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A conglomeration of national and local politics, Minnesota to Washington and, yes, even Wall Street to Main Street. Filed Under Politics aims to aggregate and contextualize political news for the political junkie in you.

The Curious Case of the Coleman Camp and the UpTake

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As you probably heard from pretty much everybody, Norm Coleman conceded the U.S.

Obama touches on Ellison in Cairo speech

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President Obama alluded to Rep. Keith Ellison in his much-discussed speech at Cairo University in Egypt today.

Who will run for Governor now?

We're only a day removed from Gov.

Twitter Trouble at the Capitol

A DFL representative has been reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee for dispar

Conference committee: the first major proposals

Senators in the higher education conference committee offered the first major proposals for a compromise on the higher education funding bill on Thursday.

Franken selects chief of staff

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Al Franken announced Wednesday that Drew Littman, a longtime Washington adviser, would be his chief of staff, according to a press release.

Minnesotans want Coleman to resign, survey shows

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Minnesotans have finally had enough of the Coleman-Franken experiment, according to Public Policy Polling survey results

Pawlenty on MPR: Why can't the Bell Museum wait?

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Speaking on MPR today, Gov. Tim Pawlenty was asked about his thoughts on funding for a new Bell Museum of Natural History on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus.

Medical Marijuana Hits Senate Floor

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Medical marijuana got one baby-step closer to becoming legal in Minnesota today.

More on Bell, HEAPR funding

The Senate passed a bonding bill yesterday with $24 million in funding for a new Bell Museum of Natural Hi