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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Where in the world is your member of Congress?

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is in Asia. DFL Rep. Keith Ellison is in Saudi Arabia. GOP Rep. John Kline is reportedly in Pakistan. DFL Rep. Tim Walz is making appearances throughout the District. GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann is in Stillwater today (which is in her district). GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen is in the Home District.…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest: 4-8-09

Republican Norm Coleman is going the wrong way in his Senate fight. Democrat Al Franken picked up more votes after the three-judge panel opened up more ballots yesterday. Franken’s lead is now 312 votes. Coleman’s legal team says they will appeal. MPR, the Star Tribune, the Pi Press, AP, Forum Communications and MinnPost have stories.…
by Tom Scheck

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Radio host joins the race for state GOP chair

A Twin Cities radio personality, who recently lost his afternoon talk show on KSTP AM 1500, announced today that he’s a candidate for state Republican Party chairman. Dave Thompson joins Carrie Ruud and Tony Sutton as announced candidates. Ron Carey, who has served as state party chairman since 2005, has not yet announced if he’ll…
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Franken’s lead gets bigger…

Democrat Al Franken’s lead over Republican Norm Coleman has grown to 312 after a batch of ballots were opened earlier today.
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351

The three-judge panel has decided that 351 ballots should be added to the race, in which Democrat Al Franken holds a 225-vote lead over Republican Norm Coleman. You can read MPR’s updates on the current proceedings here.
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GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann to hold townhall meetings this week

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann has scheduled several townhall meetings this week. She will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss ways to prevent, diagnose and beat cancer in Stillwater. She will also hold forums in St. Cloud and Woodbury on Thursday to discuss Climate Change and Cap and Trade.
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The Daily Digest: 4-7-09

The final ballots in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race could be counted today. But Republican Norm Coleman is arguing more ballots should be counted and said he’ll appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The three-judge panel will review 387 ballots today and possibly open some of them. An astute recount/election contest observer says reviewing was yesterday…
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Pawlenty on Senate race: “A few more months” and “it shouldn’t all be on Norm’s back.”

Pawlenty on Senate race: “A few more months” and “it shouldn’t all be on Norm’s back.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was on MSNBC this afternoon to talk about the state’s long-running U.S. Senate race. Talking Points Memo highlighted a portion of Pawlenty’s discussion that said the legal matter could take “a few more months”: “It’s frustrating that this has taken so long but we need to get a proper and just…
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The final three!

Kate Mohn and Pat Turgeon, with the Secretary of State’s office, walked what they say are the final 3 Rejected Absentee Ballots that need to go to the three judge panel. Mohn said the ballots were from Freeborn, Carlton and Wright Counties. Last week, the panel ordered a review of 400 ballots but that number…
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Stadium humor surfaces in Senate hearing

Hockey’s loss won’t be football’s gain in the Minnesota Senate. The Senate taxes committee voted today to remove a provision from the omnibus education bill to designate ice hockey as the official state sport. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, surprised some observers when he suggested a reference to football in the bill could…
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