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Police SWAT teams handcuffed a man Friday after a tense, guns-drawn standoff following a bank robbery in Edina. The arrest came about four hours after a single person robbed Real Financial Center. The car seen in live TV footage appeared to be a maroon Chevrolet. Authorities had a description of such a car following the most recent robbery, in December, by a man dubbed as the ``Fishing Hat Bandit'' for wearing a floppy fishing hat during several robberies. Authorities suspect the Fishing Hat Bandit in 23 holdups in the Twin Cities area in the past 18 months.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday he has ruled out a run for New York governor in 2006 and instead will head the Democratic Party's effort to win seats in the Senate. Schumer agreed to head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and take a seat on the powerful Finance Committee, nixing the possibility of a 2006 gubernatorial campaign, a race which could have pitted him in a primary against state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The current New York governor, Republican George Pataki, has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2008. Schumer, in a telephone...

Larry Klayman for U.S. Senate Posted: August 26, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com People sometimes ask me who my heroes are. After all, I'd be hard-pressed to name any contemporary politicians I trust or look to for leadership and courage. There is such a man. He's not a politician. But he is running for office – the U.S. Senate – from the state of Florida. His name is Larry Klayman and he founded the organization known as Judicial Watch. Larry Klayman is my hero because he has integrity – enough to prevent him from blind loyalty to party...