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Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken vote in favor of semiautomatic rifle ban

Though Al Franken seemed a bit conflicted about the issue in January, both he and Amy Klobuchar joined the rest of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday to vote in favor of a gun control proposal that would ban some semiautomatic rifles and limit magazine sizes.SEE ALSO:-- More M ... More >>

Pete Hegseth on lady soldiers: "You don't want to have to deal with Matt's feelings toward Mary"

Yesterday, in a surprising move, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order allowing women to partake in armed combat for the first time in American history.SEE ALSO: Decorated war vet Pete Hegseth seeking GOP endorsement to challenge Klobuchar [VIDEO]Panetta's move had the strong suppo ... More >>

Michael Brodkorb hates Kurt Bills, wants write-in MNGOP U.S. Senate candidate

SEE ALSO:-- Kurt Bills' moribund campaign has Brodkorb, other MNGOPers wailing and gnashing teeth-- Michael Brodkorb gloats over MNGOP's money woesMichael Brodkorb tried constructive criticism, but now he's seen enough.In a blog post published yesterday, Brodkorb does everything but demand that Kurt ... More >>

Kurt Bills' moribund campaign has Brodkorb, other MNGOPers wailing and gnashing teeth

SEE ALSO:-- David Carlson savages Kurt Bills in new ad, suggests he wouldn't have ended slavery-- Dave Wellstone calls Kurt Bills' homage to his father "completely disrespectful"-- Kurt Bills' creepy Staring at the Future political film is laughably bad [VIDEO]Kurt Bills is getting killed by Amy Klo ... More >>

U.S. Senate approves $700 million for Minnesota transportation projects

​On a 74-22 vote, the U.S. Senate today approved a two year, $109 billion surface transportation bill that would provide Minnesota with $700 million for transportation and infrastructure projects.With one in 10 bridges in Minnesota deemed to be structurally deficient, the funds would allow for the ... More >>

New resolution slams FBI raids of Minneapolis activists

fbi.govThe Bureau is taking heat for its raids on Minnesota activists.​From the moment FBI agents and local police raided their homes last month looking for evidence of ties to overseas terrorist groups, Twin Cities peace activists have been calling the actions part of a government intimidatio ... More >>

Michele Bachmann was for the stimulus while she was against it

Bachmann: Saddling our kids with the fedeal debt is OK when she does it.​Remember the Fox News gabfests, the D.C. rallies and the campaign ads where Michele Bachmann brags about voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus bill? Too much federal spending, she says. Turns out she had her h ... More >>

Margaret Anderson Kelliher's anti-climactic 'victory' party [UPDATED]

Photo: Nick VlcekKelliher wouldn't give up the fight, despite what the polls said.​ Update: Margaret Anderson Kelliher conceded defeat to Mark Dayton late this morning. "In Minnesota we value every person's voice and count every person's vote. And that's what happened this election," she said ... More >>

Sen. Amy Klobuchar's mother, Rose, dies at 83

​The mother of Minnesota's first female senator died yesterday after complications from heart surgery. Rose Klobuchar was a long-time teacher in the Minneapolis and Wayzata school districts; she retired from teaching second grade at age 70. She was also a Camp Fire Girls leader and had once wo ... More >>

School lunch bill puts 2% milk on the lam

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chidorian/106713617/Mm . . . carbtastic. ​ In a surprising twist, the concern over childhood obesity does not lie in chicken nuggets, pizza poppers, or chocolate chip cookies baked just past raw. According to the government, the immediate culprit is that fatty, fatty 2 ... More >>

Al Franken aims to outlaw bullying of GLBT students in school

Franken says GLBT students deserve the same protections as anyone else​It ought to be illegal to bully a school student based on sexuality. That's the the gist of legislation introduced today by Sen. Al Franken. "Our nation's civil rights laws protect our children from bullying due to race, ... More >>

Amy Klobuchar wants BP criminal probe after oil spill disaster

Photo: uscgd8Deepwater Horizon burns and an environmental disaster looms​BP, the oil company staring down the maw of a vast environmental disaster after its Deep Horizon drilling rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, may have offered the federal government a bargeload of hogwash when it said it k ... More >>

Jim Oberstar sets House hearings on BP's Deepwater Horizon debacle

U.S. Air ForceA U.S. Air Force C130 drops oil-dispersing chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico​BP executives and others are going to get an earful from members of Congress tomorrow, when the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure opens hearings into the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig ... More >>

Wellstone, Hedberg, Sealy among notable Minnesotans lost this decade

It'll be a long time before the sting of these deaths fades.

