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Mike Mulcahy

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Well, that was a blowout. If you lived here in the 1970's you saw the Vikings lose a few like that.  Here's a roundup of some of the news you may have missed in all the excitement.

Minnesota:

Joan Mondale has entered hospice care. The wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale and mother of several distinguished children is also well known as an artist and patron of the arts. (AP via MPR News)

Most of the action in tomorrow night's precinct caucuses will be on the Republican side. Democrats are worried many of their supporters will stay home. (MPR News)

The state lawmakers who bucked their parties and/or their districts last year to vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage aren't paying a price at least when it comes to fundraising for their campaigns. (Star Tribune)

At least one of the people who had been mentioned as a possible 2014 running mate for Gov. Mark Dayton says she is not interested in the job. State Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Newport, says she'll concentrate on her senate duties. (MPR News)

The governor calls it the "unsession," but lawmakers may have different ideas. (Star Tribune)

The fellow who was charged with a crime for videotaping a sheriff's deputy in a public place is now running for city council. Andrew Henderson says he's running for the Little Canada seat in part because of what happened to him. (Pioneer Press)

Washington:

Minnesota's isn't the only state run health insurance exchange having problems, and Republicans plan to use it as an election issue: “People see incompetence when they look at this,” said Michael Short, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. “Everyone that’s associated with it is going to have to deal with the consequences of this terrible law, including the state legislators who created these exchanges and the governors in charge of running them.” (New York Times)

The U.S. abortion rate has dropped to its lowest since 1973. (AP via MPR News)

Congress this week begins taking a look at the data breach at Target. But what can the government do about it (especially when it has such a hard time keeping its own secrets)? (Pioneer Press)

Six hours of pregame is a bit to much for me, so I missed this "feisty" interview with President Obama. (Fox News)

Finally:

What some people were doing while you were inside Saturday afternoon. (MPR News)