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Oct 2009
- Friday, October 30, 2009
  - Senate, House pass legislation exempting Great Lakes ships from EPA rule | Cynthia Dizikes
  - House OKs Paulsen's med tech measure | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Honduras deal: Ousted President Zelaya can return to office | Sara Miller Llana
  - Latest health care bill: Minnesota's House members like it and hate it | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Turnout in governor’s races crucial for Democrats, official says | Linda Feldmann
  - Matthew Hoh: Please refute what I'm saying, we are stuck in the Afghan civil war | Eric Black
  - Minnesota's race for governor: Only one issue matters | Blois Olson
  - Israel's new weapon: water | Matt Beynon Rees
  - Green buildings can be healthier, too, legislators told | Joe Kimball
  - Education spending: Today feds show us the money | Cynthia Boyd
  - MPR's Minnesota Today: Minnesota taxpayer funded | David Brauer
- Thursday, October 29, 2009
  - First suit filed challenging Pawlenty unallotment decisions | Doug Grow
  - And then there were, oh, about 24; GOP Rep. Kohls out of governor's race | Joe Kimball
  - Ellison proposes same-day voter registration bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Blog of the Day: 10/29/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Gov. Pawlenty to visit Mexico to promote business | Joe Kimball
  - Italian women protest Berlusconi's sexist quips | Nick Squires
  - Obama endorses military commissions for Guantánamo detainees | Warren Richey
  - Report: Cash for Clunkers was a lemon | Mark Trumbull
  - Nonprofits object to Minneapolis' streetlight fees, feeling 'death by a thousand cuts' | Joe Kimball
  - Health insurers have 'ignited the case' for regulation, Lois Quam says | Casey Selix
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
  - Clip shows Bachmann calling Iowa's Steve King 'stunning' | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota Democrats endorse Franken amendment on defense contractors | Cynthia Dizikes
  - North Oaks man running for president in Croatia | Joe Kimball
  - Franken seeks standard forms for health care | Cynthia Dizikes
  - GOP candidates for governor to speak in Sauk Rapids | Joe Kimball
  - Debate over Afghanistan divides Minnesota congressional delegation | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Two Minnesotans are among four new co-chairs of the national Green Party | Joe Kimball
  - Blog of the Day: 10/28/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Story of the Day: 10/28/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Does J Street arrival signal a split in America's Israel lobby? | Ilene R. Prusher
  - Bankers face activists' anger in the streets of Chicago | Mark Guarino
  - Minnesota GOP candidates strongly reflect Gallup Poll's national findings of conservative strength | Michael J. Bonafield
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
  - Oberstar, Obey team up to push fuel exemption for Great Lake freight vessels | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar, Franken see progress in Minnesota priorities on health-care legislation | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minnesota facing both political and budget crises, U political scientist says | Ken Ronnan
  - Rybak to speak to Rotary Clubs about Minneapolis economy | Joe Kimball
  - Asst. St. Paul Police Chief Matt Bostrom likely to run for sheriff | Joe Kimball
  - Going to cut something out of a print story? Why not use your blog? | David Brauer
  - Chris Coleman TV ad runs in last week of mayoral campaign | Joe Kimball
  - Helicopters crash: Afghanistan takes heavy toll on US choppers | Peter Grier
  - Senate health-care bill revives public option. But can it pass? | Peter Grier
  - DFL lacks a frontrunner in governor's race | Blois Olson
  - Franken calls for ban on personal computers in cockpits | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Story of the Day: 10/27/09 | MinnPost staff
  - 'Non-flying imam' might upend your stereotypes | David Brauer
- Monday, October 26, 2009
  - Majority Leader Reid backs state opt-out for health insurance public option | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar chides 'distracted' Northwest Flight 188 pilots | Cynthia Dizikes
  - GOP appears baffled by AFSCME's Dayton endorsement | Joe Kimball
  - What prompted AFSCME union to back enigmatic Mark Dayton for governor? Electability, leader says | Doug Grow
  - Klobuchar expecting progress this week on extension of jobless benefits | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Sarah Palin's 'Rogue' book has a competitor: 'Rouge' | Joe Kimball
