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Unions in Minnesota and across the country are praising U.S. House passage of historic health reform that will expand coverage and cut costs.

Do these roads right the first time so in twenty or fifty years they don't look back and say what a bunch of idiots they must have been.

Lakeville neighbors frustrated by the proximity of empty railroad cars to their homes will meet with the rail owners and city officials this month to discuss safety worries.

A press release from the office of U.S. Rep. John Kline: WASHINGTON a "- Minnesota Congressman John Kline strongly opposed Speaker Pelosia TMs proposed government takeover of health care that passed tonight in the U.S. House of Representatives.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is greeted by other Democrats at a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill Saturday.

Last update: November 7, 2009 - 4:08 PM Rep. Keith Ellison announced this morning that he will vote yes on the Democrat health care bill likely to reach a vote this evening.

As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress.

As House Republicans ratchet up their opposition to the health-care reform bill that the Democratic leadership would like to vote on by the end of the week, Rep.

US House of Representatives ranking Republicans on committees with jurisdiction over labor and transportation pushed back against the National Mediation Board's proposal to change airline union-certification voting rules, saying the suggested rule alteration is "troubling" and shows "union favoritism." NMB has proposed revising its rules to allow ...

The final tally was 344 in favor to 36 opposed . Among the nays were three Republicans: Charles Boustany , Geoff Davis , and Ron Paul , with two more GOPers voting present and John Duncan ). All the folks who have represented me in Congress , John Kline , and Bobby Rush voted aye .

U.S. soldiers from Stryker Brigade keep watch Tuesday during an operation in Chahar Bagh village in Kandahar province.

Behind closed doors, intense talks over healthcare reform continue in the nation's capital.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's first big fundraiser for his newly formed political action committee got off to a rollicking start tonight at a popular D.C. bar, with more than 500 people paying $25 to $50 to meet the Republican from Minnesota.

Hundreds of mostly young Republicans gathered Thursday night at a Washington brewpub to lend their support to, size up or just catch a glimpse of Minnesota Gov.

Young congressional staffers could get into Gov. Tim Pawlenty's "pretzels and pints" fundraiser at the Capital City Brewing Company Thursday for as little as $25. But a ticket to a more elegant dinner in the red brick Capitol Hill townhouse of Republican operatives John Milne and Deb Anderson was a heftier $5,000. Sweeping through the back-to-back ...

Amounts spent on lobbying this year by some of Minnesotaa TMs leading companies in the medical industry.

" In an effort to increase transparency and accountability in the federal government, Minnesota Congressman John Kline joined more than two dozen members of Congress to launch http://Sunshine.gop.gov , an interactive website that allows taxpayers to track how their hard-earned money is being spent.

WASHINGTON, D.C.A a ' Eric Ostermeier at Smart Politics dissects the third-quarter campaign finance reports for Minnesotaa TMs House delegation and finds that Reps.

One year ahead of the 2010 congressional elections, Minnesota Republicans Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulsen -- both targeted as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee -- are setting the pace for fundraising in the state.

More federal aid is on the way for students struggling to pay for college, thanks to new legislation passed by Congress Sept.