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Clinton And Biden Coming To MN
Former President Bill Clinton and current Vice President Joe Biden will be coming to Minnesota to stump for DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton.Clinton will be here next Tuesday and Biden will...
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Esme Blog: Horner Rising
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When I first interviewed Tom Horner last spring and asked why he thought he could be elected Governor of Minnesota as an independent, he replied that he would present the middle...
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Dayton: Not Declaring Victory In Gov.’s Race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat Mark Dayton says he’s not declaring victory in the Minnesota governor’s race. Dayton holds a 9,000-vote lead over Republican Tom Emmer, but the race appears headed for an...
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Emmer Attorney: No Thought To Waiving Recount
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — Republican Tom Emmer plans to see a recount through despite trailing Democrat Mark Dayton by almost 8,750 votes in the undeclared race for Minnesota governor, Emmer’s attorney...
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Murkiness Surrounds Money In Minn. Gov. Recount
ST. PAUL (AP) — As the unsettled Minnesota governor’s race moves to a re-count, the money to keep the battle going can flow freely — and possibly without public disclosure of who is bankrolling it....
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Emmer Gives First 1-On-1 Interview Since Election
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the first time since the election, gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer sat down for a one-on-one interview. Emmer has kept a low public profile since Nov. 2. Although he has held...
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MN Justices Deny GOP Effort To Change Vote Tally
ST. PAUL (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied a push by Republican Tom Emmer to force a pre-recount comparison of signed polling place rosters and vote tallies in the governor’s race. The...
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Group Calls On Next Gov. To Close Racial Gap
ST. PAUL (AP) — A coalition of faith leaders is calling on Minnesota’s next governor to elevate racial inequalities in education, health and jobs to a major policy focus. ISAIAH coalition leaders said...
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Recount Redux: Sorting Ballots In Gov. Race
By Holly Wagner, WCCO-TV, Pat Kessler, WCCO-TV and Telly Mamayek, NewsRadio 830 WCCO ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — Election officials around Minnesota are cracking the seals on ballot boxes as they...
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Pawlenty PAC Spent $302K On Election Finale
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Money went out the door of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s political action committee faster than it came in during the final few weeks of the 2010 campaign. Pawlenty’s Freedom...
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What’s Wrong With These Ballots?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has released digital images of a number of contested ballots in the Minnesota Gubernatorial race. Some of the ballots are double marked or...
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Dayton Now Governor-Elect Of Minnesota
By Pat Kessler, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL (WCCO/AP) — Five weeks after voters headed to the polls, Minnesota finally has a new governor. Democrat Mark Dayton accepted Republican Tom Emmer’s concession on...
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After Concession, What’s Next For Emmer?
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV DELANO, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — Standing in the bitter cold, outside his home, Republican candidate Tom Emmer conceded the race to be the next governor of Minnesota, making the way...
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Dayton Asks Pawlenty MnDOT Chief To Stay On
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov.-elect Mark Dayton has asked Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s top transportation adviser to stay on in his first cabinet-level appointment. Dayton said Wednesday that he offered the job...
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Pawlenty Talks About Leaving Office, His One Regret
By Pat Kessler, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It seems longer than eight years ago that a little known legislator from Eagan, Minn. took the governor’s office. As Gov. Tim Pawlenty is leaving office and...
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Dayton Gets Ready To Take Over, Set Tone For Minn.
ST. PAUL (AP) — There are only 50 words Mark Dayton has to say upon taking his oath as Minnesota governor. What comes next is up to him. Monday’s inaugural speech will set the tone for Dayton’s...
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What’s Ahead For Gov. Dayton, GOP-Led Legislature?
By Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Considered to be one of Minnesota’s most recognizable politicians, on Monday at Landmark Center in St. Paul, Mark Dayton will be sworn in as Minnesota’s next...
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Ventura Joins Sizemore In Cast Of ‘The Drunk’
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura will portray the governor of Indiana in the movie “The Drunk” now filming in Terre Haute. The former wrestler and occasional actor joins...
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Former Minn. Speaker Appears On Verge Of Gov. Bid
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers is ready to announce his 2014 plans, with signs pointing to a run for Minnesota governor. Zellers scheduled a Sunday event in his...
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4 GOP Candidates For Minn. Gov. To Meet In Forum
MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. (AP) — Four Republicans with eyes on Minnesota governor’s office are sharing a stage as they angle for the party’s 2014 nomination. A candidate forum billed as the first with all...
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