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Sep 2009
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009
  - Klobuchar, other senators appeal to women for health-care changes | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Franken offers health insurance bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - 4,000 US troops to exit sooner from Iraq. More ready for Afghanistan? | Gordon Lubold
  - Ellison tweets on ACORN | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Iranians allow Swiss to contact arrested hikers | Cynthia Dizikes
  - More funds for dairy farmers added to ag legislation | Cynthia Dizikes
  - We can't resist: the Michele Bachmann calendar photo | Joe Kimball
  - California panel proposes tax overhaul | Daniel B. Wood
  - Why China is unlikely to back Iran sanctions | Peter Ford
  - Zazi case: How far should FBI go in tracking Muslims? | Michael B. Farrell
  - Clinton to chair Security Council session on sexual violence | Howard LaFranchi
  - Blog of the Day: 9/30/09 | MinnPost staff
  - McCollum seeks to bar federal funds going to felony corporations | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Senate panel defeats public healthcare option. Is it dead? | Gail Russell Chaddock
  - Iranian universities start the academic year with angry demonstrations against Ahmadinejad | Iason Athanasiadis
  - Update: Climate change discussion at Humphrey Institute | Sharon Schmickle
  - What if one of the mayors is elected Minnesota governor? | Joe Kimball
  - Our latest constitutional debate: What's the 10th Amendment mean? | Eric Black
- Tuesday, September 29, 2009
  - Labor, Mondale lining up behind Tarryl Clark in Bachmann challenge | Doug Grow
  - Patty Wetterling backs Gaertner in DFL governor’s race | Doug Grow
  - Rep. Kalin starts job as chair of White House working group on energy and climate change | Joe Kimball
  - Klobuchar wants congressional action on childhood obesity and safety | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Some Duluth residents say city is giving away the scenery | Joe Kimball
  - WCCO tells DFLers 'no' to Pawlenty Radio Hour changes | David Brauer
  - Legislators running for governor rack up expense payments | Joe Kimball
  - Teamsters' early endorsement of Rybak unusual boost for 'unofficial' guv candidate | Doug Grow
  - Story of the Day: 9/29/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Olympics: Obama vs. Lula? Chicago vs. Rio? Which would you choose? | Andrew Downie
  - 'Kill Obama' Facebook poll: latest sign of health-care anger? | David Montero
  - Immigrant census-boycott plan has few supporters in Minnesota | Katherine Glover
  - A true watchdog | David Brauer
- Monday, September 28, 2009
  - Leadership Summit sends recommendations; legislative subcommittee to ponder them | Joe Kimball
  - Sen. Klobuchar answers question on Airline Passenger Bill of Rights | Ken Ronnan
  - Ex-Minnesota Poll reporter says Minnesota Poll story needs more context | David Brauer
  - Pawlenty's statements on abortion: mostly true | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Iran tests short-range missiles amid nuclear dispute | David Montero
  - William Safire, 79: Death has the final word | Michael J. Bonafield
  - A 'right-wing conspiracy' against Obama? Clinton says yes | Mark Sappenfield
  - Gov. Pawlenty defends national appearances | Joe Kimball
  - Klobuchar sponsors e-waste recycling bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Loss of state funding could mean big cuts at HCMC | Joe Kimball
  - Blog of the Day: 9/28/09 | MinnPost staff
  - An editorial page's incumbent-protection policy | David Brauer
  - Minnesota's polarized political parties provide Independence Party an opening in governor's race | Doug Grow
- Friday, September 25, 2009
  - Minnesota lawmakers looking for ways to create jobs | Joe Kimball
  - Just how popular is Gov. Pawlenty's WCCO show? | David Brauer
  - Pawlenty PAC not the first to use name Freedom First | Joe Kimball
  - Klobuchar cosponsors veterinary school bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Ellison gets award for renter-protection legislation | Cynthia Dizikes
  - A nuke-free world some day? Color me skeptically blue | Eric Black
  - Reps Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul speak tonight at U | Joe Kimball
  - Mayo Clinic gets a local examination | David Brauer
- Thursday, September 24, 2009
