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  • MNDem Is Changing!

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    Changes to MNDem.com are here. I am migrating the site from Blogger to Wordpress. The official change has already occurred. Besides an updated look, the only real change will be the location. It will still be accessed using www.MNDem.com, but if you access the site using the mndem/blogspot address, [...]

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    Posted: June 08, 2009, 11:54am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Take A Leadership Role Rep. Garofalo

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    I have not written anything about the budget/unallotment fiasco. I figured there are a lot more knowledgeable and qualified voices out there to do a better job than I can, but…

    Last week, I received Rep. Pat Garofalo’s “Inside Scoop” email newsletter. The heading of the first paragraph was [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 8:40pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Upcoming Notable Events

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    DFL CD2 Central Committee MeetingTuesday, Jun 9 6:30 p.m.
    Savage Library Meeting Room13090 Alabama Ave S(next to Savage USPO and City Hall).
    Visitors are welcome
    Visit the CD2 website for more information.
    mnpACT! Speaker Event: Candidates for Governor in 2010 SeriesFriday, Jun 12 7:00 p.m.Open Circle Church2400 Highland Drive, [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • 2010 DFL Gubernatorial Rankings

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    It is interesting how popular the 2010 gubernatorial race is when you consider we are a year away from a DFL endorsement, and several more months before a primary winner is declared. A testament to the popularity is the poll on the right sidebar of this blog. I have had [...]

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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • mnpACT Speaker Event: Mark Dayton - Recap

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    When Mark Dayton walked into Open Circle Church in Burnsville a couple minutes after 7:00 pm, he walked over to me, reached his hand out, said “hi” and introduced himself as “Mark Dayton.” There were about 20 people there at the time, but the crowd would grow to more than [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • John Kline Doesn't Shoot Straight

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    Our fair congressman John Kline participated in the 2009 Congressional Shoot Out last week. The annual Congressional Shoot Out is a sporting clays, skeet and trap shooting contest held in Maryland pitting teams of congressional Democrats versus congressional Republicans. Despite his numerous appearances everywhere recently, I don’t think Dick Cheney [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Rep. Pat Garofalo: Keep the government out of my bedroom

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    Representative Pat Garofalo sends out an email newsletter every now and again called The Inside Scoop. If you live in 36B and do not get it, click to sign up on his legislative page.

    His notes generally seem pretty common-sense, even though his [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • mnpACT: Kline's Bottom Line Protection is Corporate, Not Consumer

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    May 3rd posting on mnpACT by Dave Mindeman

    Kline's Bottom Line Protection is Corporate, Not Consumer
    Posted: Sunday, 03 May 2009 18:25

    by Dave Mindeman

    Congressman John Kline says he is concerned about the pocketbooks of the average American family. He says he is worried about those' [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 11:55am EDT
    by Stephen

  • The DFL Graylist

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    I am leaning toward supporting Mark Dayton for governor. That may not sound crazy, unless you are a GOPer, but I probably need to explain why it is a little crazy. I have my own DFL blacklist, and Mark Dayton is on it, or at least was. My blacklist is [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 7:42pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Grandstanding On The School Board?

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    I finally watched the April 13th Farmington School Board meeting. Member Tim Burke has more than three-and-a-half years left in his term, and I am already sick of him. I understand what his goals are, but I think he is being overbearing, and his tone seems a little whiney. (Whiney [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Who Needs State Hatcheries?

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    Did anybody else see the State is considering closing the State Muskie and Walleye hatcheries? In general I dislike it when we contemplate the idea that private industry can do something better than the government simply because it is private industry. Profits and reduced expenses are fine, but not when [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 10:19pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • More Phy Ed

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    I recently read an editorial in the Rochester Post Bulletin about a bill authored by Rep. Kim Norton of Rochester. The bill would require high school students to take one semester of Physical Education. I was shocked that kids don’t need to take Phy Ed in high school. [...]