  - Labor split on DFL gubernatorial endorsements; AFSCME nod to Dayton complicates it more | Joe Kimball
  - Group targets 'dubious' stimulus money requests, including iPods and laptops | Joe Kimball
  - Baghdad bombings: Iraqis at the scene blame political parties | Jane Arraf
  - Smart Politics: Bachmann raised little from PACs | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Blog of the Day: 10/26/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Why fly humans into space? | Jim Dawson
  - Will, Parker focus on Bachmann and Franken | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Want to know how Gov. Pawlenty's doing in the presidential sweepstakes? Watch Vin Weber | Doug Grow
- Friday, October 23, 2009
  - Pawlenty would push state’s lawmakers to opt out of public-option health plan | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minnesota Democrats want nonprofits to be part of health care legislation | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken concerned about U.S. medical bankruptcies rates | Ken Ronnan
  - Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation outline their positions on health care reform | Joe Kimball
  - Another name floated as candidate for governor or Congress: State Sen. Julie Rosen | Joe Kimball
  - Wall Street pay cuts ordered by Treasury | Peter Grier
  - Budget-balancing payment delays worry school districts | Joe Kimball
  - Franken’s first legislation passes Senate | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Update: Kline says Pawlenty should run for president | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Among possible responses to GAMC problem: respite care for the homeless | Casey Selix
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
  - 500 gather to meet Pawlenty at fundraiser in Washington | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Huffington Post: Franken amendment on defense contractors may be restricted or axed | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken bill provides tax credits for college students | Cynthia Dizikes
  - House panel passes major bill regulating financial products | Cynthia Dizikes
  - St. Cloud Times Capitol reporter Schumacher loses job after child abuse allegation | David Brauer
  - State's medical industry spending millions lobbying Congress | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Walz speaks at U.S.-Iraq business session in D.C. | Joe Kimball
  - Reed takes her campaign to Washington | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Pawlenty is in D.C. for PAC fundraising events | Joe Kimball
  - Senate Democrats join Republicans in rejecting Medicare 'doc fix' | Gail Russell Chaddock
- Wednesday, October 21, 2009
  - Pawlenty talks about the dollar on 'Kudlow Report' | Ken Ronnan
  - Michele Bachmann tells Iowa reporter she's not considering a presidential run | Joe Kimball
  - Blog of the Day: 10/21/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Honduras crisis rips open public divides | Sara Miller Llana
  - Michigan town's resolve to take Guantánamo detainees wavers | Yvonne Zipp
  - Minneapolis mayoral election going nearly unnoticed | Doug Grow
  - Minneapolis elections coverage: The fall decline | David Brauer
- Tuesday, October 20, 2009
  - Franken backs measure that would help those battling high medical debt | Cynthia Dizikes
  - McCollum backs Steve Kelley in Minnesota governor’s race | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minnesota group joins effort to end USDA loans for hog and poultry industries | Cynthia Boyd and Joe Kimball
  - Rep. Kline seeking hearing on Labor Relations Board nominee | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Jon Stewart reacts to 30 senators' votes against Franken's anti-rape amendment | Ken Ronnan
  - Klobuchar, Franken, Senate colleagues pushing extended jobless benefits | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Saving money in Brainerd by shutting off street lights | Joe Kimball
  - Attorney Erik J. Askegaard named new judge in Brainerd | Joe Kimball
  - Blog of the Day: 10/20/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Cuba rebuffs Obama initiative to open the island to better cell phone, internet service | Nick Miroff
  - Story of the Day: 10/20/09 | MinnPost staff
- Monday, October 19, 2009
  - Franken campaign still working to pay off recount debt | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Baucus on fee for medical-device industry: 'No group should be exempt' from paying for health-care reform | Casey Selix
  - Governors get briefed on Red River flood control optlions | Joe Kimball
  - Why South Waziristan offensive won't help U.S. in Afghanistan | Mark Sappenfield
  - Alaska oil's new 'Gulf of Mexico' | Yereth Rosen
