Friday,  August 3, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 020 • 25 of 33 •  Other Editions

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• NDSU returns six starters on offense and seven on defense from a team that finished 14-1. The Bison received 37 of 38 first-place votes in the preseason poll. The other went to Illinois State.
• Youngstown State is third in the poll, Illinois State fourth and Indiana State fifth.
• The rest of the top ten is South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, South Dakota, Western Illinois and Missouri State.

10 Things to Know for Friday

• The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
• 1. WHAT IMPACT WILL U.N. VOTE HAVE ON SYRIAN CLASHES
• The General Assembly votes at 11 a.m. on a resolution telling the Syrian army to stop its attacks, but the pronouncement is not enforceable.

• 2. JOBLESS REPORT LIKELY TO SHOW SLUGGISH U.S. HIRING
• Analysts expect the unemployment rate to stay 8.2 percent when the Labor Department reports on July trends at 8:30 a.m.

• 3. HOW WILL OBAMA AND ROMNEY SPIN THE JOBLESS NUMBERS
• The latest economic report will likely set the tone for the next phase in the battle

for the White House.

• 4. CLINTON URGES SOUTH SUDAN TO RECONCILE WITH SUDAN
• In her visit to the world's newest country, the U.S. secretary of state says the countries need to resolve their differences before they re-ignite a war.

• 5. HOW WILL A 'KISS IN' AT CHICK-FIL-A IMPACT THE GAY MARRIAGE DEBATE
• Supporters of marriage equality will be kissing members of the same sex at the restaurants today in protest of recent comments by the chain's president.

• 6. WE KNOW MICHAEL, JERMAINE AND RANDY, BUT NOW WE MEET TJ JACKSON
• The son of Tito Jackson is the new guardian of the late pop star's three children.

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