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Baird Helgeson is a political reporter at the Minnesota Capitol bureau in St. Paul.

GOP candidates blitz Minnesota

In the closing hours before tonight's caucuses, voters are far from united behind one GOP candidate.

Updated: February 07, 2012, - 05:05 PM

GOP candidates blitz Minnesota

In the closing hours before tonight's caucuses, voters are far from united behind one GOP candidate.

Updated: February 07, 2012, - 02:51 PM

GOP hopefuls sprint to Minnesota

In a bid to clip Mitt Romney's break-away national momentum, the remaining Republican presidential candidates are scrambling to Minnesota to woo voters in the closing hours before Tuesday's precinct caucuses.

Updated: February 06, 2012, - 07:08 AM

Minn. takes turn in GOP spotlight

Hard-fought Republican presidential battle, less crowded calendar draw the candidates.

Updated: February 02, 2012, - 06:27 AM

Foes of marriage amendment raise $1.2 million

Prominent Minnesotans with deep pockets are among the 5,100 donors to the campaign to defeat the ban on same-sex marriage.

Updated: January 28, 2012, - 11:33 PM

Hot Dish Politics: Is it time to say goodbye to our aging Dome?

The old Minnesota Twins dugout in the Metrodome is worn out and grungy. There are rodent traps in hidden nooks of the building. One of the vast, dusty storage areas is stuffed floor-to-ceiling with red chairs and maintenance equipment.

Updated: January 28, 2012, - 10:59 PM