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Michele Bachmann’s House comments support Israel's right to defend itself

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
Minnesota’s 6th District Rep.
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Mississippi Headwaters group under budget pressure

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
A northern Minnesota official worries that state budget woes could kill a 28-year-old multi-county group that oversees development on the upper 400 miles of the Mississippi River.Eight counties have a joint powers agreement to run the Mississippi He
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Franken to attend inauguration

By Cynthia Dizikes | 01/09/09
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Al Franken will be traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration Jan.
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Duluth gavel did travel

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
Freshman DFL state Rep. Roger Reinert brought a souvenir from Duluth to the state Capitol for the session that opened this week: the gavel from the Duluth City Council chambers.Reinert is a former Duluth City Council president.
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Norm Coleman official Senate website: Office Closed

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
Paul Schmelzer of the Minnesota Independent notes that the Coleman Senate website says: "Office of Norm Coleman Is Closed."And the website news items don't appear to have been updated since Dec. 12.
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Stillwater to tap citizens for tax-cut solutions

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
Stillwater Mayor Ken Harycki is forming a citizens budget committee to help the city handle its budget woes, reports the Stillwater Gazette. The committee will review the city's budget and compare Stillwater to other communities in the metro area t
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High rollers? With big budget problems, is it time for Minnesota to gamble on new revenue streams?

By Doug Grow | 01/09/09
An airport casino? Electronic gaming machines in every Minnesota bar?  And, for the sports fan, why not a place to make a bet on the Vikings game?
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Southwestern Minnesota cities, counties lost $900,000 in 2008 state aid

By Joe Kimball | 01/09/09
Cities and counties in southwestern Minnesota took a $900,000 hit in late December, when  state budget cuts reduced local government aid, the Marshall Independent reports.Many of the governments already had spent the money, in anticipation of those
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Obama to formally announce security chiefs Friday

By MinnPost staff | 01/09/09
President-elect Barack Obama will formally announce his choice of Leon Panetta for C.I.A. director and retired Adm. Dennis Blair as national intelligence director in a speech Friday.
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Wisconsin governor expects to receive 2 percent of money from Obama stimulus package

By MinnPost staff | 01/09/09
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle believes his state will receive about 2 percent of the economic stimulus money. Last month, the governor gave Congress a list of $3.7 billion worth of projects.