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Oberstar: "Send Larry Summers back to Harvard"

Rep. Jim Oberstar took a fresh swipe at the Obama administration this weekend over their attempts to delay his sweeping transportation reauthorization bill More…

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Klobuchar looks ahead to health care debate

Senator says she is working on several amendments More…

Franken restates support for HC bill, acknowledges it will change

As the Senate prepares to take its first key vote on health care reform this evening, Sen. Al Franken emphasized his support for the bill although amendments may make it "less to my liking." More…

Klobuchar disagrees with new breast cancer guidelines

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a sponsor of breast cancer legislation in the Senate, said this afternoon that she disagrees with new breast cancer detection guidelines issued this week by a government-appointed panel. More…

Minnesota House files brief in unallotment suit

Read the House's legal brief, which says Gov. Tim Pawlenty tried to make complete law when he single-handledly slashed the budget earlier this year. More…

Then there were three: Kelliher gets another union nod

AFSCME 65, a union of outstate Minnesota local government and other workers, endorsed House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, in her bid for governor More…

In tweets and bills, MN liberals speak out on Afghanistan

Reps. McCollum and Ellison engage on the war debate this week More…

Pawlenty: Democrats' health care ideas would "trample on the rights of states"

At the Republican Governors Association meeting, the Minnesota governor continues his bashing of health reform proposals in DC More…

Gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson: No public money for Vikings stadium

In the wake of Thursday's clash between the Metrodome's owners and the Vikings over extending the team's lease, Anderson said the state has higher priorities than public subsidies for a new stadium More…

They'll party like they don't hate each other

DFL, GOP, Independence and Green Party leaders will get together Saturday for a nonpartisan party More…

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