inexperience, coach Dennis Green said Monday as he and others tried to decipher why the team did so poorly Sunday in...

Green downplays incidents.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Sean Jensen EDEN PRAIRE, Minn. _ Vikings coach Dennis Green downplayed two incidents involving his players that were highlighted by TV commentators Sunday during Minnesota's 41-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Receiver...

Red-faced: Vikings owner tells team to shape up.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Bill Williamson EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. _ As the Minnesota Vikings stagger into their bye week, team owner Red McCombs has a clear message for them when they return: Shape up on the road. With nine games remaining, the Vikings'...

Hybrid exercise classes are mixing formats while nixing boredom.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Rhoda Fukushima Sally Knutson of Stillwater, Minn., began working out in the pool in May. Over time, she got stronger, more toned and had more skip in her step for everyday activities. She easily swims 1 { lengths of the pool,...

Nashville embraces NHL.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Greg Johnson NASHVILLE, Tenn._Even though the Nashville Predators are only in their fourth season, the Wild have some strong ties with their opponent Tuesday night. Wild forwards Andrew Brunette, Sebastien Bordeleau and...

Domestic abuse takes a toll on careers and job searches.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Amy Lindgren October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As a career counselor, I have seen the impact of domestic violence on career paths and job search strategies. I've seen lives disrupted when workers stay home to...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Dave Beal Oct. 28--STEPPED-UP SECURITY IS SURE TO BRUISE ECONOMY: We're getting a new economy these days, but it's not the one many of us were expecting. A year or so ago, economists were still cheering probable gains from...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Amy Lindgren Oct. 28--DOMESTIC ABUSE TAKES A TOLL ON CAREERS AND JOB SEARCHES: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As a career counselor, I have seen the impact of domestic violence on career paths and job search...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Real World Economics Column.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Edward Lotterman Oct. 28--"I`m just trusting in God and Cipro," a Washington, D.C., postal worker said recently about the anthrax scare and the antibiotic most frequently named in connection with it. His sentiments...

Insurance Fraud Runs Rampant in Minnesota, Investigations Find.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Rick Linsk Oct. 28--To you, it was just a fender-bender. But the person knocking on your door sees the silver lining -- and big bucks. You don't feel hurt now? You might later, he says. And you could get some good money out...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Oct. 28--As the end of the year approaches, taxpayers should think about household and business finances that they can control and reposition to enhance tax savings for this year and beyond. And they should keep...

Minnesota Insurers Decry Methods of Personal Injury Lawyers, Doctors.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Rick Linsk Oct. 28--It's a Wednesday and dawn has just broken outside the St. Paul Police Department. Three men mill about the lobby, waiting for the records department to open. At precisely 8 a.m., they board the elevator to...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Technology Queries Column.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Martin J. Moylan Oct. 28--With its August Twin Cities launch, XO, based in Reston, Va., now serves 63 markets across the country. XO says its local 120-mile fiber optic network, augmented by broadband wireless, can provide...

Selig again says eliminating franchises is viable option.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer PHOENIX_Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Sunday that eliminating two or more franchises remains a viable option for helping solve baseball's economic problems and suggested that such a contraction plan could...

Timberwolves expect to start Nesterovic.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Robbi Pickeral ST. PAUL _ Rasho Nesterovic is who he is. Accept it. The Timberwolves have. When Minnesota opens the regular season Tuesday against the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center, fans will see a slightly bigger,...

Avery's status still unknown.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Robbi Pickeral MINNEAPOLIS_Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders said the team has not decided whether to exercise the fourth-year option on point guard Will Avery's contract. If Minnesota doesn't do so by Wednesday, Avery will become...

Buccaneers' defense finds old toughness.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Mike Wells TAMPA, Fla._The swagger was back in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense Sunday. Defensive tackle Warren Sapp spent plenty of time in the Vikings' backfield harassing quarterback Daunte Culpepper and entertaining the...

Bucs' defense feasts on Vikings.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Mike Wells TAMPA, Fla._The swagger was back in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense Sunday. Defensive tackle Warren Sapp spent plenty of time in the Vikings' backfield harassing quarterback Daunte Culpepper and entertaining the...

