 This is NPR. For NPR News in the Twin Cities, I'm Phil Picardi. Early absentee voting begins today for legislative and congressional primaries across the state. Clay Masters reports. Registered voters can cast their ballots for Republican and Democratic primaries in numerous state and federal races in the run-up to the August 13th primary. Secretary of State Steve Simon says voters can vote early in person or request a ballot through the mail. And the rule in Minnesota is it's got to get back