  - Will health-care reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors? | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Pawlenty fundraising in Washington | Cynthia Dizikes
  - The White House’s 'ironic' Mao moment? Glenn Beck doesn’t get it | Patrik Jonsson
  - Bachmann, Ellison leaders in individual contributions | Cynthia Dizikes
- Friday, October 16, 2009
  - Ellison, Peterson, Oberstar contribute to Clark | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minnesota's House delegation splits on Guantanamo vote | Cynthia Dizikes
  - KARE battens down for protest against 'left-wing media' | David Brauer
  - Zoning study of Minneapolis Greenway worries some | Joe Kimball
  - VP Biden greets former VP Mondale at Minneapolis fundraiser | Joe Kimball
  - Seifert won't run for House seat again, even if he doesn't get Republican nomination for governor | Joe Kimball
  - New Minneapolis fed chief will work to help end recession | Joe Kimball
  - Peterson, Oberstar campaigns donate to Grayson | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Dissident members turning up heat on U.S. Chamber's climate change policy | Dan Haugen
  - Health-care reform adds to troubles of Sens. Reid and Dodd | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Here's where stimulus money is putting people to work | Mark Trumbull
  - Bachmann, Paulsen set strong fundraising pace | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Romania mired in political instability | Sinziana Demian
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
  - Franken bill seeks to limit nurses' injuries | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken on health insurance and domestic violence | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood greeted with two kinds of 'Minnesota chill' | Doug Grow
  - New York Times first local pages debut Friday | David Brauer
  - Newsbobber: Minnesota's best aggregator? | David Brauer
  - Ramsey County gets 'bargain price' for Metro Square building | Joe Kimball
  - JPMorgan earnings show 'too big to fail' banks getting bigger | Mark Trumbull
  - Blog of the Day: 10/15/09 | MinnPost staff
  - How Senate Democrats can get to 60 votes on health care | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Obama: Give seniors an extra $250 each | Ron Scherer
  - No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test | Amanda Paulson
  - Updates: Politics in Minnesota, Star Tribune paywall workaround | David Brauer
  - Pawlenty sliced Minnesota's medical care for the poor, and now time's running out | Casey Selix
  - Documentary attacking Al Gore and climate change to be shown Sunday | Joe Kimball
  - Bachmann makes the New York Times | David Brauer
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
  - House OKs bill to cut investments in Iran | Cynthia Dizikes
  - LaHood to visit Twin Cities | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar offers student-loan bill for service members | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Explosive Gaza report is back before UN Security Council | Howard LaFranchi
  - Clean-air advocates battle Oberstar over Great Lakes pollution proposal | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Duluth ruling on retiree health care will save city millions | Joe Kimball
  - In a 'rebalanced' world economy, a diminished U.S. role? | Mark Trumbull
  - Californians vent frustration at Schwarzenegger, legislators | Michael B. Farrell
  - Olympia Snowe gives healthcare reform its first Republican vote | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Polls: Americans want healthcare reform at no cost to them | Mark Trumbull
  - Many want more light rail stations in St. Paul | Joe Kimball
  - Russian official accuses another of 'terrorist act' for reporting possible swine flu death | Miriam Elder
  - Blog of the Day: 10/14/09 | MinnPost staff
  - U.S. healthcare overhaul: five lessons from abroad | Alexandra Marks
- Tuesday, October 13, 2009
  - Health care reform clears major hurdle, as Klobuchar and Franken seek more changes | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minneapolis assistant police chief nominated as Minnesota's U.S. marshal | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Obama vs. Fox News: The gloves are off | Mark Sappenfield
  - Klobuchar's controversial breast-cancer bill gets watered down | Susan Perry
  - Steve Perry takes over Politics in Minnesota's daily operations | David Brauer
  - Bachmann action figure now on sale, but not many takers | Joe Kimball
  - Clinton says North Korea missile tests won't affect talks | Donald Kirk
  - McCain campaign veterans signing up with Pawlenty | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Obama and the Nobel Prize: the value of hope | C.A. Arneson
