April 29, 2006 - Democratic activist was successful financial advisor
"David Green made a name for himself within Democratic Farmer Labor Party circles as a young man..."
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April 28, 2006 - Editorial: An MCCL ambush on abortion rights?
"Minnesota's abortion foes are masters of strategy. Skilled at the frontal attack, they're also adept at waiting in the tall grass for a last-minute leap..."
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April 27, 2006 - Twins score easy House victory
"In a triumph as vital to the Minnesota Twins as a World Series victory, the state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $522 million outdoor ballpark by an unexpected margin that "overwhelmed" the team..."
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April 26, 2006 - Bush's popularity hits all-time low as rise in oil prices fuels anger of American drivers
"As his approval ratings hit an all-time low, President George Bush moved to try to stem the rise in US oil prices, which has turned into a political headache for himself and his administration..."
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April 25, 2006 - Gay-marriage foes avoid lobby rules
"The two groups pushing hardest for a constitutional ban on gay marriage in Minnesota have not filed lobbyist disclosure reports, despite their work at the forefront of a debate that has dominated the Capitol much of the past three years..."
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April 25, 2006 - Global warming debate is behind us; the focus is on solutions
"This was the most monumental Earth Day since its inception more than 30 years ago because the issue of global warming is finally catapulting toward a tipping point. With the debate behind us, the focus is on solutions..."
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April 25, 2006 - The unimpressive White House 'shake up'
"There may yet be a major shake-up at the White House - a wholesale changing of the guard surrounding the president - but it hasn't happened yet. Last week's moves of Karl Rove back to a fully political role and Scott McClellan back to Texas don't qualify. That's not a compliment or a criticism, it's just a fact..."
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April 23, 2006 - Krinkie changes his mind, signs GOP primary pledge
"State Rep. Phil Krinkie, who refused Friday to make a written promise to honor the Republican endorsement in the 6th Congressional District race, changed his mind Saturday and signed the pledge..."
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April 21, 2006 - CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak
"In a highly unusual move, the CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media, including details about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe that resulted in a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, officials said Friday..."
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April 21, 2006 - Ex-CIA agent says WMD intelligence ignored
"The CIA had evidence Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction six months before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion but was ignored by a White House intent on ousting Saddam Hussein, a former senior CIA official said according to CBS..."
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April 19, 2006 - Global warming hits Canada's remotest Arctic lands
"Even in one of the remotest, coldest and most inhospitable parts of Canada's High Arctic, you cannot escape the signs of global warming..."
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April 18, 2006 - Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran
"President Bush refused on Tuesday to rule out nuclear strikes against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions..."
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April 17, 2006 - How antiterror laws harm the world's vulnerable
"Almost five years ago, a teenage Burmese farmer on his way home from selling cows in India was stopped by a group of rebel soldiers from his region. Dressed in Chin National Army (CNA) uniforms, they asked the young man to deliver a sealed letter to the chairman of his village. While reluctant, he eventually "gave in," and a long journey began..."
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April 17, 2006 - An Unkept Promise in Iraq
"Two years ago, the United States government promised to build more than 140 badly needed health clinics in Iraq, bringing basic care to underserved areas outside the big cities. That could have done a lot of good, saving innocent Iraqi lives and building good will for the United States in places where it has grown dangerously scarce..."
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April 17, 2006 - The Next Treasury Secretary
"The new White House chief of staff, Joshua Bolten, reportedly wants to replace Treasury Secretary John Snow with someone who can better deliver the administration's message that the economy is strong..."
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April 17, 2006 - AT&T and Domestic Spying
"A former AT&T employee has come forward with documents suggesting that there may be a lot more domestic spying going on than President Bush has admitted..."
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April 17, 2006 - AP: States Omit Minorities' School Scores
"States are helping public schools escape potential penalties by skirting the No Child Left Behind law's requirement that students of all races must show annual academic progress..."