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    Posted: April 03, 2009, 9:20am EDT
    by Stephen

  • John Kline in the news?

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    I keep fairly current with political news, and it just occurred to me that I hardly ever read anything about John Kline. I sure see and hear a lot (even in CD2) about Michelle Bachmann, Keith Ellison, Tim Walz and James Oberstar. I occasionally read about Betty McCollum, and recently [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2009, 6:16am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Naming Rights

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    The following is an article from Finance & Commerce:


    St. Cloud lets residents name new bridge

    Will it be the Granite City Crossing? Unity Bridge? Or how about Swisshelm?People in St. Cloud are pondering 10 possible names for the new bridge being built in place of the DeSoto [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 11:13am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Joe Repya is Right

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    The following is a blog by LTC Joe Repya on The Eagle’s Nest Blog. I think he is overreacting a little, the MNGOP will stabilize, just like the DFL did, but his point about vicious attacks because a member of the party has a different opinion is important for [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 10:49am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Editorial: Mayo emphasizes value in health reform

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    The following is an editorial from the Rochester Post-Bulletin:

    Editorial: Mayo emphasizes value in health reform
    3/6/2009 7:15:02 AM

    Individualized medicine.
    Coordinated/integrated care.
    Paying for value vs. fee-for-service.

    If Mayo Clinic has its way, these terms will become an integral part of the national conversation about health [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2009, 12:08pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Whining About The Mortgage Crisis

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    I’ve been listening to a lot of progressive radio recently. I have been an on and off listener of progressive talk since its local inception, but I have never heard the number of right wingers calling the progressive shows in the numbers they have been calling in recent months. I [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 8:30pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Pay Cuts

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    I have an idea, one that would endear Governor Pawlenty to the people of Minnesota. And he has to do it, it wouldn’t be the legislature that does it. With the state in such a financial crisis, he should take the lead, mandate a statewide 5% salary cut, not just [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 7:42am EST
    by Stephen

  • Penguins in the Rye

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    There is a controversy brewing in Farmington. Nothing has blown up yet, but in a heavily right leaning district, where less than 1 in 4 people are college educated, an issue over homosexuality will likely cause a blow up. There has been a complaint about a children’s book. Some self [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 4:50pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Obama Considers Tax on Cabinet

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    I am glad Tom Daschle withdrew. Not that I don’t think he would be great, in fact I really like Tom Daschle, but because I am sick of Democrats defending him. I am pretty forgiving when it comes to tax issues. Taxes are confusing, even for people who do them [...]

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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by Stephen

  • "Tax Cuts Again Tried-and-not-so-true remedy is offered again"

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    From the StarTribune's "Letters to the editor for Wednesday, Jan. 28"

    "Tax Cuts Again Tried-and-not-so-true remedy is offered again"


    For 30 years, Republicans have been offering the same answer to many issues. Budget surplus? Tax cuts. Budget deficit? Tax cuts. High gas prices? Tax cuts. Health insurance crisis? Tax' [...]

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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 7:17am EST
    by Stephen

  • Budget Trends Study Commission

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    A couple of interesting points that came out of the Budget Trends Study Commission, which is trying to improve the state’s long term fiscal health.

    The report I received via email was pretty long, but I like this especially:

    The Commission suggests numerous changes to the current forecasting [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 9:17pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Friending the Candidates

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    Facebook is new to me. I joined a couple months ago, and have been in contact with friends from elementary school who I have not seen or talked to for 20 plus years. It is an amazing connecting tool, and I was thinking of that, when I decided to see [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2009, 9:46am EST
    by Stephen

  • SD36 Meeting

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    SD 36 Central Committee will meet on Thursday, January 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Rambling River Center (formerly known as the Senior Center) 431 3rd Street, Farmington.


    Sentate District 36 minnesota dfl democrats [...]

