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May 22, 2012
Twin Cities had biggest gridlock drop in country last year, says U.S. Traffic Scorecard
Compared to 2010, Twin Cities roads and commuters breathed a lot easier last year.According to the 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard, Minneapolis (really, the Twin Cities metro) had the biggest decrease in traffic congestion from 2010 through 2011.The scorecard uses traffic information from more than four ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more
Compared to 2010, Twin Cities roads and commuters breathed a lot easier last year.According to the 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard, Minneapolis (really, the Twin Cities metro) had the biggest decrease in traffic congestion from 2010 through 2011.The scorecard uses traffic information from more than four ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Compared to 2010, Twin Cities roads and commuters breathed a lot easier last year.According to the 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard, Minneapolis (really, the Twin Cities metro) had the biggest decrease in traffic congestion from 2010 through 2011.The scorecard uses traffic information from more than four ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Klobuchar, Franken aim to crack down on oil speculation
Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are sponsoring legislation aimed at reigning in oil speculators. The average price of gas in Minnesota around $3.73, and similar pump pain being felt throughout the country, there's pressure on lawmakers to do something, anything, to bring prices down.A group of liber ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Record gas prices prompt Coon Rapids to mandate gas prepayment
As of last weekend, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Minnesota stood at $3.43 a gallon. That's an all-time record.It's no surprise that rising gas prices correlate with increased drive-off gasoline thefts, which can be devastating for low-profit-margin gas stations. Thanks in large p ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Fastenal, Winona company, is one of 2011's hottest stocks
A Minnesota company with a worldwide profile had a great 2011, and it isn't Target, Best Buy, Ameriprise or any of the usual suspects. Winona-based Fastenal was one of this year's ten "hot stocks" according to a Slate analysis.
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June 16, 2011
Sen. Michael Jungbauer denies climate science, and faking his resume
Sen. Mike Jungbauer, climate expert.State Sen. Michael Jungbauer says he's smarter than 98 percent of the men and women who have dedicated their lives to studying climatology, and dismisses their work on climate change and global warming as alarmist nonsense. What gives the Republican from E ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Odd Future will make their first million on their own terms
Odd Future didn't sign a record deal today but did, according to several reports, take a big step towards some millions. While the details are still hazy, the nature of the "deal" is pretty interesting given that these kids could've gone with literally any label they wanted. Instead they just ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Off! at Triple Rock Social Club, 4/3/11
Photos by Ben ClarkOff! April 3, 2011 Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis Considering the pedigree of the band, this show should have been different, better. Off!'s members hail from such revered punk rock bands (Circle Jerks, Redd Kross, Rocket From the Crypt, Burning Brides, among others) tha ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Inside the multimillion-dollar essay-scoring business
Behind the scenes of standardized testing
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December 30, 2010
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.
News
October 20, 2010
Enbridge Energy could be Minnesota's BP
Oil company has friends on the PUC
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October 4, 2010
Louis CK's hilarious words at the State Theatre
photo via Louis CK's websiteLast Friday night comedian and director Louis CK came to the State Theatre for two nearly sold-out shows. Both performances lasted well over an hour, and included new material from the prolific, spot-on curmudgeon.
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October 1, 2010
Les Claypool of Primus talks Metallica, electronica, and hybrid cars
When we first hear that low stiff clang of flesh across four heavy strings, immediately we know - it's slap bass. And once our ears have recognized that distinctive sound, our mind promptly tells us, it must be Primus.
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September 30, 2010
Foodie alert: Fabian Seafood truck in the Twin Cities today
www.fabianseafood.comIowans buying Fabian Seafood in the 1980s.The Fabian Seafood Company of Galveston, Texas (about 300 miles west of the BP spill), is in its 33rd year of driving trucks of fresh seafood--wild-caught Gulf shrimp, blue crab, oysters, and more--to the Twin Cities and selling i ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Michele Bachmann fears Walter Mondale's bull's-eye on her back
It's not as if Michele Bachmann actually needs anymore cash; she sits on mountains of greenbacks ready for the good spendin' to keep her congressional seat and personalized studio chair at Fox News. But by golly that Walter Mondale guy has a bull's-eye on her back now. Pelosi too! And don't f ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Top 5 worst restaurant names
Wondering if this was a good restaurant name...In honor of Thom Pham's recent naming troubles with his new Wondrous Azian Kitchen (formerly "Wanderers Wondrous Azian Kitchen"), we decided to look into the worst-named restaurants, past and present, in the Twin Cities. Add your suggestions in the c ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Michele Bachmann revives BP, death panel bunk
Up for re-election in November, congresswoman Michele Bachmann must figure it's time to haul out the scare tactics again. Two weeks ago the White House was fomenting socialism and One World Government. Now, we're back to Obama creating death panels with health care reform and opening a politi ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Jim Oberstar hammers BP for treating us like chumps [VIDEO]
Screen grab via YouTubeOberstar in actionRep. Michele Bachmann drew hoots a few weeks ago for warning BP executives not to end up getting fleeced like chumps at the hands of the White House. How dare the president demand -- and get -- BP to create an independent, $2 billion fund to help victi ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Gay GOP "Drill, Baby, Drill" condom offers limited protection
