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Two of the main hot topics that I have encountered is:

-Mayor Bergson says he has a plan to help out with the 309 million retiree health-care liability.

This has been a huge disagreement for months. Finally Bergson came up with the idea of presenting the Minnesota State Senate with a Duluth-only bill that will help cut the liability in half. But even though Bergson came up with this good plan, not all the council members agree with it.

-Council passes Iraq measure

There has been a real debate that has surfaced about American troops in Iraq. Russ Stewart led the resolution in this discussion. They stated that they want Minnesota troops to be taken out of Iraq and brought back to their home. They are trying to clearly state that they are of full support of the troops, but they want Bush to end the occupation in Iraq.