Dayton asks Minn. schools to pause ahead of 9/11
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is encouraging schools statewide to observe a moment of silence Friday ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The anniversary falls on Sunday. Dayton says schools should choose a time Friday for their momentary pause. He is also ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise to sunset on Sunday.
Dayton was a U.S. senator at the time of the terrorist attacks.
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