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• Later Wednesday, attorney Charles Goldberg, who represents Carlson, expanded on the archdiocese's written statement.
• "This really is a tempest in a teapot that is a grave disservice to a man who has always been a leader, and stood for rectitude, certitude among the troops in the Roman Catholic church," he said in a conference call with reporters.
• Also on Wednesday, about two dozen protesters gathered outside St. Louis' Cathedral Basilica to raise concerns about Carlson's leadership.
• David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said censure could "have a deterrent effect" on other church leaders.
• "It's a key missing piece in this crisis -- Catholic officials holding each other accountable for wrongdoing," Clohessy said.
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Report: South Dakota's GDP grows 3.1 percent
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- New figures show that South Dakota's economy grew by 3.1 percent in 2013.
• Gross domestic product numbers were released Wednesday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• The GDP is calculated as the sum of what consumers, businesses and government spend on goods and services, plus investment and net foreign trade. The figures shown on the federal report have been adjusted for inflation.
• South Dakota's 2013 growth rate was above the national average of 1.8 percent and ranked ninth among the 50 states.
• The report shows that the state's GDP grew from $39.9 billion in 2012 to $41.1 billion last year.
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SD association OKs policy for transgender students
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota board that governs activities for high school students has adopted policies on the eligibility of international and transgender students' participation in sports and fine arts groups.
• The High School Activities Association board met Wednesday. The transgender policy, previously discussed in detail, has passed with a 4-1 vote.
• The policy requires schools to review requests by transgender students or their guardians and decide which team the student can participate on. A committee then will make the final ruling.
• Another approved policy regulates participation of international students in sports and activities, in part to prevent overseas recruitment. The criteria require students (Continued on page 16)
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