A business school professor points to the fallout Target suffered with gay-rights supporters after donating to Republican Tom Emmer's campaign. But Emmer says he's a victim of "political bigotry" and says higher education is biased against people with conservative views.

A former client claimed Emmer -- who ran a law firm while serving in the state Legislature -- put up a shoddy defense for him in a civil case that cost him his the license for his roofing company.

An American Crystal Sugar Co. executive says the company’s replacement workers are handling this fall’s sugar beet harvest well, nearly 14 months after the company locked out its union workers in a contract dispute. Meanwhile, the company and workers are arguing in court over whether the employees should get unemployment benefits.

An Xcel Energy spokeswoman says low oil pressure in the plant's turbines triggered an automatic shutdown over the weekend. The company says the safety system functioned as designed and that no one was in danger.

The president gave an ultimatum to lawmakers -- saying they can either help create jobs or explain yourself. Obama says Republicans 'should love this plan' because it includes tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses.

Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the U's Carlson School of Management as the top school for job placement. The magazine says 97 percent of Carlson's MBA graduates had job offers within three months of graduation.