- Monday, October 12, 2009
  - Pawlenty balks at Baucus bill | Ken Ronnan
  - A word to Bachmann -- on pregnancy prevention that works | Susan Perry
  - 23 felons ineligible to vote charged in Ramsey County | Joe Kimball
  - Obama pushes gay rights, but not without criticism from activists | Brad Knickerbocker
  - PolitiFact finds Kline’s statement about hate-crime measure false | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Good health may have less to do with our health-care system than you think | Eric Black
  - Blog of the Day: 10/12/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Afghanistan: What Americans really think | Patrik Jonsson
  - Not again? Minneapolis says city election next month could take 8 weeks to count | Joe Kimball
  - Marijuana growers worsening California drought | Eoin O'Carroll
- Friday, October 9, 2009
  - Delegation splits on bill with hate-crime provision | Cynthia Dizikes
  - More troops in Afghanistan? Naysayers gain clout with Obama | Gordon Lubold
  - Race for governor begins to shake out and shape up | Blois Olson
  - Mankato man charged with illegal voting | Joe Kimball
  - Klobuchar, Franken vote to renew parts of Patriot Act | Cynthia Dizikes
  - State Rep. John Lesch joins National Guard | Joe Kimball
  - Legislative budget-balancing committee: 8 DFLers, 2 GOP | Joe Kimball
- Thursday, October 8, 2009
  - Franken bill would end company tax breaks for pharmaceutical marketing | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken signs Senate letter supporting public option in health care reform | Cynthia Dizikes
  - In surprise announcement, Chris Coleman says he won't run for governor | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesotans would get extra 14 weeks of unemployment benefits under Senate bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Bachmann makes 'Worst Person in the World' list, again | Ken Ronnan
  - In a change of position, ethics panel says Ellison must report cost of Saudi trip | Cynthia Dizikes
  - An informational treasure trove: The Pioneer Press relaunches DataPlanet | David Brauer
  - Berlusconi set to fight sex scandals and corruption charges | Nick Squires
  - An examination of Bachmann's misleading statements on school-based 'sex clinics' | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Star Tribune debuts new poliblog: Hot Dish Politics | David Brauer
  - 1960s flashback: What Sen. Gaylord Nelson forgot to tell Walter Mondale | Mark Neuzil
  - Blog of the Day: 10/08/09 | MinnPost staff
  - What did GOP’s bid to oust Charles Rangel accomplish? | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Businesswoman Eva Ng running steep uphill race in St. Paul mayor's race | Joe Kimball
  - Iowa GOP: Sarah Palin can't come? Let's invite Tim | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009
  - Ellison and Serrano disagree — on Twins and Yankees | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Walz seeks USDA aid for pork producers | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Kline asks for review of ACORN and federal programs | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Walz, McCollum want bills on Internet 72 hours before votes | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken denounces use of mandatory arbitration in employment cases | Cynthia Dizikes
  - LA Times, MSNBC note Pawlenty's planned Iowa trip | Joe Kimball
  - DFL press release offers zinger headline: 'Pawlenty to Visit Minnesota' | Joe Kimball
  - Blog of the Day: 10/07/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Fearful of Iran's influence, Saudi king reaches out to Syria | Julien Barnes-Dacey
  - David Gartner: Former HHH aide watched the master politician up close | Albert Eisele
  - Albert Lea paper: Let metro taxpayers pay for new Vikings stadium | Joe Kimball
  - O'Reilly asks whether ACORN voter efforts illegally aided Franken election | Ken Ronnan
  - Sarah Palin uses Facebook to slam Obama on Afghanistan | Ben Arnoldy
  - Simley High students honored for helping save part of historic bridge | Joe Kimball
  - Obama to lawmakers: Many won’t like my Afghanistan decision | Gordon Lubold
  - Why many Americans are wary of the swine flu vaccine | Patrik Jonsson
  - What would a Republican healthcare bill look like? | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Michele Bachmann on 'Larry King': Lively exchanges on birthers and talk radio | Joe Kimball
  - Transparency in government: Obama and Pelosi need to let the sun shine in | Michael J. Bonafield
- Tuesday, October 6, 2009
  - Senate passes Franken amendment aimed at defense contractors | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Opposing groups gear up for November ballot issue on IRV voting method in St. Paul | Joe Kimball