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April 16, 2006 - Key senator bucks Bush, urges US-Iran talks
"The United States should hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program and go slow on pressing for sanctions, contrary to Bush administration strategy, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said on Sunday..."
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April 16, 2006 - Under bills, pharmacists could refuse some orders
"The Minnesota Legislature is poised to pass a law that attempts to balance allowing pharmacists to obey their consciences and getting patients the drugs they've been prescribed..."
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April 15, 2006 - Budget Daze in Congress
"Amid all the other Washington dysfunction, who might notice a bit of meanness in which cultural programs for the deaf suddenly had their federal grants cut off? For starters, the first lady, Laura Bush, might..."
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April 14, 2006 - Bush backs Rumsfeld against resignation calls
"President Bush expressed his full support for Donald Rumsfeld on Friday to counter rising calls led by retired generals for the defense secretary to quit over his handling of the Iraq war..."
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April 14, 2006 - Generals want Rumsfeld to resign
Two more retired U.S. generals called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign on Thursday, claiming the chief architect of the Iraq war and subsequent American occupation should be held accountable for the chaos there..."
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April 13, 2006 - Editorial: The anti-family plan, wounded but not dead
"What a relief it will be if last week's blow to the proposed ban on gay marriage and civil unions turns out to be fatal. And why shouldn't it be? In rejecting a constitutional prohibition on same-sex unions, the Senate Judiciary Committee plainly intended to keep the measure from moving ahead..."
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April 12, 2006 - Report Raises New Questions on Bush, WMDs
"The White House faced new questions Wednesday about President Bush's contention three years ago that weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq..."
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April 11, 2006 - Editorial: October rebates won't fix tax problems
"Give state House Republicans a $300 million pot of one-time money to spend in an election year, and what do you get?"
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April 11, 2006 - Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Cities Large and Small
"Victor Colex came marching out of the shadows Monday, draped in American flags from his hat to his measuring tape and demanding recognition from a nation he regards as his own..."
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April 10, 2006 - Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House
"Key figures in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002 had regular contact with the White House and Republican Party as the plan was unfolding, phone records introduced in criminal court show..."
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April 8, 2006 - White House Faces Barrage of Leak Queries
"The White House faced a barrage of questions Friday over the timing of President Bush's decision to declassify intelligence that was then leaked to the press by Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff..."
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April 8, 2006 - Bush, GOP Struggle for Public Approval
"President Bush has hit new lows in public opinion for his handling of Iraq and the war on terror and for his overall job performance. Polling also shows the Republican Party surrendering its advantage on national security..."
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April 7, 2006 - West Lakeland asks Lake Elmo for money
The Lake Elmo City Council received a request from the chairman of the West Lakeland Township board last week asking for $1,500 to go into a “fly ash fund.”
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April 7, 2006 - W. House does not dispute leak claim
"he White House on Friday left unchallenged a prosecutor's disclosure that President George W. Bush authorize
d a former top official, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to share intelligence data on Iraq in 2003 with a reporter to counter Iraq war criticism..."
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April 7, 2006 - It should be OK to change your mind
"People who write fiction are often asked, "How do you get your ideas?" It's a good question that should be expanded and contemplated by every American in this form: How do you construct opinions about issues affecting our society and what factors, if any, cause your opinions to change?"
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April 5, 2006 - Massachusetts Sets Health Plan for Nearly All
"Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage with a bill passed overwhelmingly by the legislature Tuesday that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign..."
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April 4, 2006 - Committee defeats marriage amendment
"A committee in the Minnesota Senate has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and its legal equivalents in Minnesota. The committee voted down a different version of the proposed amendment that has generated so much controversy in recent years. The newer version would have prohibited the judicial branch from defining marriage, reserving that power for the Legislature. The measure failed on a 5-to-4 party-line vote with all DFLers voting against it..."
