Afghan vet Pete Hegseth confirms he will run against Klobuchar

Armed with a Bronze Star and a Princeton education, Afghanistan war veteran Capt. Pete Hegseth says he intends to run for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar.

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Judge suggests Minnesota Gov. Dayton could have avoided union vote lawsuit

A judge deciding the fate of a child care providers’ union election said Wednesday that Gov. Mark Dayton could have avoided a lawsuit by conducting a less formal survey.

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Bachmann pledges to continue work on new bridge

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will continue efforts to build a new bridge linking Minnesota and Wisconsin even though newly drawn congressional districts mean she no longer represents the area where the bridge would be built.

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Mayor Brown's state of city address live online at noon

Video of Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown's state of the city address will be streamed online at noon today. "The theme of the state of the city is the Grand Forks promise and keeping the Grand Forks promise," Brown said.

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Poll: Santorum, Romney running even; Obama favored over GOP candidates

A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.

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Election-year blues: Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King for makeshift White House blues club

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The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them.

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Richard Gemmill, Fordville, N.D., letter: Santorum fearlessly speaks his mind

I salute Rick Santorum for invoking the moral values that used to be a mainstay in America and that made this country great.

Eliot Glassheim, Grand Forks, letter: Washington’s advice echoes through the ages

Because Washington was “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” perhaps on this 280th anniversary of his birth, some will do a little rethinking of what it really means to be a conservative American.

New maps to change the look of Minnesota Legislature

U.S. House members Bachmann, McCollum may be in same district
New political district maps released Tuesday show little U.S. House change, but more in the Minnesota Legislature, where 46 of 201 lawmakers were put in districts with other incumbents.

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• MAP: Minnesota Congressional Redistricting Map - 2002 and 2012 comparison (PDF)
• APPENDIX: Minnesota political subdivison splits between House, Senate districts (PDF)
• MAP: Minnesota Legislative Redistricting Map (PDF)
• MAP: Minnesota Legislative Redistricting - Twin Cities (PDF)
• DOCUMENT: Minnesota Senate districts and overlaps resulting from redistricting (PDF)
• DOCUMENT: Minnesota House districts and overlaps resulting from redistricting (PDF)
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Bipartisan bill would create new Minnesota corporate class

Republican Sen. Chris Gerlach and Democratic Sen. John Marty introduced the bill at a morning press conference. They say it would allow businesses to organize under a new benefit corporation or "B-Corp" structure and operate somewhere between a corporation and a nonprofit.

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Obama tells Congress to 'keep going' on more economic recovery measures

President Obama urged lawmakers to push forward on more measures, from assistance to struggling homeowners to increased taxes on the wealthy, saying the looming election was no excuse for inaction in Washington.

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N.D. Sen. Tom Fischer’s widow running for her late husband's seat District 46 seat

Margaret Mowery announced Monday her campaign to represent District 46 in the state Senate. Republican Sen. Tom Fischer represented the district in the Legislature from 1997 until his death in November.

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Senate candidate Sand endorsed by veterans group

North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Duane Sand has been endorsed by the Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans for Congress political action committee, he announced Monday.

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JAMESTOWN: GOP candidate Paul speaks on farming, fiscal policy, and size of government

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, continued his push for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday when he spoke to voters in Jamestown. Paul greeted District 12 convention-goers at the Knights of Columbus and gave about a seven-minute speech highlighting three issues: size of government, fiscal policy and farming.

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• Hundreds gather to hear Ron Paul in N.D.

Santorum names Emineth N.D. campaign chairman

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has named Gary Emineth chairman of his North Dakota campaign, he announced Monday.

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