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This Time It Didn’t Take Six Months- Sen. Franken Sworn In For Second Term

The last time Al Franken took the oath of office it was after an eight month odyssey of recounts and court challenges. Minnesota went six months without a second senator in 2009 as former Senator Norm...

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Slain Teen’s Grandmother Questions Madison Mayor About Police “Extreme Violence”

The Grandmother of Tony Robinson, a 19-year-old man shot by police in Madison, Wisconsin submitted a question to the Mayor of Madison at a debate on Thursday night. Sharon Irwin wanted to know “what...

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Video Replay-Bernie Sanders Town Hall Meeting

More than 3,700 people squeezed into a Minneapolis gym Sunday to hear presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders lay out his campaign agenda. More people were left standing outside. Upon arrival,...

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Bernie Sanders: Why Did Thousands Stand In Line To Hear Him?

Nearly 4,000 people in Minneapolis waited in a long line on a Sunday morning to hear presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. That’s a lot more than the 200 people the campaign originally...

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Video: Bernie Sanders Speaks To 600 In Rochester

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders makes his second campaign stop in Minnesota and speaks to about 600 supporters in Rochester.The Sanders campaign scheduled the appearance because it was...

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Trump ‘A Disaster’ Says Former Gov. Quie

Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie says Ben Carson is his first choice for president among the Republican candidates.Quie laughs when talking about the current Republican and Democratic presidential...

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Video Replay & Transcript: GOP Candidates Rip Rep. Kline On Budget Vote

All four Republican candidates vying to replace retiring Rep. John Kline (R-MN) say they would have voted differently than he did to approve the budget and raise the debt ceiling.During a short debate...

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Read And Watch The MN GOP CD2 Debate-Full Transcript And Video

Minnesota Republicans held the first extended debate between the five Republicans running to replace retiring Rep. John Kline. Debating on November 19 were former talk show host Jason Lewis, former...

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DFL Congressional Candidates Differ On Guns, Abiding By Endorsement- Full...

The first public debate between the three candidates seeking the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat brought out sharp differences on gun laws and raised the possibility that...

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MN GOP Support For Ted Cruz Ranges From Solid To Soft

Some came to see their favorite conservative constitutionalist. Other Minnesota Republicans hadn’t made up their mind and were curious what presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz was going to say.Several...

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DFL Race To Replace Rep. Kline Narrows As Mary Lawrence Ends Campaign

Saying “it is clear that I would not win the DFL endorsement through the caucus process,” Mary Lawrence ended her mostly self-funded million dollar campaign for Minnesota’s only open congressional...

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Craig’s Remaining DFL Opponent Ends Campaign

Angie Craig will apparently have a clear path to the DFL endorsement for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat. Her well-funded opponent Mary Lawrence ended her campaign Tuesday and her only...

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Video Replay & Transcript: Republican Candidates for Congress Take on Obama &...

Five of the Republicans running for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat had in common a clear distaste for President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal during a January 21 debate.The candidates for the...

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Sanders MN Rally Crowd Young, Motivated And A Threat To Clinton

Even with 74-year-old Bernie Sanders in the room, the average age at his St. Paul rally was way below 30 years of age. Young people, many of them college students, made up a large portion of the 14,000...

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GOP Congressional Candidates Lewis & Howe Offer Differing Solutions To Racial...

Two of the Republican candidates for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat, Jason Lewis and John Howe, have very different views on solutions to racial inequity in Minnesota and across the...

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As MN Caucus Nears, Who Will GOP Voters Pick To Replace Rep. Kline?

With precinct caucuses just three weeks away, Republicans apparently don’t have a favorite yet for Minnesota’s only open congressional seat. A preference poll after a debate between six of the GOP...

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Video Replay – Sanders Forum Focuses On The Black Experience In Minnesota

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders participated Friday in a forum focused on the Black experience in America, and specifically in Minnesota, home to some of the worst racial disparities...

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Video Replay-Clinton & Sanders Speak At Humphrey/Mondale Dinner In St. Paul

Democratic party presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton speak at the annual Humphrey/Mondale Dinner in St. Paul.

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MN GOP CD2 Debate In Cannon Falls – Full Video And Transcript

With just three weeks to go until they would have to make a choice, voters got one last opportunity Monday night to hear a debate between the Republican candidates running for Minnesota’s only open...

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Obama: Don’t Assume I’ll Appoint A Moderate To Supreme Court

President Obama is asked if the country should assume that he will nominate a moderate to the US Supreme Court because of potential Republican opposition. He says no. He says people should not make...

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