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April 4, 2006 - Flunking the Oil Addiction Test
"The muscle cars of yesteryear don't seem quite so impressive any more. In fact, as Matthew L. Wald pointed out in The Times the other day, the most powerful 2005 Toyota Camry, the ultimate plain-vanilla family sedan, accelerates more quickly than some 1975 Pontiac Firebird models. A 2005 Nissan sports wagon can outrun a '65 Mustang..."
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April 4, 2006 - The High Court Punts
"The Supreme Court ducked its duty yesterday. It declined to review a notorious case testing President Bush's sweeping claim to have the power to seize American citizens on American soil and toss them into indefinite detention outside the normal legal process — simply by declaring them to be "enemy combatants.".."
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April 4, 2006 - Bush must face reality of force-fed democracy
"Spreading democracy around the world has become the Bush administration's manifest destiny..."
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April 4, 2006 - DeLay calls it quits
"Republican Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House of Representatives' fallen majority leader, is calling it quits in face of mounting legal problems and a tough re-election campaign that may have been unwinnable..."
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April 3, 2006 - Senate passes amendment to raise sales taxes for outdoors, arts
"A constitutional amendment that would raise the sales tax and dedicate funding to hunting and fishing, environment and arts programs came one step closer to reaching the voters in November when the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure today..."
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April 3, 2006 - Obama Strikes Out at Bush's Energy Policy
"Sen. Barack Obama accused the Bush administration Monday of a "stubborn refusal" to attack the causes of climate change, and said tougher fuel standards, stricter curbs on oil imports and more investment in cleaner energy are essential to avert global catastrophe..."
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April 3, 2006 - Republicans Increasingly Critical of Bush
"From Iraq to deficits, from immigration to port security, some of the most pointed criticism leveled at President Bush is coming from within his own party. Republicans these days are almost sounding like perennially divided Democrats..."
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"David Green made a name for himself within Democratic Farmer Labor Party circles as a young man..."
Read More...
April 28, 2006 - Editorial: An MCCL ambush on abortion rights?
"Minnesota's abortion foes are masters of strategy. Skilled at the frontal attack, they're also adept at waiting in the tall grass for a last-minute leap..."
Read More...
April 27, 2006 - Twins score easy House victory
"In a triumph as vital to the Minnesota Twins as a World Series victory, the state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $522 million outdoor ballpark by an unexpected margin that "overwhelmed" the team..."
Read More...
April 26, 2006 - Bush's popularity hits all-time low as rise in oil prices fuels anger of American drivers
"As his approval ratings hit an all-time low, President George Bush moved to try to stem the rise in US oil prices, which has turned into a political headache for himself and his administration..."
Read More...
April 25, 2006 - Gay-marriage foes avoid lobby rules
"The two groups pushing hardest for a constitutional ban on gay marriage in Minnesota have not filed lobbyist disclosure reports, despite their work at the forefront of a debate that has dominated the Capitol much of the past three years..."
Read More...
April 25, 2006 - Global warming debate is behind us; the focus is on solutions
"This was the most monumental Earth Day since its inception more than 30 years ago because the issue of global warming is finally catapulting toward a tipping point. With the debate behind us, the focus is on solutions..."
Read More...
April 25, 2006 - The unimpressive White House 'shake up'
"There may yet be a major shake-up at the White House - a wholesale changing of the guard surrounding the president - but it hasn't happened yet. Last week's moves of Karl Rove back to a fully political role and Scott McClellan back to Texas don't qualify. That's not a compliment or a criticism, it's just a fact..."
Read More...
April 23, 2006 - Krinkie changes his mind, signs GOP primary pledge
"State Rep. Phil Krinkie, who refused Friday to make a written promise to honor the Republican endorsement in the 6th Congressional District race, changed his mind Saturday and signed the pledge..."
Read More...
April 21, 2006 - CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak
"In a highly unusual move, the CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media, including details about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe that resulted in a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, officials said Friday..."
Read More...
April 21, 2006 - Ex-CIA agent says WMD intelligence ignored
"The CIA had evidence Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction six months before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion but was ignored by a White House intent on ousting Saddam Hussein, a former senior CIA official said according to CBS..."