Vikings help much-maligned Dungy look good.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Tom Powers TAMPA, Fla._Warren Sapp, the great defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, couldn't contain his glee. Someone had just reminded him that Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper suffered a banged-up nose early in...

Vikings follow a big win with a big letdown.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Bob Sansevere TAMPA, Fla. _ Several drops of dried blood were on the front of Daunte Culpepper's jersey. There was a blood stain the size of a quarter on the tip of his right shoe. The blood was from his nose, which was...

Listless Vikings routed by Buccaneers.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Bill Williamson TAMPA, Fla. _ Seven games into the season, the Vikings were in championship game form. Unfortunately for them, it was last season's NFC championship game. In a game eerily similar to their loss to the New...

Late-game laughs by Moss, Carter don't sit well with announcers.
October 28, 2001... Byline: Sean Jensen TAMPA, Fla. _ For the second time this season, television announcers were critical of Cris Carter's interaction with other players. Only this time it was because Carter was laughing and joking with an opponent, not...

Randolph, Twins talk; Yankees coach interviewed for manager's job.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer PHOENIX_New York Yankees third-base coach Willie Randolph joined the race for the Twins' managerial vacancy when he spent three hours Friday interviewing with Twins general manager Terry Ryan in the Phoenix...

Timberwolves stage late rally to beat Pacers, end exhibition season 6-1.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Robbi Pickeral ST. PAUL _ If the Timberwolves weren't in regular-season form Friday night, they were close. Minnesota, which opens the regular season Tuesday against Philadelphia, tried to do a bit of fine-tuning in its final...

Freshman Barber finds success quickly.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Brian Hamilton ST. PAUL _ What you expected him to say, who knows. Marion Barber III is whisper-quiet, speaking publicly in soft, humble tones. The 173 yards he had in his first start as a collegiate player barely raised his...

Gophers catch a break vs. D-IAA opponent.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Brian Hamilton MINNEAPOLIS _ Rest easy, you among the 4,882,498 citizens of Minnesota who did not attend the Gophers' clash with Murray State on Saturday. You didn't miss much. Those among the announced Metrodome crowd of...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Dave Beal Oct. 27--"Greater Minnesota" has a problem. Manufacturing jobs have hit the skids. These jobs provided the springboard for much of the economic success of the 1990s in this expansive territory, which encompasses...

After Closing Big Deal, Medical-Device Firm Buys Bloomington, Minn., Facility.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Jim McCartney Oct. 27--Anticipating explosive growth from a deal to provide its medical device coatings for Johnson & Johnson's Cordis division, SurModics recently bought a research facility in Bloomington that could soon be...

Bremer Financial of St. Paul, Minn., Reports Rise in Net Income.
October 26, 2001... Oct. 26--Bremer Financial Corp.'s larger size after a spring acquisition helped it report a 21 percent increase in net income for the third quarter. The St. Paul-based bank's net income was $14.1 million for the third quarter, compared...

Multifoods Agrees to Changes in Deal with General Mills.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Lee Egerstrom Oct. 26--International Multifoods Corp. said Thursday it has signed an amended agreement with General Mills Inc. to buy a number of Pillsbury product lines and assets, but attorneys for Minnesota's two largest food...

Insurers Look to Taxpayers and Government for Financial Aid, Future Coverage.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Sheryl Jean Oct. 26--As an insurer and a reinsurer, The St. Paul Cos. symbolically sits in the middle of a national debate about whether the federal government should financially help insurers and with how much money. The...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Gail MarksJarvis Oct. 26--Question: I have stock in Wisconsin Central and must sell it because it was bought out by Canadian National. I'll have about $15,000 when I sell. Would this be a good time to invest some or, all of it,...

Bloomington, Minn.-Based Mall of America Teams with Amtrak for Travel Package.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Scott Carlson Oct. 26--For several years, Northwest Airlines has offered a holiday air fare sale featuring travel to the Mall of America. Now, for the first time, the Bloomington megamall has a similar partnership with a new...

