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    April 29, 2014
    Dayton, Franken lead GOP rivals, poll finds
    ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen.
    news/government-and-politicsApril 29, 2014 - 1:34pm
    June 26, 2013
    Amanda Thompson looks at her father, state Sen. Dave Thompson, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, as he announces he is running for governor as a Republican. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Sen. Thompson joins Minn. GOP governor race
    ST. PAUL - Dave Thompson, who made his name as a conservative talk show host, says he stands out from other Republican gubernatorial candidates...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 26, 2013 - 2:08pm
    GOP governor ballot could be crowded
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s 2014 governor race is underway. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton long has said he plans to seek a second term, and at least a half-dozen Republicans want the chance to knock him off. One GOP wag joked that every Republican legislator was thinking about running....
    news/government-and-politicsApril 26, 2013 - 12:53pm
    July 12, 2011
    Gov. Mark Dayton
    Dayton takes budget message around Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- Gov.
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 12, 2011 - 8:19am
    July 7, 2011
    The Minnesota Legislature's top two Republicans, Sen. Amy Koch and Rep. Kurt Zellers, tell reporters Wednesday that Democratic Mark Datyon made a "very disappointing" offer to solve the state's budget impasse. (Don Davis / FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
    MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: Lawmakers pessimistic about quick shutdown
    ST. PAUL - Count many Minnesota legislators among those who expect a long government shutdown. "My gut tells me that if this goes two weeks,...
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 7, 2011 - 8:33am
    June 30, 2011
    Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch and House Speaker Kurt Zellers brief reporters Tuesday on budget talks aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. (Don Davis / FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
    Shutdown chances increase as budget talks break up late
    ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota government shutdown became more likely Wednesday with each tick of the clock. Budget talks ended late Wednesday without...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 30, 2011 - 8:54am
    June 29, 2011
    Gov. Mark Dayton tells reporters on Tuesday that Wednesday is the day a budget deal must be cut to avoid a government shutdown. (Don Davis / FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
    Minnesota Budget Talks: 'We recognize time is growing short'
    ST. PAUL -- Today is the day for a state budget deal, key negotiators say, if one is possible before a Friday government shutdown. "We recognize...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 29, 2011 - 9:54am
    June 7, 2011
    GOP promises to repay counties' recount costs
    Republicans say they are paying what they owe Minnesota counties for information from last fall's governor election recount. "We have about 20 counties left to go," GOP Chairman Tony Sutton said. "We have been chipping away on them." Sutton estimated that the party could finish...
    newsJune 7, 2011 - 6:34am
    April 30, 2010
    Palin backs Emmer
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Sarah Palin added excitement to the Minnesota Republican convention Thursday night by endorsing Tom Emmer for governor. "A patriotic fiscally conservative 'hockey dad' who got his start in politics by serving on his local city councils is running for governor of the...
    newsApril 30, 2010 - 8:58am
    April 21, 2010
    Lee Byberg of Willmar won the Republican endorsement to take on U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Detroit Lakes in November. Byberg will campaign by bus throughout the district and spoke to a crowd of about 100 at a rally and tea party in Detroit Lakes on Friday. (Brian Basham/Tribune)
    Byberg sets sights on Collin
    In his soft spoken way, Lee Byberg is out to steal Collin Peterson's seat in the U.S. House, and he's doing it with a thick Norwegian accent...
    newsApril 21, 2010 - 2:20pm
    January 22, 2009
    Coleman takes job with Jewish GOP group
    Norm Coleman still wants to return as a Minnesota U.S. senator, but until then has another job. The Republican Jewish Coalition today announced Coleman will become a "consultant and strategic adviser." "We are thrilled and honore to have Norm Coleman join us at the RJC at this critical...
    newsJanuary 22, 2009 - 12:00am
    September 11, 2008
    Journalists group calls on St. Paul to release reporters arrested during GOP convention
    ATLANTA - Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists call on St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to drop charges against journalists who were arrested while covering protests of the Republican National Convention. According to the Associated Press, at least 19 journalists were arrested...
    newsSeptember 11, 2008 - 12:00am
    September 5, 2008
    McCain vows to shake up Washington
    ST. PAUL - Prisoner of war-turned-presidential candidate John McCain promises to change Washington by getting along with the opposition, reforming government and, in general, putting the country first. The maverick politician showed both his quiet and his tough sides Thursday night...
    newsSeptember 5, 2008 - 12:00am
    September 2, 2008
    GOP plans full night tonight
    ST. PAUL - The Republican National Convention is crowding more speakers into today's agenda to make up for a hurricane-compressed Monday. President Bush is expected to talk from the White House via satellite to his wife, Laura, who will be in the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St....
    newsSeptember 2, 2008 - 11:00am
    GOP says distractions won't hurt them
    ST. PAUL - Republicans dealt with distractions as they began their national convention Monday, but said the event still will be a success. First came Hurricane Gustav, whose surge and winds were less than predicted, but forced convention officials to trim their plans. Then, Sen....
    newsSeptember 2, 2008 - 12:00am
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