Read More...
April 19, 2006 - Global warming hits Canada's remotest Arctic lands
"Even in one of the remotest, coldest and most inhospitable parts of Canada's High Arctic, you cannot escape the signs of global warming..."
Read More...
April 18, 2006 - Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran
"President Bush refused on Tuesday to rule out nuclear strikes against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions..."
Read More...
April 17, 2006 - How antiterror laws harm the world's vulnerable
"Almost five years ago, a teenage Burmese farmer on his way home from selling cows in India was stopped by a group of rebel soldiers from his region. Dressed in Chin National Army (CNA) uniforms, they asked the young man to deliver a sealed letter to the chairman of his village. While reluctant, he eventually "gave in," and a long journey began..."
Read More...
April 17, 2006 - An Unkept Promise in Iraq
"Two years ago, the United States government promised to build more than 140 badly needed health clinics in Iraq, bringing basic care to underserved areas outside the big cities. That could have done a lot of good, saving innocent Iraqi lives and building good will for the United States in places where it has grown dangerously scarce..."
Read More...
April 17, 2006 - The Next Treasury Secretary
"The new White House chief of staff, Joshua Bolten, reportedly wants to replace Treasury Secretary John Snow with someone who can better deliver the administration's message that the economy is strong..."
Read More...
April 17, 2006 - AT&T and Domestic Spying
"A former AT&T employee has come forward with documents suggesting that there may be a lot more domestic spying going on than President Bush has admitted..."
Read More...
April 17, 2006 - AP: States Omit Minorities' School Scores
"States are helping public schools escape potential penalties by skirting the No Child Left Behind law's requirement that students of all races must show annual academic progress..."
Read More...
April 16, 2006 - Key senator bucks Bush, urges US-Iran talks
"The United States should hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program and go slow on pressing for sanctions, contrary to Bush administration strategy, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said on Sunday..."
Read More...
April 16, 2006 - Under bills, pharmacists could refuse some orders
"The Minnesota Legislature is poised to pass a law that attempts to balance allowing pharmacists to obey their consciences and getting patients the drugs they've been prescribed..."
Read More...
April 15, 2006 - Budget Daze in Congress
"Amid all the other Washington dysfunction, who might notice a bit of meanness in which cultural programs for the deaf suddenly had their federal grants cut off? For starters, the first lady, Laura Bush, might..."
Read More...
April 14, 2006 - Bush backs Rumsfeld against resignation calls
"President Bush expressed his full support for Donald Rumsfeld on Friday to counter rising calls led by retired generals for the defense secretary to quit over his handling of the Iraq war..."
Read More...
April 14, 2006 - Generals want Rumsfeld to resign
Two more retired U.S. generals called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign on Thursday, claiming the chief architect of the Iraq war and subsequent American occupation should be held accountable for the chaos there..."
Read More...
April 13, 2006 - Editorial: The anti-family plan, wounded but not dead
"What a relief it will be if last week's blow to the proposed ban on gay marriage and civil unions turns out to be fatal. And why shouldn't it be? In rejecting a constitutional prohibition on same-sex unions, the Senate Judiciary Committee plainly intended to keep the measure from moving ahead..."
Read More...
April 12, 2006 - Report Raises New Questions on Bush, WMDs
"The White House faced new questions Wednesday about President Bush's contention three years ago that weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq..."
Read More...
April 11, 2006 - Editorial: October rebates won't fix tax problems
"Give state House Republicans a $300 million pot of one-time money to spend in an election year, and what do you get?"
Read More...
April 11, 2006 - Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Cities Large and Small
"Victor Colex came marching out of the shadows Monday, draped in American flags from his hat to his measuring tape and demanding recognition from a nation he regards as his own..."
Read More...
April 10, 2006 - Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House
"Key figures in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002 had regular contact with the White House and Republican Party as the plan was unfolding, phone records introduced in criminal court show..."
Read More...
