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Once again, the vice presidential spotlight is on Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Rumors went flying Wednesday after John McCain reportedly told Republican supporters, "They're really going to like Pawlenty." The unnamed ...
Friday, July 25, 2008 Wah, Waaah, Waaaaaah! Well the DFL are up to their old tricks again.
Poll: McCain gains on Obama in Minn.
The latest independent poll shows an extremely tight presidential race in Minnesota.
Is McCain inching towards Pawlenty?
" It's VP tea leaf reading season, and a Republican source who attended a small private meeting with John McCain Tuesday in New Hampshire tells CNN that the GOP candidate dropped a serious hint about Minnesota ...
With spies and cellphones, Ethiopian terror touches Minnesota
The four men sitting at a downtown coffee shop here recently told me a story that sounded too far-fetched to be true.
Warm weather, rain helps Minn. crops
Crops in Minnesota got a boost from warm weather and rain last week. The Minnesota field office of the U.S. Agriculture Department says small grains continued to ripen, while half of the soybean crop reached ...
Governors Discuss Energy Resources
Governors met in Philadelphia over the weekend to discuss matters of mutual importance.
Bill Clinton aims to stabilize malaria drug prices
Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty shakes hands with former President Bill Clinton after Clinton spoke at the National Governors' Association centennial meeting, Saturday, July, 12, 2008, in Philadelphia.
Minnesota / Official will get $101,000 raise
A legislative panel approved a plan Friday that boosts the salary for the head of Minnesota's State Board of Investment by $101,000, or 70 percent.
Minnesota officials report no cases of West Nile virus
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito as she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from its human host Minnesota health officials say West Nile virus has stayed away so far this summer.
Fire kills 1,200 pigs in south-central Minn.
A hog farm fire has killed about 1,200 pigs in south-central Minnesota. The blaze broke out Tuesday night and consumed 2 of 3 barns about four miles southeast of Waldorf, in Waseca County.
Minn. lags in bridge spending, report finds
A U.S. House report says Minnesota was tied for last in the percentage of federal bridge funds it actually spent on bridges over a 5-year period.
Minn. AG sues Ill. debt collector
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has sued a central Illinois debt-collection agency for allegedly attempting to collect invalid debts from Minnesotans.
Ride to Work Day is this Wednesday
The AMA reminds motorcyclists that Ride to Work Day is this Wednesday, July 16, and encourages all riders to put some extra fun in their daily commutes, save a little gas--and then take the long way home.
Jesse Ventura Not Running For Senate
The former, colorful Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura announced that he will not be running for the Senate as an independent on CNN's "Larry King Live," deciding to stay out of an already-entertaining Senate ...
Immigration rally planned in Iowa meatp
Immigration reform advocates and religious leaders hope hundreds of people will descend on a small Iowa town this month for a rally in support of workers arrested in a large raid at a meatpacking plant.
In a switch, governors now await running-mate call
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was among a group of leaders gathered this weekend at the National Governors' Association getting buzz as a possible presidential runningmate.
Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol
Sun, Jul 13, 2008 From the coal fields of West Virginia to the corn fields of Iowa, governors are talking at their summer meeting about moving beyond ethanol produced just from food sources.
Governor Tim Pawlenty will be the keynote speaker at an energy conference in St.
Wergin to join Public Utilities Commission
State Sen. Betsy L. Wergin, R-Princeton, was appointed today to the state's Public Utilities Commission.