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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 6:45am EST
    by Stephen

  • Bite the Bullet

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    The state senate and house open the new session Tuesday. On the agenda immediately will be balancing this year’s short fall, but the bigger issue is our state has upwards of a 6 billion dollar deficit coming over the next two years, which starts July 1st I think. Our states [...]
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    Posted: January 03, 2009, 9:19am EST
    by Stephen

  • I'm Tired of Union Bashing!

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    I’m a little tired of the union bashing going on with regards to auto workers, and union bashing in general. People need to remember that one of the reasons we have as great a country as we have, is because of the unions. Look back in history at what New [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2008, 5:09pm EST
    by Stephen

  • The Advent Conspiracy II

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    Joey and I don't agree on a lot of political issues, but I think I can safely say we both believe Christmas is much more than a holiday. Thanks to Joey, I have the video embedded now, we'll see if I can do it in the future.

    minnesota dfl [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 8:40pm EST
    by Stephen

  • The Advent Conspiracy

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    The Advent Conspiracy Video from River of Joy's blog.Click the underlined words, I don't know how to add a video... minnesota dfl democrats [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 11:44am EST
    by Stephen

  • Minnesota is $5.2 billion in the hole

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    Some big scary headlines:
    Economy lost another 533,000 jobs in Nov.
    Worst month since December 1974 brings total this year to 1.9 million
    Minnesota is $5.2 billion in the hole
    So what do we do about the state’s deficit? Do we raise taxes? Do we cut spending? Do we do [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 8:59am EST
    by Stephen

  • Obama team sweeps news media into Cubs-Sox rivalry

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    I just think it is kind of funny.

    From the Chicago Tribune:
    Obama team sweeps news media into Cubs-Sox rivalry
    By John McCormick, November 25, 2008

    There's always a media pecking order at a presidential news conference, but on Monday, aides to President-elect Barack Obama introduced a new' [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2008, 12:38pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Happy Veteran's Day

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    I visited Fort Snelling National Cemetery yesterday, unfortunately, it was for a funeral.

    Happy Veteran's Day
    minnesota dfl democrats' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2008, 3:08pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Looking to 2010

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    So with less than a day gone by since the political commercials ended, what do we do now? The toilet bowl cleaner commercials are back on TV, the roadsides are less cluttered by red and blue signs, and the interruptions from quick-speaking, monotone callers have stopped bothering us at dinner [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 6:10pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Byron Leftwich was playing for more than the Steelers

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    I heard an interesting bit of election prediction info this morning. Since 1936, the Washington Redskins of the NFL have predicted the outcome of a presidential election. The prediction hinges on whether or not the Redskins win or lose their last home game before the election. If the Redskins win [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:37pm EST
    by Stephen

  • Love in a gLOVEbox

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    What do you do when you see a homeless person standing on the side of the road with a sign asking for help? I usually don’t do anything other than try not to make eye contact. It isn’t that I don’t want to help. I’m just usually not prepared to [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2008, 7:04pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • A Funny Thing Happened To Me On My Way...

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    I’ve been going to a Bible study Monday mornings at 6:30. So I got up a little early today and went to Caribou where we meet. My father-in-law bought me a hot chocolate (I’m a bad Norwegian, I don’t drink coffee) and the group discussed the second half of Romans [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2008, 6:17pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Smilin' John Kline

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    While John McCain found this Lakeville woman to be so wrong that he took the microphone from her and defended Barack Obama from her comments, John Kline (sitting right next to her, looking up admiringly) really seemed to like her. It doesn’t surprise me. John [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2008, 6:20am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Van Susteren or Van Halen?

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    I’ve been pretty busy with school recently, I’m going to stick with that being the reason I haven’t blogged very much. It has nothing to do with being sick of this election cycle. Ignore the fact that I spend my time in the car scanning through my XM looking for [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2008, 9:19pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • John McCain’s Ability to Multitask

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    Should we be worried about John McCain’s ability to multitask? Or should we be worried that he is so inept when it comes to economic issues, that he can’t think of anything else because it is too much for his brain? Either one is a little worrisome.

