US POLITICS
A day pulsing with history follows very old script 
For once, the drumbeats of division receded and Americans of every ornery opinion gathered to witness history unfold in President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration.
By Calvin Woodward , January 21, 2013
Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
Despite Republican misgivings, President Barack Obama announced Monday he will nominate former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, calling him "the leader our troops deserve." He also chose White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
By Julie Pace , January 07, 2013
Heitkamp sworn in; VP Biden's remarks spur online buzz (with video)
Heidi Heitkamp was officially sworn in to the United States Senate today, accompanied by Sen. Kent Conrad and former Senator Byron Dorgan. Sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden, Heitkamp used her mother's bible. Her family and a few close friends were present.
By Herald Staff Report , January 03, 2013
Minnesota Congress members to take oath at US Capitol
Minnesota's members of Congress who were elected in November are being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol today.
By Associated Press , January 03, 2013
Connecticut school shooting revives gun debate
The 1999 Columbine school massacre and the Aurora movie theater shooting less than six months ago, and Friday's shootings renewed debate over why mass shootings keep occurring and whether gun control can stop them.
By Thomas Peipert , December 14, 2012
Conrad’s last patient: federal budget woes
Conrad is trying calm the county by curing federal government budget problems. And he only has until the end of the year to do it because he is retiring after 26 years in the Senate.
By Don Davis , November 16, 2012
ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Minnesota Democrats to take control of Legislature
Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, told a crowd gathered in a St. Paul hotel ballroom that Democrats have “taken back the Senate” with at least 34 members in the 67-person body. Bakk’s declaration was not official as returns continued to trickle in early today.
By Don Davis , November 07, 2012
VIDEO: Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he confidently promised better days ahead.
By David Espo , November 07, 2012
Romney continues Republican winning streak in ND
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has defeated President Barack Obama in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , November 06, 2012
Obama hung in effigy in Duluth
An effigy of President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck was tied to an electronic billboard along one of Duluth’s busiest thoroughfares during the middle of the day on Election Day.
By John Lundy , November 06, 2012
No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race.
By Julie Pace and Kasie Hunt , November 05, 2012
OUR OPINION: The most important election (again)
It’s hard to imagine today’s election actually being a political milestone to rival the elections of, say, Ronald Reagan or Franklin Roosevelt. That’s because the country is so narrowly split. Whoever wins today will get a victory, but probably not a mandate.
By Tom Dennis , November 05, 2012
Patients at Minnesota's Regions Hospital vote absentee
An unplanned trip to the hospital in Minnesota won't leave you without an opportunity to cast a ballot in Tuesday's pivotal election. Ramsey County elections officials are taking absentee ballots to Regions Hospital Monday for those unable to make it to the polls on Election Day.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2012
History shows Democrats can count on Minnesota
Minnesota has historically been a place a Democratic presidential nominee could count on. Through presidential landslides and squeakers, the party's nominee has won the state in every presidential election since 1976.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2012
Ryan, Clinton press presidential case in Minnesota
Minnesota got a late burst of attention Sunday from the two presidential campaigns, as former President Bill Clinton stumped for the Obama campaign in St. Cloud while Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan rallied at the Minneapolis airport.
By Patrick Condon , November 05, 2012
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