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8-7-07--MINNEAPOLiS— In the past two years, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota twice vetoed legislation to raise the state’s gas tax to pay for transportation needs.Now, with at least five people dead in the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge here, Mr. Pawlenty, a Republican, appears to have had a change of heart. NYT A1
--President Karazi of Afghanistan characterized Iran as a “helper” in a CNN interview broadcast Sunday… NYT A3