  - Rybak gets national Urban Land Institute fellowship | Joe Kimball
  - Another 2010 Senate seat now toss-up or better for Repubs | Eric Black
  - FTC to bloggers: Disclose the source of that cash | Matthew Shaer
  - Fallout from Honduras's presidential crisis — in Washington | Howard LaFranchi
  - McChrystal's Afghanistan comments: insightful or sedition? | Gordon Lubold
  - Vikings bandwagon rolling, but House speaker says chance for new stadium slim | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesotans without health insurance could rise to 655,000 in 10 years, study finds | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Recount data redux: Pawlenty misspeaks big time | Jay Weiner
  - Update: Four judges appointed today by Gov. Pawlenty | Joe Kimball
- Monday, October 5, 2009
  - Health care tests Obama’s grasp of Capitol Hill game | Linda Feldmann
  - Pawlenty's 'clunker' of a joke | Ken Ronnan
  - Rep. Walz town meeting on Afghanistan is Friday in Winona | Joe Kimball
  - 6 of 9 Stearns County elected officials took voluntary unpaid day off | Joe Kimball
  - Ireland embraces Lisbon Treaty. Will Blair be next EU president? | Robert Marquand
  - Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term | Warren Richey
  - Is U.S. strategy in Afghanistan working? | Dan Murphy and Ben Arnoldy
  - Somalia's president asks Minnesota's 70,000 Somalis for their help | Sharon Schmickle
  - Blog of the Day: 10/05/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Legislators to hear details on health, insurance programs | Joe Kimball
  - Graft the next great hurdle to a 'new' Iraq | Tom A. Peter
  - Sex-industry reporters and topless lawmakers: A new era in Japanese politics | David Nakamura
- Sunday, October 4, 2009
  - Republican candidates and leaders push the right rhetorical buttons in convention speeches | Doug Grow
- Friday, October 2, 2009
  - Despite recession, Minnesota lottery sales set record | Joe Kimball
  - Sen. Franken opens St. Paul office | Joe Kimball
  - Kline attacks Democrats' economic policies | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Under the radar: Obama health strategy that's getting little attention | Casey Selix
  - Obama says Iran must take 'concrete steps' on nuclear issues | Howard LaFranchi
  - Achievement gaps narrowing in U.S. schools since No Child Left Behind | Amanda Paulson
  - DFL governor candidates: Here's how they fared at labor meeting | Doug Grow
  - Congressional delegation, Senate leaders attend Sheila Wellstone event | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Strong start for Clark, but Reed makes her pitch to take on Bachmann | Eric Black
- Thursday, October 1, 2009
  - Star Tribune hires two: new political correspondent, enterprise reporter | David Brauer
  - Star Tribune editorialists add incumbent scrutiny | David Brauer
  - Ellison defends Grayson's controversial comments | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Bachmann warns of 'sex clinics' and abortions in schools | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Bachmann warns schools could offer abortions | MinnPost staff
  - DFL's Gaertner to open new campaign office in gov bid | Joe Kimball
  - Sheila Wellstone Institute honors Biden | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Solutions sought for border flap: tax reciprocity, not Vikings/Packers | Joe Kimball
  - Minneapolis mayoral candidate wants futuristic new skyway-like system for bikes, scooters, wheelchairs | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota tax collection rate now 13th in nation, tax group says | Joe Kimball
  - At summit, calls for more states to ban texting while driving | Michael B. Farrell
  - Drudge Report puts Pawlenty front and center | David Brauer
  - Israel and Hamas deal: 20 prisoners for a video of Shalit | Joshua Mitnick
  - U.S. strategy at Iran nuclear talks: threaten sanctions | Howard LaFranchi
  - Blog of the Day: 10/01/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Klobuchar calls for texting-while-driving ban | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Story of the Day: 10/01/09 | MinnPost staff
  - China's 60th birthday: The view from Hong Kong | Michael J. Jordan
  - Pawlenty expands his political team | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Pawlenty's budget statements are true, but not his veto claim | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Kline introduces teacher performance-pay bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - The downside of nonprofit news organizations like MinnPost | David Brauer
  - No free lunch in Cuba's "new socialism" | Nick Miroff