    John McCain [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2008, 6:27am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Teddy, Taft and Trust-Busting

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    I haven’t studied the monopoly era or the gilded age in depth. However, I know enough about them to understand why Roosevelt and Taft pushed to eliminate trusts and monopolies: to prevent a handful of companies from overly influencing the economy.

    It seems, with the deregulation started by Reagan [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2008, 4:51pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Who Are We Going To Trust?

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    After more than a year of running as a Bush-Cheney republican and courting groups of the electorate he has never wanted the support of before, and after more than three days of a convention full of negative, derisive speeches with more punch lines than policy, John McCain took the stage [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2008, 6:19am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Sarah (Sarcastic) Smile

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    If you watched the RNC last night, you saw a couple of cynical and sarcastic politicians speak. After hearing all last week that the DNC was just a bunch of good speeches about hope and change without real policy ideas, last night's display by Giuliani and Palin was insulting. Palin [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2008, 6:21am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Karl Rove on Sarah Palin, I mean Tim Kaine

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    I heard a Karl Rove quote on the radio this morning. It is hilarious when you compare what Karl Rove said about the possibility of Barack Obama choosing Tim Kaine compared to John McCain’s choice of Sara Palin.

    Rove was talking on Meet the Press a few weeks ago [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2008, 8:58am EDT
    by Stephen

  • The Great Gustave-RNC Debate

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    There is this debate going on about why President Bush is so concerned about New Orleans this time when a hurricane is going to hit. I read one comment that said it was the Democrats who screwed up last time, another who blamed the residents, and third that said only [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2008, 7:27am EDT
    by Stephen

  • More on Alska Governor Sarah Palin

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    1. She has no foreign policy experience
    2. She is so strongly anti-choice that she even opposes abortion in the case of rape or incest
    3. George Bush wasn't right enough for her, she supported Pat Buchanan in 2000
    4. She's doesn't think we humans are the cause of climate change
    5. She has pushed hard for more oil [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Ohio McCain-Palin Rally

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    I listened to the Ohio John McCain rally on CSPAN today. Prior to the VP introduction, it was a typical republican rally. Outside of the standard rhetoric regarding taxes, freedom and the military ( all of which have been completely ignored over the last 14 years by the republicans,) the [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2008, 7:17am EDT
    by Stephen

  • Pat Garofalo's Frustrations

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    This is exactly why our country’s infrastructure is crumbling and poverty is not just a problem, but a growing problem. I got Rep. Pat Garofalo’s latest “Inside Scoop,” his occasional email to constituents, and this is how he complained about the sales tax that increase that took effect the beginning [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 10:24pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • BikeForObama.Com - Check it out

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    I received an interesting email yesterday. A couple guys are going to bike from the Twin Cities to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. They are looking for some donations to support their symbolic, peaceful and green effort. If you can, check out their site.

    minnesota [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2008, 8:01pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Worms, parasites afflict the poorest in U.S.

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    June 24, 2008, a Reuters report states: “Worms, parasites afflict the poorest in U.S. - 'Diseases of neglect' stem from lack of care, poor sanitation.

    Dr. Peter Hotez of George Washington University and the Sabin Vaccine Institute in Washington reports that diseases caused by worms and parasites are [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 6:00am EDT
    by Stephen

  • The Hypocrisy of T-Paw

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    Can you believe Tim Pawlenty said this on This Week today:

    “ John McCain is the one person who says, I’ll stand up and do what’s right for my country even before party. And I’ll challenge you [Rahm Emanuel] once again. Name me one instance, even one, where [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2008, 10:20pm EDT
    by Stephen

  • Way to go Norm Coleman, who needs renewable energy.

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    This is one of three blog headline Featured on the front page of Norm’s website

    “Norm Coleman: Fighting To End Our Addiction To Foreign Oil “

    Of course yesterday, he voted to block the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 in order to protect a tax [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 4:37pm EDT
    by Stephen
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