Northwest Posts Profit After Federal Bailout.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Eric Torbenson Oct. 26--For a quarter featuring the worst air travel crisis in industry history, Northwest Airlines showed a small profit, thanks to taxpayers. The $19 million net income wouldn't have been possible without...

Farmers hope tying farm bill to terrorism will get Congress to take notice.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Tom Webb WASHINGTON _ Suddenly, Congress is deluged with crises: a war, a weak economy, anthrax attacks, troubled airlines, rebuilding New York, fighting terrorism. So what's the big hurry to pass a $170 billion farm bill,...

Pohlad family prefers to keep Twins in Minnesota but that could change.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer ST. PAUL _ As the latest reports of the Twins' potential demise circulated Thursday, the family of owner Carl Pohlad reasserted its desire to keep major league baseball in the Twin Cities but did not deny the...

Diamondbacks build a winner in a short time.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer PHOENIX_Brian Anderson hears the voices of America's disgusted baseball fans. Hears the voices from Boston to Chicago and all the way to Arizona, where his Diamondbacks, after a mere four seasons in the major...

HEADLINE HERE.
October 26, 2001... BRIAN LAMBERT Media Columnist Real journalism, as opposed to the tabloid mentality of supermarket weeklies, commercial talk radio and cable TV fulminators, is supposed to be ever watchful of the balance between a.) reflecting public...

Director scared `Monsters' out of his bedroom closet.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Chris Hewitt For most people, "Monsters, Inc." will be a swell movie. But for Rita Docter of Bloomington, Minn., it will also be a puzzle. If she looks really close during the movie, she'll see the birthdates of her...

Minnesota Businesses Evaluate Security Measures for Fighting Terrorism Threats.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Casey Selix and Aron Kahn Oct. 25--Production and profits, long the rulers in the American workplace, now share top billing with protection. In the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and amid...

Energy Outlook Improves for Minnesota.
October 25, 2001... Byline: David Hanners Oct. 25--While acknowledging that the future "has a way of not working out exactly as predicted," the state's commerce department on Wednesday released a draft report of whether Minnesota will have enough energy in...

Health Care Premiums Prompt Minnesota Businesses to Seek Alternatives.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Scott Carlson Oct. 25--As head of a small Rochester engineering company, Nancy Domaille knows the burden of soaring health care premiums. In the last two years, the cost of health care coverage has jumped more than 50 percent...

Health-Insurance Premiums Soar Again for Minnesotans.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Tom Majeski Oct. 25--As expected, Minnesotans will see double-digit increases in their 2002 health care premiums, the fourth year in a row rates have jumped by more than 10 percent. The bad news will arrive early next month,...

St. Paul, Minn.-Area Businesses Exercise Caution in Mailroom.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Aron Kahn Oct. 25--We've always been anxious waiting for the mail, but now the anxiety has a darker core. Today, millions of ordinary businesses are treating unusual-looking letters as if they were death notices. Literally. ...

Attorneys Work Out Details of Pillsbury Acquisition.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Lee Egerstrom Oct. 25--The Pillsbury Doughboy has a few more legal hoops to jump through before he can take up residence with General Mills and International Multifoods. Lawyers representing Pillsbury and its parent company,...

St. Paul, Minn., Panel Approves Public-Radio Expansion Plan.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Murali Balaji Oct. 25--With Garrison Keillor on hand for support, the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved Minnesota Public Radio's plans to expand its headquarters downtown. Although...

Contest Asks for Redesign of Waterfront St. Paul, Minn., Building.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Karl J. Karlson Oct. 25--A vacant 140-foot-tall concrete building left over from the days of St. Paul's riverfront grain trade could find new life as part of the city's new Upper Landing urban village, under a new contest...

Minnesota attorney general says state would pursue legal action if Twins are targeted for elimination.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Dennis Lien ST. PAUL _ Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch said Thursday the state almost certainly would legally fight any Major League Baseball plan that involves eliminating or moving the Minnesota Twins. "We would use...

Minnesota group steals questions from federal education test.
October 25, 2001... Byline: John Welsh and Paul Tosto ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Questions from a federal education test were posted on the Internet by a conservative Minnesota group, sparking concerns about the security of the test, which has been an important tool...