Klobuchar's Senate committee OKs Lubinski's U.S. Marshall nod

The assistant chief of police in Minneapolis is one step closer to making history.

Klobuchar scared to show off map-drawing skills?

Apparently most senators are scared to death of trying to draw the state they represent or they are pretending they are more important.

Poll: Bachmann gets spotlight, Klobuchar gets love

Can you trust polling numbers that appear to be -- how shall we say it -- geographically challenged?

Franken, Klobuchar vote to prevent federal funding for ACORN

Both Minnesota senators voted today to prevent ACORN from receiving any federal housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Pawlenty won't let go of "man crush" joke, now calling it "bromance"

Now he's calling Chris Matthew's "man crush" on Obama a "bromance." How MTV-chic.

That'll show 'em: Franken votes against Obama

In Sen. Al Franken's first vote as an elected official for Minnesota, he rejected a White House proposal to dump some terrorism funding.

Franken: I'm ready to get to work, be like Wellstone

Al Franken, along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar and other local politicians, rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday to celebrate his long-awaited win of the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Not-Sen. Coleman, real Minn. elected officials respond to Obama's court pick

Now that we've heard what self-described "Sen.-elect" Al Franken has to say about President Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor, let's see what the real elected officials have to say about the nomination.

Teens accused of killing deer with bat, screwdriver

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

RNC 8 not terroists; candy cigs up in smoke

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Two Minn. projects make 2009 Pig Book for bad pork

Leave it to Minnesotans to bring back cash for wild rice and theater.

Coburn: Franken-free life is great

It's like playground politics with these elected officials. Sen. Tom Coburn, in the latest winning quote relating to the Minnesota recount contest, made a fool of himself.

Surprise: Franken still confident he will win

Al Franken is playing senator again today with a visit to Washington, D.C. to chill with the elected Democrats in office.

Klobuchar asks UN to help free U.S. journalist in Iran

Roxana Saberi grew up in Fargo and graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead. She hasn't been heard from since Feb. 10 when she called her father in Fargo to tell him she was detained in Iran.

Senate approves stimulus plan, Klobuchar votes 'yes'

No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

Coleman offices to stay open until Feb. 4

Norm Coleman's staff gets a second chance to finish up their work before the Senate closes their doors a second ... More >>

Coleman's name removed from Senate phone list, another sign of changing times

Incoming NRSC chairman says Franken "falsely declaring victory"

Coleman, Klobuchar split on auto bailout

Sen. Norm Coleman and Sen. Amy Klobuchar split their votes on the auto bailout that failed in the Senate yesterday 52-35.

Klobuchar's advice in recount: Become her best friend

If Minnesota's Senate recount stretches into January and you are itching for a ticket to President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ce ... More >>

Obama makes Klobuchar happy as a clam

Nancy Pelosi coming to Twin Cities Monday

Oberstar drops dirty money too

Richest Minnesotans keep political campaigns rolling

Tragic Minnesota connection in Olympics murder

Brazil: The future of biofuel in Minnesota?

Ethanol may be king in these energy-strapped times

Growth and Justice: The Second Quadrennial Worst Political Advertising in America Awards

Minnesota becomes second state to offer treatment to veterans who commit crimes

Legislators say it makes more sense to rehabilitate

We're movin' on up!

Iraq War veteran challenges Kline

Not Quite Ready for His Close-Up

A local prof rides the Gonzales Eight to fame, but there are holes in the research

The great Minneapolis crime wave: Not as bad as you think

Zogby: Kennedy within 7 points; Hatch/Pawlenty Still a Dead Heat

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Hennepin county faces a huge case backlog

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