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    February 18, 2010
    Governor's race: Another running mate stumbles on E-85
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    News/politicsFebruary 18, 2010 - 11:45am
    February 3, 2010
    Senate District 56 DFL Party Chairman David Beaudet talks with Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party precinct caucus-goers from Woodbury Tuesday night. District 56 DFLers caucused at Oak-Land Junior High School in Lake Elmo.
    Party faithful pick favorites at caucuses
    ST. PAUL -- Two state representatives moved away from other Republican governor candidates and a pair of well-known Democrats battled for bragging...
    News/politicsFebruary 3, 2010 - 7:00am
    January 19, 2010
    Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman said he will not run for governor this year. He is pictured here at the 2008 GOP state convention. File photo by Don Davis
    UPDATED: GOP candidates free of Coleman shadow
    ST. PAUL -- Norm Coleman joked that he is "free at last, free at last" Monday, hours after he opted out of the Minnesota governor's race. Other...
    News/politicsJanuary 19, 2010 - 8:26am
    January 12, 2010
    State honors homeless veteran program
    ST. PAUL -- Veterans are homeless in larger numbers than other Minnesotans, and Durbin Keeney does not like that. "These are the ones who raise their right hands..." Durbin said Monday, when the state honored the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans.
    NewsJanuary 12, 2010 - 8:44am
    January 5, 2010
    Gov. Tim Pawlenty, flanked by members of the Minnesota National Guard, presented members of the Woodbury Yellow Ribbon Network with an official proclamation Tuesday signifying the Woodbury as as an official "Yellow Ribbon" city. Receiving the proclamation from Pawlenty is Darrin Ewing, Mike Hughes and Woodbury City Council member Julie Ohs. Staff photo by Hank Long.
    Governor, Guard recognize Woodbury as a 'Yellow Ribbon' city
    The city of Woodbury was among about a dozen other local governments, churches and businesses to receive official "Yellow Ribbon" proclamations...
    NewsJanuary 5, 2010 - 4:16pm
    Former Sen. Norm Coleman talks to fellow Republicans Saturday at the party's state convention. He said he will decide whether to run for governor early next year.
    Seifert walks away with GOP poll
    ST. PAUL - Marty Seifert took an early lead in the first statewide measure of Minnesota's Republican 2010 governor race. The state representative...
    NewsOctober 5, 2009 - 8:33am
    October 2, 2009
    Pawlenty downplays PAC's role
    CANNON FALLS -- Despite rising national attention to his newly formed political action committee, Gov.
    NewsOctober 2, 2009 - 2:55pm
    August 4, 2009
    Then-Gov. Jesse Ventura talks in 2002 about his trip to Cuba, when he asked Cuban leader Fidel Castro if he was involved in President John Kennedy's assassination.
    Ventura to sniff out plots
    ST. PAUL -- Former Minnesota Gov.
    NewsAugust 4, 2009 - 2:27pm
    July 24, 2009
    Pawlenty visits troops in Iraq, worries about Iran
    ST. PAUL - If Iran was behind the deaths of three Minnesota National Guard soldiers, already rocky relations with the United States could become worse, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Sunday from the Middle East. An Iraqi police official says his department arrested a man with Iranian connections...
    NewsJuly 24, 2009 - 10:46am
    June 4, 2009
    Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, works at his desk during a break in Minnesota House floor action on the next-to-last day of this year's legislative session. Lanning is among a number of Republicans being described as a possible candidates for Minnesota governor in the next election. Minnesota Capitol Bureau file photo
    Republicans eye governor's race
    ST. PAUL - There's a whole lot of thinking going on. Republicans across Minnesota are weighing the pros and cons of jumping into the governor's...
    NewsJune 4, 2009 - 8:31am
    June 3, 2009
    House Minority Leader Marty Seifert of Marshall says he is looking into running for governor, the first Republican to make such an announcement since Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he is not running again. Staff photo by Don Davis - Minn. State Capitol Bureau
    Seifert, Lanning consider governor's race
    ST. PAUL - Two state representatives said today that they are dipping their toes in the Republican gubernatorial waters. State Rep. Marty Seifert...
    NewsJune 3, 2009 - 2:36pm
    All smiles, Tim Pawlenty announces Tuesday he will not run for Minnesota governor again. Looking on are his wife, Mary, and their oldest daughter, 16-year-old Anna. Staff photo by Don Davis - Minn. State Capitol Bureau
    Pawlenty 'not ruling anything in or out'
    ST. PAUL - Tim Pawlenty rules out another run for Minnesota governor, but keeps the door open for offices such as the presidency. "I still have...
    NewsJune 3, 2009 - 8:48am
    June 2, 2009
    Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday afternoon that he will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor. File photo
    Pawlenty says it is time to leave
    ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty will not be around for a third term, but today promised to remain active as the state's chief executive. "This...
    NewsJune 2, 2009 - 3:37pm
    Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty is expected to announce he will not seek another term in office during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. File photo
    Pawlenty expected to rule out third term
    ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to announce "his future plans" this afternoon, his office announced, with most speculation that he will say...
    NewsJune 2, 2009 - 11:34am
    May 13, 2009
    Viewpoint: Time to get real about budget solutions
    As the end of the Legislative session approaches, I work in the hope that the House, Senate and Governor will come together and agree to a budget in the best interest of our state. A divide remains to be bridged, and those on both ends of the political and leadership spectrum remain...
    opinionMay 13, 2009 - 8:56am
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