  - Bachmann applauds IRS action on ACORN | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Mondale offers advice to Obama and talks about racism in politics | Cynthia Dizikes
  - DFL gubernatorial debate tonight in St. Cloud; GOP debate Monday | Joe Kimball
  - A classic semi-sliming? GOP's Seifert sort of goes after three DFL governor candidates | Doug Grow
  - Blog of the Day: 9/24/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Political theater at the U.N. | Joe Lauria
  - Aneesh Chopra says the U.S. is in danger of losing its competitive edge in technology | Tom Abate
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009
  - 2 health professionals back reform at DFL news conference | Doug Grow
  - House approves extension of FAA law | Cynthia Dizikes
  - 'Star and Sickle' no more | David Brauer
  - Political quote of the day | Eric Black
  - Politics and porridge: Constituents make their case to Franken | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Blog of the Day: 9/23/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Minneapolis School Board drops The Big One | Brian Lambert
  - A little extra Mayo | David Brauer
  - Coming soon: a Michele Bachmann action figure? | Joe Kimball
  - Story of the Day: 9/23/09 | MinnPost staff
  - Minnesota runway incidents helping to fuel Passenger Bill of Rights | Cynthia Dizikes
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
  - Minnesota scores big win with new Medicare language in health care bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Rasmussen's Minnesota polling weirdness | David Brauer
  - Candidate Kohls one-ups 'no new taxes' pledge by seeking $2B state budget cut | Doug Grow
  - Obama stars on Letterman, tipping off his big week | C.M. Sennott
  - Washington Post's Mayo Clinic critique should run in local papers | David Brauer
  - Signs of the times: Funniest protest placards bring smiles | Joe Kimball
  - Irving Kristol: A 'titan' of political thought passes | Michael J. Bonafield
  - 'One-minute' attack speeches becoming routine in U.S. House | Kathryn Pearson and Logan Dancey
  - Chuck Hagel on Iraq and what needs to be done with Iran | Nick Hayes
- Monday, September 21, 2009
  - Twin Cities get $1.1M in stimulus funds for 'green' buses | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Bachmann letter to Obama: Investigate ACORN | Joe Kimball
  - Remember this if the Twins finish one game behind the Tigers | David Brauer
  - Mark Dayton hopes voters judge him fairly in run for gov | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty preaches to the choir, but some go away unconverted | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar backs ban on texting while driving | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Where's TPaw? MPR offers map of his political jaunts | Joe Kimball
  - Summer overtime | Paul Douglas
  - One of the faces of Minnesota conservatism: Dave Thul | Michael J. Bonafield
- Friday, September 18, 2009
  - Pawlenty seeks to burnish conservative credentials at ‘values summit’ | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Michele Bachmann expresses surprise over ACORN tape, backs Rep. Wilson | Ken Ronnan
  - Former Congressman Ramstad says there's a teeny-tiny chance he'll run for governor | Joe Kimball
  - A toned-down Bachmann speaks at Values Voter Summit | Cynthia Dizikes
  - 'SNL' skit adds Michele Bachmann to the Joe "You Lie!" Wilson fracas | MinnPost staff
  - Amid the turmoil, Minnesota ACORN folks stay mum | Joe Kimball
  - Ellison: 'Not everybody who criticizes Obama does it because he is black' | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Leadership event focuses on nation's economic and political strife | Dave Beal
  - 'Bomb-throwing' Michele Bachmann mentioned in national article on Republicans | Joe Kimball
  - Tim Pawlenty: Politics from Bizarro World | Max Sparber
  - McCollum, Ellison seek repeal of Defense of Marriage Act | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Where's the line between anger over policy differences and racist remarks? | Doug Grow
  - 'District 9' spotlight's South Africa's housing crisis, showing shacks where many blacks still live 15 years after apartheid | Erin Conway-Smith
- Thursday, September 17, 2009
  - Kline fails to block student loan proposal in House | Cynthia Dizikes
  - How the Internet has changed covering politics | Ken Ronnan
  - Update: Minnesota's unemployment rate falls, but we're not out of the woods yet | Sharon Schmickle
