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Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds
Washington Examiner
President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states and serving as a rallying point in others where votes on gay ...
For gay marriage opponents, moments shape mindsPress News
Gay Wedding CrasherNew York Magazine
Aye to gay marriage: Move not devoid of cold politicsNorthern Voices Online
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
State Rep. Bills is GOP's choice to take on Klobuchar
Minneapolis Star Tribune
CLOUD - Marking a profound change of direction among Minnesota conservatives, state Republicans overwhelmingly endorsed Rep. Kurt Bills, a high school economics teacher and disciple of libertarian firebrand Ron Paul, as their US Senate candidate.
Kurt Bills wins GOP endorsement to run against KlobucharMinnPost.com
Bills clinches Minn. GOP Senate endorsementMankato Free Press
Bills to take to the road in school bus to campaign for US SenateCoon Rapids ECM Publishers
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Bills clinches Minn. GOP Senate endorsement
NOLA.com
"Politically, the experts say Amy Klobuchar is unbeatable, she's a nice person, and have you tried her hot dish recipe?" Bills said. "That's all well and good, but Minnesota isn't electing Miss Congeniality this November." Bills beat out former state ...

Minnesota same-sex marriage fight re-energized -- on both sides
CNN
"[President Obama's] comments ... alerted our base to the fact that there are politicians who are trying to meddle with the definition of marriage," said Chuck Darrell, communications director for Minnesota for Marriage. "When they hear that they're ...

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Politics in Minnesota: The Weekly Report Vol. 7, Issue 40 – 5/18/2012
Politics in Minnesota
As this is written, GOP activists from all over the state are flocking to St. Cloud for the Republican Party of Minnesota's 2012 state convention, and many among them are sorely riled by the performance of the Republican majorities that controlled the ...

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Passage of Vikings stadium bill proves politics and power of sports reigns
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Don Heinzman Editorial – The popularity of professional sports, particularly football, ran rough shod over political forces that tried to stop building a third stadium in Minnesota. The $975 million stadium bill signed into law by Gov.

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PolicyMic
Libertarians begin takeover of state GOP Party this weekend
MinnPost.com
CLOUD — The Minnesota Republican Party that opens its state convention this morning in St. Cloud is a different party animal than it was in 2010. It has $1.3 million in debt. The libertarian wing of the party, many of them young and new to politics, ...
Ron Paul supporters will flex muscles at Minn. GOP conventionMinnesota Public Radio
Ron Paul gets warm welcome at Minn. GOP convention, steers clear of ...The Republic
Ron Paul Supporter Wins Minnesota GOP Senate NominationTPM
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VIEWS: Politics won't trump love for Wrigley, Cubs
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
The Minnesota Vikings will get almost as much for a new stadium to replace the Metrodome. Taxpayers don't spend this money for the team owners. They spend the money because the majority of people agree that a pro sports team – even if it hasn't won a ...

PolicyMic
Ron Paul supporters will flex muscles at Minn. GOP convention
Minnesota Public Radio
It's an exciting time for Minnesota Republicans who back Paul's libertarian brand of politics. No longer can they be dismissed as a powerless fringe element of their party. "Because of the delegate numbers, the Ron Paul people are actually, ...
Split Minn. GOP hopes to make niceMinneapolis Star Tribune
Senate candidates battle for state GOP endorsementKARE
Minnesota Republican Convention LIVE: Ron Paul Wins More Delegates, Steals the ...PolicyMic

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Political advocacy piques shareholders' interest
Chicago Tribune
Political giving can be tricky for companies, as Target Corp. recently experienced. In 2010, the retailer gave $150000 to a Minnesota organization that supported a Republican gubernatorial candidate who opposed gay marriage.

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APNewsBreak: Minn. man targeted Mexican consulate
San Francisco Chronicle
(05-17) 17:43 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota man with suspected ties to white supremacist groups planned to attack the Mexican consulate in St. Paul, believing it would stir debate on immigration amnesty issues ahead of the 2012 presidential ...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Split Minn. GOP hopes to make nice
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The hideous Ron Paul invasion of the Minnesota Republican Party is not quite over ... but enough evidence is in hand to draw some grim conclusions for those who are not enamored of a ... fringe cult political figure who speaks to alienated, ...
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MinnPost.com
Congress returns paid time to 2000 'Red Bulls'
Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The US Senate cleared long-sought legislation Thursday providing the Minnesota National Guard and more than 49000 troops nationwide paid time-off benefits they were promised before they were shipped overseas last year.
Congress passes National Guard paid leave billMinnPost.com

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Olson: Politics won't trump love for Wrigley, Cubs
Northwest Herald
The Minnesota Vikings will get almost as much for a new stadium to replace the Metrodome. Taxpayers don't spend this money for the team owners. They spend the money because the majority of people agree that a pro sports team – even if it hasn't won a ...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Session's over -- but the governing is just beginning
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In spite of broad political and public support for the proposal, the session ended without our legislation receiving a full hearing on its merits. Even so, the experience gives me renewed respect for Minnesota's political leaders and optimism for our ...

Boston Globe
Tim Pawlenty not ruling out joining GOP ticket
Boston Globe
By Callum Borchers After telling political observers Monday to “remove my name from the list” of potential Mitt Romney running mates, Tim Pawlenty sounded more open to joining the Republican presidential ticket on Thursday. “He's going to have a lot of ...

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State House stumbles
Daily Comet
But in Louisiana, with its shameful political history, doing so is nothing short of a sin. When people from other states think of Iowa or Minnesota, they think of sparkling lakes or rolling cornfields. When people across this great land think of ...

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Ky. weighed politics, medicine in inmate's surgery
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More >> A Minnesota man with suspected ties to white supremacist groups had devised a plan to attack the Mexican consulate in St. Paul and believed his actions would "manifest national awareness," according to a federal affidavit.

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Ky. weighed politics, medicine in inmate's surgery
WLNE-TV (ABC6)
More >> A Minnesota man with suspected ties to white supremacist groups had devised a plan to attack the Mexican consulate in St. Paul and believed his actions would "manifest national awareness," according to a federal affidavit.

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Margaret Wright, regional director for Aster Communities, which has offices at Cathedral Park, Wells, said: "To be selected to carry the Olympic torch is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a great honour. "James thoroughly deserves to have been ...
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