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Science is back! (Updated).
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Later today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order that will undo restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research placed by the Bush administration. Arthur Caplan, the director …
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Updated: Bill O’Reilly Attacks Working Folks, Working Folks Respond.
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Update: SEIU has a petition that you can sign complete with your own personal message to Bill O’Reilly on this issue. Check it out here. Via Think Progress we …
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T-Paw on the Rachel Maddow Show Again.
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Governor Pawlenty took a break from being a radio host to go be on another national television show last evening (isn’t there a budget crisis he should be working on?). …
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Poll: Voters think Franken won.
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
A Rasmussen Reports poll of Minnesota voters finds that 47% believe that Al Franken will be the next senator from Minnesota. The Minnesota Indepndent points out that there is a dramatic …
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Less Baloney, More Big Picture.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Yesterday, our state leaders announced the state’s projected budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year–4.57 billion dollars. The deficit would have been even larger, were it not for the federal …
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Tim Pawlenty: “So Not Ready for Prime Time”.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Governor Pawlenty was in full 2012 campaign mode this morning when he told MinnPost’s Doug Grow that government-issued Treasury bonds would, in his assessment, soon be as worthless as the …
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Does Pawlenty Like the Stimulus Now?
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
After all of Governor Pawlenty’s huffing and puffing, some of the major benefits from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act are coming in to full view for Minnesotans. The new budget …
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What Gov. Pawlenty Can Learn from President Obama’s Budget.
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
While Minnesota’s cities struggle to avoid raising property taxes to provide services under Governor Pawlenty’s proposed budget, Minnesota families can look forward to some relief under President Obama’s proposed budget. From the …