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faith fridays: rotten tomatoes for God?
I'm not strongly compelled toward politics, though I understand politics can serve a vital role in how our lives play out. And while I do vote, like many, I've become increasingly uncomfortable with t...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 12:01 AM
Joachim Gauck is President of Germany. Who is Mr. Gauck?
We all have our political discussions at the dinner table this evening. In the US, many families are talking about the elections of 2012 and the direction the country is going regardless of ...
Posted on 3/22/12 at 11:31 AM
Towner rancher chosen as new Senate Dem leader
BISMARCKThe states new Senate minority leader said communication is going to be key as his party enters a rebuilding stage. Ryan Taylor, 40, of Towner was electedto serve as the Democrats top leader ...
Posted on 11/17/10 at 12:56 PM
Did election hurt Minnesota Democratic convention chances?
Minnesota's bid for a second straight national political convention may have taken a hit in this month's Republican-dominated elections. The Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer's Jim Morrill writes: ...
Posted on 11/12/10 at 1:26 PM
Valeu elected new ND Democratic chairman 
Bob Valeu is the new chairman of North Dakota's Democratic Party.
By Associated Press , March 09, 2013
DRC feared wording of electric rate hike alert, but wording now OK 
North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power Co. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. will get inserts with their monthly electric bills this month to explain why they are paying development expenses for a defunct power plant.
By Dale Wetzel , August 01, 2010
Obama, Dems lobby hard for health vote 
By Erica Werner , March 19, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Murder conviction upheld ... Counterfeit bills probe continues ... Contractor faces deportation ... more 
North Dakota’s Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Fargo man despite his lawyer’s argument that it was racially biased.
The lawyer for Elijah Addai said his client was stopped for questioning in the stabbing of David Delonais, Moorhead, because Addai is black.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2010
THE ELEPHANT NOT IN THE ROOM: Minnesota GOP lacks AG candidate 
The Republican Party of Minnesota could use a few good candidates for attorney general. Or at least one. With nine months to go before the November election, the GOP still has no announced candidate to take on Democratic incumbent Lori Swanson.
By Steve Karnowski , February 07, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: 28 districts unsettled ... Packers needed for Haiti food ... Reservists get sendoff ... more
The state teachers union said one more school district settled a contract ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. That leaves an estimated 28 districts that missed the deadline. A statement sent Saturday by the Education Minnesota union said teachers in Bemidji approved a contract Friday evening.By Associated Press/Forum Communications , January 17, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Dayton seeks revival in governor's race 
It took Mark Dayton two tries and many millions from his personal fortune to win one of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seats. After one frustrating term, he couldn’t wait to flee Washington. Three years later, Dayton is trying to revive his political career — this time as a candidate for governor pushing unabashedly for a tax increase and disclosing bouts with depression and alcoholism.
By Brian Bakst , December 31, 2009
Important dates in Minnesota’s 2010 campaign 
By Associated Press , December 25, 2009
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Peterson beats Oberstar in obtaining pork 
A respected nonpartisan blog reports Collin Peterson gets more pork than Jim Oberstar when it comes to the battle of Minnesota’s two powerful U.S. House chairmen.
By Don Davis , December 13, 2009
Former CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in N.J. 
Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration’s biggest critics against a champion for immigrant
By Angela Delli Santi , November 26, 2009
Minnesota House tells court Pawlenty abused budget law 
Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent.
By Associated Press , November 20, 2009
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Pawlenty in spotlight ... Unallotment fight ... MAPE backs Kelliher ... more 
Minnesotans may think their media report on Tim Pawlenty’s potential presidential run only because he is their home-state governor, but the Republican is getting plenty of attention nationwide. Online political writers have been watching Pawlenty closely. But so have traditional media reporters. Several national reporters attended his recent Iowa debut, along with about 10 Minnesota journalists and a few from Iowa.
By Don Davis , November 15, 2009
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Rural roads accord ... Marty opposes funding stadium ... Pawlenty to Mexico ... more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty denies any urban favoritism, saying transportation spending is pretty evenly divided between the Twin Cities and the rest of Minnesota.By Don Davis , November 01, 2009
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Tax foes buy billboards ... Busy gov candidates ,,, Voting aid for disabled ... more 
By Don Davis , August 29, 2009
Bachmann health care forum lively 
By Scott Wente , August 28, 2009
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