April 8, 2006 - White House Faces Barrage of Leak Queries
"The White House faced a barrage of questions Friday over the timing of President Bush's decision to declassify intelligence that was then leaked to the press by Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff..."
Read More...
April 8, 2006 - Bush, GOP Struggle for Public Approval
"President Bush has hit new lows in public opinion for his handling of Iraq and the war on terror and for his overall job performance. Polling also shows the Republican Party surrendering its advantage on national security..."
Read More...
April 7, 2006 - West Lakeland asks Lake Elmo for money
The Lake Elmo City Council received a request from the chairman of the West Lakeland Township board last week asking for $1,500 to go into a “fly ash fund.”
Read More...
April 7, 2006 - W. House does not dispute leak claim
"he White House on Friday left unchallenged a prosecutor's disclosure that President George W. Bush authorize
d a former top official, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to share intelligence data on Iraq in 2003 with a reporter to counter Iraq war criticism..."
Read More...
April 7, 2006 - It should be OK to change your mind
"People who write fiction are often asked, "How do you get your ideas?" It's a good question that should be expanded and contemplated by every American in this form: How do you construct opinions about issues affecting our society and what factors, if any, cause your opinions to change?"
Read More...
April 5, 2006 - Massachusetts Sets Health Plan for Nearly All
"Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage with a bill passed overwhelmingly by the legislature Tuesday that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign..."
Read More...
April 4, 2006 - Committee defeats marriage amendment
"A committee in the Minnesota Senate has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and its legal equivalents in Minnesota. The committee voted down a different version of the proposed amendment that has generated so much controversy in recent years. The newer version would have prohibited the judicial branch from defining marriage, reserving that power for the Legislature. The measure failed on a 5-to-4 party-line vote with all DFLers voting against it..."
Read More...
April 4, 2006 - Flunking the Oil Addiction Test
"The muscle cars of yesteryear don't seem quite so impressive any more. In fact, as Matthew L. Wald pointed out in The Times the other day, the most powerful 2005 Toyota Camry, the ultimate plain-vanilla family sedan, accelerates more quickly than some 1975 Pontiac Firebird models. A 2005 Nissan sports wagon can outrun a '65 Mustang..."
Read More...
April 4, 2006 - The High Court Punts
"The Supreme Court ducked its duty yesterday. It declined to review a notorious case testing President Bush's sweeping claim to have the power to seize American citizens on American soil and toss them into indefinite detention outside the normal legal process — simply by declaring them to be "enemy combatants.".."
Read More...
April 4, 2006 - Bush must face reality of force-fed democracy
"Spreading democracy around the world has become the Bush administration's manifest destiny..."
Read More...
April 4, 2006 - DeLay calls it quits
"Republican Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House of Representatives' fallen majority leader, is calling it quits in face of mounting legal problems and a tough re-election campaign that may have been unwinnable..."
Read More...
April 3, 2006 - Senate passes amendment to raise sales taxes for outdoors, arts
"A constitutional amendment that would raise the sales tax and dedicate funding to hunting and fishing, environment and arts programs came one step closer to reaching the voters in November when the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure today..."
Read More...
April 3, 2006 - Obama Strikes Out at Bush's Energy Policy
"Sen. Barack Obama accused the Bush administration Monday of a "stubborn refusal" to attack the causes of climate change, and said tougher fuel standards, stricter curbs on oil imports and more investment in cleaner energy are essential to avert global catastrophe..."
Read More...
April 3, 2006 - Republicans Increasingly Critical of Bush
"From Iraq to deficits, from immigration to port security, some of the most pointed criticism leveled at President Bush is coming from within his own party. Republicans these days are almost sounding like perennially divided Democrats..."
Read More...
March 31, 2006 - Editorial: Poor marks for Minnesota on pre-K
"It's hard to name a public investment that has earned more praise from elected leaders and academic experts in recent years than early-childhood education. Scholars know it pays huge economic dividends, and politicians understand that it improves student performance while narrowing the nation's skills gap..."
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