  - Minnesota lawmakers find plenty of faults in new health-care proposal | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Candidates for state Legislature already signing up | Joe Kimball
  - St. Paul mayoral challenger wants seven debates; Mayor Coleman doesn't | Joe Kimball
  - Mad As Hell Doctors press case for single-payer health care at Minnesota Capitol | Casey Selix
  - Tea Party to celebrate Constitution Day at Capitol | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009
  - Pawlenty stops state money from going to ACORN | Doug Grow
  - Can the DFL break its long losing streak in Minnesota governor's race? | Doug Grow
  - Baucus unveils health bill | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Health bill would hit Minnesota's medical device industry | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Kelliher edges Rybak in Minneapolis tiny turnout DFL straw poll | Eric Black
  - Black Hawk helicopter attack shows dramatic shift in U.S. policy in Somalia | Tristan McConnell
  - You're welcome, Sooch | David Brauer
- Tuesday, September 15, 2009
  - Wilson vote: Minnesota delegation splits along party lines | Cynthia Dizikes
  - House resolution on Rep. Joe Wilson passes | MinnPost staff
  - Update: Klobuchar, Franken vote to bar federal funds for ACORN | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar warns of crisis for state's dairy farmers | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Moscow's little-visited Gulag Museum tells the dark history of the Soviet Union and Josef Stalin | Miriam Elder
  - Anderson Kelliher to make it official Wednesday: She is running for governor | Joe Kimball
  - No election victory parties today in Minneapolis | Joe Kimball
  - GOP's Tom Emmer stepping up as frontman for Minnesota's anti-government forces | Doug Grow
- Monday, September 14, 2009
  - Update: Minnesota getting $15M in stimulus funds for energy conservation projects | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Bachmann, Coulter and Huckabee talk health care with Geraldo | Ken Ronnan
  - Doctors on 'single-payer' tour visit Minnesota Wednesday | Joe Kimball
- Saturday, September 12, 2009
  - Health-care reform activists, pro and con, find some common ground at Obama rally | Casey Selix
- Friday, September 11, 2009
  - Michele Bachmann expands on reaction to Obama speech on health care | Cynthia Dizikes
  - DFL raps Pawlenty's musings on using 10th Amendment to avoid health care changes | Joe Kimball
  - Ellison joining Obama and Minnesota's senators on Air Force One trip | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Fatal traffic accident in Toronto lays bare power of privilege | Sandro Contenta
  - Mayor Rybak wins one in battle with predecessors over park board power | Doug Grow
  - Rep. Ellison visits with MinnPost at the Fair | Ken Ronnan
  - Klobuchar, Franken accompanying Obama on Air Force One | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Pawlenty on MSNBC: Fear of death panels not irrational | Eric Black
  - Both sides mobilizing for Obama's Saturday rally | Doug Grow
  - Watching Bachmann during Obama's address | Albert Eisele
- Thursday, September 10, 2009
  - The uninsured in Minnesota: That's one way to spin it | David Brauer
  - Pawlenty talks about health-care reform | Ken Ronnan
  - Uninsured ranks grow but not as much as expected | Casey Selix
  - FactCheck.org calls DNC Medicare ad a senior scare tactic | Joe Kimball
  - Mayo Clinic exec was at Obama speech, supports reform | Joe Kimball
  - Karl Rove to speak at Concordia College in Moorhead | Joe Kimball
  - Quam joins Center for American Progress | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Two health-policy wonks weigh in on Obama speech | Casey Selix
  - Star Tribune creates military beat | David Brauer
  - GOP members of Minnesota delegation unmoved, unimpressed by Obama health pitch | Cynthia Dizikes
  - FEC drops complaint against Coleman | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Obama's health-care speech: Not a game-changer | Eric Black
  - Europeans' approval of Obama jumps significantly from Bush | Michael Moran
- Wednesday, September 9, 2009
  - Details on Obama's Saturday Target Center visit | David Brauer
  - Roseville City Council Member Tammy Pust to run for Ramsey County Attorney | Joe Kimball
  - Black and white South Africans outraged at Canadian decision to grant man refugee status because he is white | Erin Conway-Smith
