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- Japanese trade team to inspect North Dakota wheat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Japanese trade team will be inspecting wheat breeding, production and marketing during a visit to North Dakota, the state Wheat Commission said. The representatives of four Japanese milling companies on Thursday and Friday were to
- Passion for dinosaurs leads to major discovery
Lots of kids are into dinosaurs. Tyler Lyson says he just never grew out of it. He grew up in rural North Dakota and says fossils were more widespread there than in other places in the U.S.
- Curling: Bronze for Norway
Norway's skip Thomas Ulsrud repeated his 2006 success by secring the bronze medal at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship at Grand Forks, North Dakota./ np14.04.2008 07:31 Norway lost 4-5 to Canada in the semifinals, but beat China 8-3 in the bronze
- Canada beats Scotland for world curling title
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota: Canadian skip Kevin Martin won his first title in the Canada World Men's Curling Championship on Sunday, scoring two points in the ninth end in a 6-3 victory over Scotland in the final. The 41-year-old Martin finished second in
- Martin mistake in the 10th gives Scotland 1-2 playoff
Scotland stole one in the 10th end to come back from 6-2 down and earn a 7-6 victory on Friday night that moves them into the final of the men's world curling championships in North Dakota. Canada had the hammer in the final end, but skip Kevin Martin
- US edges China 9-8 in world men's curling
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota: The United States edged China 9-8 in 11 ends and lost to Denmark 7-6 in Monday's draws at the World Men's Curling Championship. The Americans moved to 3-2 in round-robin play after Denmark scored one in each of the last three
- Clinton Asks N.D. Delegates to Switch Votes
Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state's caucus in February. In an indication of how tense the battle has become for
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Introduction
North Dakota became the United States thirty-ninth state on November 2, 1889, together with South Dakota. The capital is Bismarck. Dakota is a Sioux word meaning "allies". The town of Rugby is the geographical center of the North American continent. The state legislature has twice tried to change the name of the state with no success. The Flickertail State ranks 17th in land size totaling 68,994 square miles.
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