We picked this little gem up at the Log Cabin Republicans booth at Twin Cities Pride over the weekend. It offers protection when used as designed. But we're not sure a thin layer of latex is the answer to BP's toxic plume in the Gulf of Mexico. City PagesThe Log Cabin Republicans handed out condom ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
We picked this little gem up at the Log Cabin Republicans booth at Twin Cities Pride over the weekend. It offers protection when used as designed. But we're not sure a thin layer of latex is the answer to BP's toxic plume in the Gulf of Mexico. City PagesThe Log Cabin Republicans handed out condom ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Tarryl Clark tars Michele Bachmann as being "in an oily hole"
Photo: USCG via FlickrMichele Bachmann has been targeted for her reflexive defense of BP, rather than the devastated lives of Gulf Coast residentsTarryl Clark and the Democrats are hitting Michele Bachmann and other congressional Republicans hard for their odd defense of BP and the toxic filt ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
Bachmann slams Obama on BP, so we follow the money
Photo: USCG/FlickrDeepwater Horizon's fiery demiseRep. Michele Bachmann got her crazy on again this week, lobbing a factually-challenged verbal assault on the president for persuading BP to establish a $20 billion independent escrow account to administer claims against the oil giant for its d ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
Michele Bachmann wants to protect BP from being "fleeced"
Boldy defending BP against the ranks of New Orleans' unemployedRep. Michele Bachmann, America's Dumbest Congresswoman™, worries that the Gulf oil spill could turn into one big rip-off ... for BP.Bachmann leapt to British Petroleum's fiscal defense at a Heritage Foundation luncheon yesterday, wh ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
Gulf seafood: Will the Twin Cities be affected?
Louisiana oyster worker circa 1938As BP oil spills on and on into the Gulf, the seafood industry is being especially hard hit. With P & J Oysters in New Orleans--a major supplier, and the oldest plant of its kind in the United States with 134 years in business--shutting its doors, this had us ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Sacred Minnesota loons could meet oily end thanks to BP
This is a BP pelican. It could be a loon.Sure, we're sad BP's killing the coastal economy in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida -- and maybe a big chunk of the Eastern seaboard. Yes, we're heartbroken over those images of the flailing brown pelicans. But messin' with our loons? Come on. Now w ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Tim Pawlenty tries to blame Barack Obama for BP debacle
Screen grab via GMATim Pawlenty talked politics on "Good Morning America"He got to mix wonk with wisecracks last night on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, but this morning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty put on a necktie and did a little breakfast-time jousting with "Good Morning America" host George St ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Policy and a Pint: Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around
Screen grab via GMATim Pawlenty talked politics on "Good Morning America"He got to mix wonk with wisecracks last night on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, but this morning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty put on a necktie and did a little breakfast-time jousting with "Good Morning America" host George St ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
BP's oil spill would cover a big chunk of Minnesota
Via If It Was My HomeSome local contextHow big is the oil spill unleashed by the blowout of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico? One way to get a handle on the size of the disaster is to put it in local context. We figured it out (after the jump) with the help of some cool and ea ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
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.
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Keith Olbermann mocks Michele Bachmann on "commandeer" comment
Michele Bachmann, she of "gangster government" fame, continues to draw national media mocking for insisting that President Barack Obama should have commandeered boats to combat the drill-baby-drill BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. First, Hardball weighed in. Now, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2010
Michele Bachmann calls the U.S. Attorney General a "trial lawyer"
Maybe time for a civics lesson?Michele Bachmann invoked the Charge of the Light Brigade, and epic British military failure, as a rallying cry for teabagger victory against health care reform. She flubbed the history of the Slaughter Solution. She got net neutrality exactly backwards. No ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2010
Michele Bachmann demands gangster president commandeer boats
Rep. Michele Bachmann is happy to tar President Barack Obama as the anti-American leader of a gangster government. But evidently there are times when she's all in favor of a little gangster action -- such as Friday on the floor of the House of Representatives when she accused Obama of havin ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Amy Klobuchar wants BP criminal probe after oil spill disaster
Photo: uscgd8Deepwater Horizon burns and an environmental disaster loomsBP, 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 >>
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May 18, 2010
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 MexicoBP 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 >>
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March 22, 2010
Halliburton and KBR back off on Jamie Leigh Jones case that inspired Al Franken's anti-rape law
Jones says she was gang-raped in 2005 by other KBR employees and then locked in a shipping container when she tried to report the attack.
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May 14, 2008
Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown
Jones says she was gang-raped in 2005 by other KBR employees and then locked in a shipping container when she tried to report the attack.
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April 1, 1998
Walking in a Wiener Wonderland
Jones says she was gang-raped in 2005 by other KBR employees and then locked in a shipping container when she tried to report the attack.

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