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Marty is in

Bob Collins December 22, 2008, 1:52 PM Dec 22, 2008

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John Marty joins the race for governor

Minnesota State Canvassing Board – Day 4

Bob Collins December 19, 2008, 8:57 AM Dec 19, 2008

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Live-blogging the continuing recount in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. Join Bob with your comments and analysis.

What Nate thinks

Bob Collins December 18, 2008, 6:21 PM Dec 18, 2008

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A day at the Canvassing Board isn’t over until Nate Silver sings.

Live-blogging the Canvassing Board – Day 3

Bob Collins December 18, 2008, 2:07 PM Dec 18, 2008

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There are plenty of tough decisions to be made during Thursday’s session that seeks to determine who the next U.S. senator from Minnesota will be.

Live-blogging the Canvassing Board, Day 2

Than Tibbetts December 17, 2008, 8:57 AM Dec 17, 2008

The recount of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race his the home stretch… maybe.

Live-blogging the Canvassing Board

Bob Collins December 16, 2008, 12:00 PM Dec 16, 2008

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The recount of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race his the home stretch… maybe.

Cities wait for possible LGA cuts

Bob Collins December 15, 2008, 2:25 PM Dec 15, 2008

Many cities are not sweating the possibility of cuts in local aid in Minnesota. They don’t take it.

The final frontier

Than Tibbetts December 12, 2008, 9:29 AM Dec 12, 2008

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Will space be a national priority in the next administration? NASA’s administrator isn’t helping his case.

Same-sex marriage proponents try another verse

Bob Collins December 11, 2008, 11:44 AM Dec 11, 2008

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‘Call in Gay Day’ fizzled. There’s always the musical, however.

Absentee ballots

Bob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:46 PM Dec 10, 2008

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Pressure builds to include improperly rejected absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate recount.

Loose change

Bob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:10 PM Dec 10, 2008

What’s in a promise? When it comes to state government and desperate economic times, nothing.

Bailout recipients are big political donors

Bob Collins December 10, 2008, 12:44 PM Dec 10, 2008

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A study shows financial institutions and auto companies funneled millions to political parties through the convention organizations.

Sources

Bob Collins December 10, 2008, 8:27 AM Dec 10, 2008

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The corruption scandal in Illinois, and a senator’s problems in Minnesota, invite discussion about the parallel track of newspaper and prosecutor investigations.

Governor Twitter, President Pawlenty?

Than Tibbetts December 4, 2008, 4:02 PM Dec 4, 2008

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Was a Twitter account hinting at a Pawlenty presidential run in 2012 legit, or a convincing fake?

The really big number

Than Tibbetts December 4, 2008, 11:53 AM Dec 4, 2008

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The easy solution to the deficit is to have every Minnesotan write a check for $1,000.