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Bemidji man: tea parties miss the mark with message.
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Hard to believe it’s been a month since the tax day "tea parties" took place across the country, with just a little help from Fox News and corporate lobbyists in …
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VIDEO: A World Without Water.
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Current takes a look at water scarcity in the "Age of Drought" by focusing on Florida, China, and Nevada, three areas of the world where the effects of dryness are …
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FLASHBACK: Tim Pawlenty Said the Stimulus Wouldn’t Work Before He Said It Was Working.
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
On a conference call yesterday, Governor Tim Pawlenty said that the federal stimulus money (which is shaping the state budget) will be a big help in the state by "bring[ing] …
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VIDEO: How (NOT) to Form a Union.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
The folks over at the Center for American Progress Action Fund put together this video to show just how incredibly difficult it is to form a union under the current …
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Pawlenty doesn’t support plan to grant same-sex partner benefits.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The Minnesota Independent caught something I’d missed in a letter Governor Tim Pawlenty sent to two state legislators last week (and copied the press on). Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he …
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ABM, Americans United for Change, MN AFL-CIO Calls on Governor Pawlenty to Do His Legal Duty and Certify the U.S. Senate Election Results Should Al Franken Be Declared the Winner by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Will Pawlenty act in the best interests of the people of Minnesota that urgently need full representation in the U.S. Senate — or his own national political ambitions? On the …
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CBS News: New Ad Pressures Pawlenty To Seat Franken.
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Yesterday, Alliance for a Better Minnesota joined Americans United for Change and the Minnesota AFL-CIO to launch a new ad asking Minnesotans to call Governor Pawlenty at 800-657-3717 to ask …
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Action: Call Tim Pawlenty and Tell Him to Make Baby Products Safe.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Just a few days ago the BPA chemical ban passed off the floor of the Minnesota State Senate with a 54-11 vote. While this is a big victory for …