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Local publisher Vance Opperman wants one, or both, of the national conventions in the Twin Cities in 2012. Apparently the publicity and visibility garnered for the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul outweighs the disturbing — to many — memories of a well-armed police presence that kept violent protesters at bay and intimidated many others.
Local publisher Vance Opperman wants one, or both, of the national conventions in the Twin Cities in 2012. Apparently the publicity and visibility garnered for the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul outweighs the disturbing — to many — memories of a well-armed police presence that kept violent protesters at bay and intimidated many others.
Republican National Convention hosts about to deliver hefty thank-you gift to Minnesotans MinnPost photo by Bill Kelley The RNC Host Committee, pleased with the event's success last year, is wrapping up its work with gifts to three Minnesota foundations. By Joe Kimball | Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 Nearly $7 million in leftover funds raised by the Minneapolis/St. Paul 2008 Host Committee for last year ...
Davenport, Ia. — A Minnesota animal rights activist arrested in a 2004 vandalism case at the University of Iowa has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
U.S. Sen. John McCain says that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplays any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."
PATTERSON — Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, announced Saturday his decision not to run for Congress in 2010.
Obituary: Louis Ayala Gonzales died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 73.
A former Minneapolis woman was acquitted Tuesday of charges she threatened to kill a government informant, her lawyer said.
Prosecutors ended their case against former state Senate leader Joseph Bruno with testimony from a friend and business associate who said he hired the longtime Republican lawmaker as a consultant for his contacts and the credibility he lent. Bruno faces eight fraud counts in a trial that has lasted three weeks and is expected to reach the jury Monday. He's accused of using his state influence to ...
The unions are coming! Earlier this year, Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock gained national headlines by trying to block Chrysler’s emergence from bankruptcy.
DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Minnesota activist arrested in the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Top Republicans believe they’ve found a winning formula for appealing to voters in 2010.
With the first critical vote for the Senate health care bill slated for Saturday night, both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill are putting pressure on the few key Democratic senators who may or may not hold up the measure. A handful of conservative Democrats have expressed reservations about supporting the bill, for various reasons, and two have not yet ...
Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) traded barbs this week over Chrysler's fate.
A journal and a lock-picking device seized during a searchwarrant at a Minnesota activist's home last year link him to the2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa, federalauthorities said Friday.
"Going Rogue" is prickly, starkly ideological and at times quite funny. Political memoir as a genre can resemble a graduation speech -- safe, padded, with a tendency toward the trite. Palin's book has its preachy stretches, but it can be moving, too, sometimes hitting both notes on the same page
A journal and a lock-picking device seized during a search warrant at a Minnesota activist’s home last year link him to the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa, federal authorities said Friday.
The House and Senate bills differ on who's considered rich enough and how much they should chip in. But both represent a shift that Republicans are bound to jump on. Amid all of the uncertainties about how healthcare legislation would affect each American, one thing is clear: The more affluent would pay higher taxes.
Earl David Lesperance July 18, 1929-Nov. 16, 2009 Gresham resident Earl David Lesperance, 80, died Monday, Nov. 16, at his home. A visitation will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home, 520 W. Powell Blvd. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, ...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and daughters Willow, right, and Piper pose with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey during a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago.
Lisa Kline, the New York stylist who bought Sarah Palin and her family their notorious $150,000 wardrobes, goes public with details of the spending.
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