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Michele Bachmann: The Year In Crazy

Wingnut of the Year.​Rep. Michele Bachmann took us all on another ride aboard the crazy train this year, questioning the president's patriotism, defending BP, proclaiming herself the queen tea partier -- and winning re-election in the 6th congressional district. Here's a look back.

Ford says no turning back on St. Paul plant closure

Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant once built 300,000 Ranger pickup trucks a year​Despite a last-ditch, bi-partisan plea from Gov. Tim Pawlenty and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Ford Motor Company's St. Paul truck plant is now all but certain to be shuttered in 2011. The two politicos made wha ... More >>

BP oil spill, Bush's war: Top 10 Epic Bad Calls

BY CP STAFFThe goat of the week is umpire Jim Joyce, who cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game with a blown call at first base. While this will surely go down in history as one of sport's all-time great fuck-ups, Joyce is far from the first person to screw up at a crucial moment.

Newsweek's Bachmann tweeter throws some punches

​Newsweek's Andrew Romano landed a weird assignment from his Newsweek editors last week: Fly to Minnesota, follow Michele Bachmann around as she campaigns for re-election in her district, and tweet about it. Weird not because it involved Bachmann, per se, but because Newsweek is a place one ... More >>

Michele Bachmann fact-checked by Newsweek tweeter

​Newsweek's Andrew Romano is following Rep. Michele Bachmann around District 6 today as she hosts campaign stops she's calling "jobs forums," and for two days afterward. He's tweeting as he goes: "And so it begins - w/ a 6am flight. For the next 3 days I'll be following #MicheleBachmann and t ... More >>

Denny Hecker pleads not guilty of defrauding Chrysler for $10 million

He's been ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device around his ankle and to give up his passport.

Denny Hecker, Steve Leach indicted in scheme to defraud lenders

One more ticket on what now appears to be a never-ending ride of personal and professional ruin.

Paul Thissen is statehouse's smartest, but is he ready to be governor?

The well-liked brainiac is quickly turning from race's darkhorse to its thoroughbred

Body of missing St. Thomas student found in Mississippi River

The search for University of St. Thomas freshman Dan Zamlen ended Friday after his body was discovered downstream in the Mississippi River Friday morning.

Denny Hecker closes 6 car lots, lays off employees, apologizes

Klobuchar against auto bailout

Sen. Amy Klobuchar came out against the U.S. auto bailout today, after previously saying she was inclined to vote for it.

Will the Minn. delegation support the auto bailout?

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

2/8 Morning Communiqué

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

12/15: Morning Communique

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

Savage Love

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

12/06: Morning Communique

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

Free Will Astrology

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (known as Detroit's Big Three) are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue as the auto industry spu ... More >>

No Money Down! A Lifetime to Pay!

Welcome, friend, to the booming field of "subprime" mortgages. Think you can't afford a house? You're probably right, but that won't stop us from putting you in one!

Ford Tough

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

6/7/2005: The Morning Communique

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

The Holy Grail of Saint Paul

Six medallion hunters talk about the year they found fortune

I Hate 1984

The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

My Ride, Myself

The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

Conflict Of Interest: One Film, Two Takes

The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

Let the River Run

Many years ago, before the locks & dams were built, the Mississippi River ran wild through the heart of Minneapolis. Why not again?

The Good Ol' Miners Club

A harassment suit filed by the first women to work in northern Minnesota's taconite mines set a precedent for suits over hostile work environments. But nearly 16 years after they went to court, the plaintiffs still haven't recouped a penny.

Last of the Luvernes

A harassment suit filed by the first women to work in northern Minnesota's taconite mines set a precedent for suits over hostile work environments. But nearly 16 years after they went to court, the plaintiffs still haven't recouped a penny.

The Puckett Principle

Beneath his easy, cheerful veneer, Kirby Puckett has always been obsessed with learning the rules of the game--on and off the field