July 8, 2006 - Rove to help Bachmann raise campaign cash
"Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert have already helped out. Now it's Karl Rove's turn...."
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July 8, 2006 - The Deficit Reduction Act? What Deficit Reduction Act?
"Perhaps I shouldn't take these things personally, but reading over new legal filings by the Justice Department in an unusual, and unusually important, federal lawsuit challenging the validity of the phony Deficit Reduction Act that President Bush signed in February, it suddenly struck me: could it really be that everything I learned back in junior high school about the basic workings of American government was wrong? "
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July 8, 2006 - Global Warming and the Courts
"In a move that has caused both delight and apprehension among those who worry about global warming, the Supreme Court has agreed to rule next fall on whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases...."
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July 7, 2006 - Editorial: A bit of demagogy from the U.S. House
"The U.S. House's unusual road trip on immigration reform is giving "hearings" a new definition -- and a bad name..."
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July 7, 2006 - Secret Service reveals more Abramoff visits
"The Secret Service on Friday revealed four more visits to the White House in 2001 by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, including one to see a domestic policy aide to Vice President Dick Cheney..."
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July 6, 2006 - Rep. Bernardy won't run for reelection to state House
"Three-term Rep. Connie Bernardy, DFL-Fridley, said Thursday that she will not seek reelection, making her the 30th legislator to step down from the State Capitol this year..."
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June 21, 2006 - James H. Gilbert: Partisanship that hurts judicial process
"The Republican Party of Minnesota continues to vigorously promote partisan politics in Minnesota's judicial elections. The party recently endorsed one Minnesota Supreme Court justice and two Court of Appeals judges..."
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June 21, 2006 - Graduation rates tell of two Minnesotas
"Fewer than half of Minnesota's black high school students end up getting their high school diplomas, according to a new study by Education Week magazine..."
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June 20, 2006 - Congress gives itself a raise, but what about the minimum wage?
"I read with interest the article about members of the House of Representatives and Senate accepting their "automatic" pay hike..."
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June 20, 2006 - The Golden Revolving Door
"It has been just over four years since the Department of Homeland Security was created, and it has hardly covered itself with glory. Katrina was a disaster of a disaster; ports are still far from secure, and chemical plants remain a huge target of opportunity for evildoers. But there's one area in which Homeland Security has excelled beyond anyone's wildest expectations: creating a giant, expensive crop of government-trained consultants and lobbyists..."
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June 20, 2006 - Ex-Bush official guilty in lobbying scandal
"A U.S. jury on Tuesday convicted a former Bush administration official of four counts of lying and obstructing justice in the first trial to be held in connection with the influence peddling scandal of lobbyist Jack Abramoff..."
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June 19, 2006 - Top court to decide second abortion law case
"The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would expand its review of a federal law banning some abortion procedures and would decide a California case on whether the law was too vague and imposed a burden on women..."
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June 19, 2006 - S.D. to vote on abortion law in Nov.
"Voters will have the final say on a tough new law that bans almost all abortions in South Dakota..."
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June 15, 2006 - Editorial: Karl Rove: no charge, but hardly blameless
"For the White House, knowing that special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald will not pursue criminal charges against senior aide Karl Rove is no doubt deeply satisfying. For the American public, this knowledge -- unaccompanied by reasons or context -- is both unsatisfying and misleading..."
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June 15, 2006 - US military deaths in Iraq hit 2,500
"The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq has reached 2,500, the Pentagon said on Thursday, and the military warned it expected the new leader of al Qaeda in Iraq to continue the bloody tactics of his predecessor..."
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June 15, 2006 - Endangered Republicans play down party label
"Republican Rep. Christopher Shays cites his differences with President George W. Bush, produces a chart outlining his moderate voting record and pledges his independence from party leaders in Congress..."
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June 15, 2006 - A Leap of Faith, Off a Cliff
"On Monday, the Bush administration told a judge in Detroit that the president's warrantless domestic spying is legal and constitutional, but refused to say why..."
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June 15, 2006 - Congress keeps itself, public in the dark on surveillance
"With its wiretapping of international phone calls and collecting a database of domestic phone records, the Bush administration is busy watching for evildoers..."
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June 15, 2006 - John Gunyou: Taxpayers League's model for governing
"Here's a civics question to start the day. Who provides your public services like police and fire protection, education, parks and roads? Is it: (a) cities, counties and schools, (b) Uncle Sam & Cousin Tim, or (c) the Minnesota Taxpayers League?.."
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June 14, 2006 - Editorial: A mean shot at a lame duck
"Kicking a public servant on his way out of office wouldn't have been considered acceptable political conduct in Minnesota as recently as -- well, May 21. On that last day of the 2006 legislative session, the public show of bipartisan appreciation at the Capitol for all who left their private pursuits to serve, and are now retiring, was admirable..."
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June 14, 2006 - Ruth Marcus: Unrepentant to the end, DeLay exits, stage right
"No one who's seen Tom DeLay operate over the years could have expected the Texas Republican to go gently: The Hammer always comes down hard. But DeLay's farewell address on the House floor last week was nonetheless stunning for its sneering, belligerent partisanship..."
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June 14, 2006 - Bush education policy to miss goals: Harvard study
"U.S. President George W. Bush's signature No Child Left Behind education policy is failing to close racial achievement gaps and will miss its goals by 2014 according to recent trends, a Harvard study said on Wednesday..."
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June 13, 2006 - DFL mayoral duo may be in line to take over for Pawlenty on WCCO
"The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have had discussions with WCCO Radio (830 AM) about taking over the Friday morning hour now hosted by Gov. Tim Pawlenty..."
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June 11, 2006 - Judge may decide if US eavesdropping is legal
"The National Security Agency's domestic spying program faces its first legal challenge in a case that could decide if the White House can order eavesdropping without a court order..."
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June 8, 2006 - Poll: U.S. disapproves of war in Iraq
"The death of al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq came as more Americans than ever thought the war in Iraq was a mistake, according to AP-Ipsos polling..."
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June 67, 2006 - Despite its claims, state GOP has increased tax burden on middle class
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty and House Speaker Steve Sviggum have made a great show of saying they haven't been raising taxes, but the truth is they have raised property taxes, fees, and tuition in our colleges and universities..."
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June 2, 2006 - Pork 1, Antiterrorism 0
"If Al Qaeda is planning on following up its 2001 attacks on New York and Washington with an assault on Nebraska, the Department of Homeland Security's new urban areas security grants are brilliant..."
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June 2, 2006 - Economy holds good news - for the rich
"The American economy grew by 5.3% in the first quarter of 2006, and the unemployment rate, at 4.7% in April, is the lowest it has been in years, prompting Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to say that this year, "the American economy hit the ground running."
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June 2, 2006 - Editorial: Mistakes as governor are points of learning
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty will receive a rousing endorsement for re-election from the Republican Party this weekend. Yet, as the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported this week, he remains “arguably the most polarizing governor in America.”
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