  - What does Minnesota's congressional delegation want to hear from Obama tonight? | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Oberstar 'appalled' at health reform misinformation | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota's dysfunctional politics takes center stage | Doug Grow
  - Obama will emphasize two words | Eric Black
  - City Attorney Choi wants to be County Attorney Choi | Joe Kimball
  - National Democratic ad targets Bachmann and Paulsen on senior health care | Joe Kimball
  - Get ready for prime time with health-care primer | Casey Selix
  - Throwing political correctness to the wind, Berlin film-goers relish 'Inglourious Basterds' | Paul Hockenos
  - Minnesota conservative steps up as point man in Afghan debate | Michael J. Bonafield
  - Why is politics in this state so serious? | Blois Olson
- Tuesday, September 8, 2009
  - President Obama expected in town for Saturday speech | David Brauer
  - Someone calls Walz 'faggot' before media conference call | David Brauer
  - Congressional conflict: Minnesota lawmakers handle heated health-care debate in their own ways | Cynthia Dizikes
  - State DFL Rep. Rukavina officially joins race for governor | Joe Kimball
  - State Fair poll shows more prefer budget cuts than tax hikes | Joe Kimball
  - Franken versus the Tea Partiers: Civility sells | David Brauer
  - NYT compares Obama, Clinton health-reform efforts | Casey Selix
- Friday, September 4, 2009
  - Senator Al Franken talks health care reform with activists at state fair | Ken Ronnan
  - National Democrats pan Pawlenty's 'dis' of Obama speech | Joe Kimball
  - Dairy industry changes, but there's still a Princess Kay | Joe Kimball
  - Obama's speech controversy: Casey Mahon's no-good, very-bad, horrible days | Cynthia Boyd
  - Lt. Gov. Molnau still not sure about governor's race | Joe Kimball
  - Return of the dictators: Alvaro Uribe is the latest Latin American leader to push for more time in office | John Otis
- Thursday, September 3, 2009
  - No post offices will be closed in state | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Optimistic Ellison says House will support new consumer agency | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Minnesota schools scramble to deal with Obama's address to kids | Cynthia Boyd
  - Obama address to kids prompts political dustup | MinnPost staff
  - Peterson urges Obama to specify key health care changes | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Election Day today in Blue Earth County | Joe Kimball
  - Lt. Gov. Molnau -- rarely in the public eye -- hits the Fair | Joe Kimball
  - What keeps fueling Michele Bachmann's inflammatory rhetoric? | Doug Grow
  - Death of senator from Minnesota still shrouded in mystery | Albert Eisele
- Wednesday, September 2, 2009
  - FEC clears Coleman campaign of DFL charge | Jay Weiner
  - Rep. Ellison applauded at White House Ramadan dinner | Ken Ronnan
  - Kline to give national GOP address | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Klobuchar to announce national anti-truancy proposal | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Senators, Paulsen to attend groundbreaking for highway project | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Ex-congressman freed from federal custody in Rochester | Joe Kimball
  - Governor's race already has crowded field, but GOP's Marty Seifert has State Fair booth all to himself | Joe Kimball
  - Klobuchar, Franken outline specifics on their health-care views | Cynthia Dizikes
  - Looking back at GOP convention: Police kicked into 'disruption mode' | G.W. Schulz
  - Ellison celebrates Ramadan at White House | Cynthia Dizikes
- Tuesday, September 1, 2009
  - Lawyers seek class action suit over mass RNC arrests | Joe Kimball
  - State Fair scenes: Al and Audrey, political crop art and a 90th-birthday celebration | Joe Kimball
  - For Poland, shadow of 1939 hangs over today's events | Nick Hayes
  - Minnesota broadband: Why is Mike O'Connor cranky? | Minnov8
  - Former St. Paul City Attorney Ed Starr to be honored | Joe Kimball
  - After 20 years, Don Fraser plunges back into City Hall charter wars | Iric Nathanson
  - Colorado officials refused records request on Democratic convention | G.W. Schulz
  - Assessing RNC police tactics: missteps, poor judgments and inappropriate detentions | G.W. Schulz
  - Bye-bye to Minnesota's tradition of September primaries? | Eric Black