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Franken, Cravaack share hot dish title

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WASHINGTON — Your grandma’s tater tot hot dish this was not — and don’t you dare call it a casserole.Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Chip Cravaack were named the co-winners of the Minnesota congressional delegation’s second-annual “hot dish off” on Wednesday,... »

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Emo Senator: Mike Parry said he had no goal for fundraising & he meant every word of it

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Loyal fans of Emo Senator, southern Minnesota's most beloved telenovela, will remember that Mike Parry's congressional campaign stops are drawing voters like Limburger cheese attracts the ladies. In Emo Senator: lost episode shocks Mike Parry fans, the... »

Emo Senator: lost episode shocks Mike Parry fans

BlueStem Prairie

Fans of Emo Senator, southern Minnesota's most beloved telenovela, weren't surprised to learn that Senator Mike Parry's amnesia had returned and the Belle of Waseca had forgotten that he doesn't have a boss who forces him to take vacation time. More sh... »

Supreme Court tells Texas judges to do a better job on election maps | WorldCSM

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Federal judges hearing a lawsuit over election redistricting in Texas exceeded their authority when they jettisoned maps that had been approved by the state Legislature and replaced them with maps of their own. In an unsigned unanimous opinion on Frida... »

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Breaking American Crystal's labor logjam | Liz Fedor

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crystalsugar.comAmerican Crystal recently finished a strong fiscal year in which its revenue rose 28 percent to $1.54 billion. While Congress was holding the nation hostage last summer over the federal debt ceiling, American Crystal Sugar executives we... »

After war in Iraq, Biden heralds new era of US involvement | WorldCSM

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Vice President Joe Biden arrived Tuesday in Iraq for a surprise visit aimed at touting the administration's promise to end the war, and also to thank US and Iraqi troops — and to start talks on a "new phase" in US-Iraqi relations. The White House cast ... »

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Allen Quist to run again for Congress in the 1st | Political Agenda

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Allen Quist, a former state legislator who's run for governor and Congress in the past, says he's running again for Congress in the state's southern 1st District. MPR reports that Quist will formally announce his run on Dec. 1, according to a letter se... »

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Franken, Cravaack share hot dish title

MinnpostHighQuality Journalism For People Who Care About Minnesota

WASHINGTON — Your grandma’s tater tot hot dish this was not — and don’t you dare call it a casserole.Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Chip Cravaack were named the co-winners of the Minnesota congressional delegation’s second-annual “hot dish off” on Wednesday,... »

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