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		<title>Auto dealer bill crashes in Senate committee</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/auto-dealer-bill-crashes-in-senate-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill supported by Minnesota auto dealers that would essentially prevent electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors from selling directly to Minnesota consumers failed in the Senate Transportation Committee.]]></description>
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		<title>E-pulltabs: A fatal case of  ‘I told you so’?</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/e-pulltabs-a-fatal-case-of-i-told-you-so/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2013/03/e-pulltabs-a-fatal-case-of-i-told-you-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canterbury Park]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Abeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Schowalter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Atkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phyllis Kahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tom Hackbarth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vikings Stadium]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter went before the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday to give an overview of the February forecast, which had cut the projected budget deficit from $1.1 billion down to $627 million over the next two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Democrats name committee chairs</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/senate-democrats-name-committee-chairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw and Mike Mullen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Wiger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Sparks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Marty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Sheran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sieben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Berglin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Scheid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Torres Ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Latz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Dibble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Saxhaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Lourey. Gary kubly]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate DFL has formalized its committee structure and appointed the chairs who will direct the flow of legislation in 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Suburbs now more vital to DFL majorities</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/suburbs-now-more-vital-to-dfl-majorities/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/suburbs-now-more-vital-to-dfl-majorities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lenczewski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Wiger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erin Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Clausen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Marty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sieben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Jacobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Thissen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thom Petersen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Rukavina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Morgan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The new DFL legislative majorities that will take power in January owe a lot to the rejiggering of the geographic balance within their caucuses.]]></description>
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		<title>DFL majorities pick their leaders</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/dfl-majorities-pick-their-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/dfl-majorities-pick-their-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Juhnke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lenczewski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Mariani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Sparks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Magnus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erin Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Hornstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Wagenius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Vickerman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Atkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Marty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sieben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Langseth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kent Eken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeRoy Stumpf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loren Solberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyle Koenen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyndon Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindy Greiling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Marquart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Thissen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Skoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Erhardt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Pappas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Dibble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tina Liebling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Huntley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Saxhaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Lourey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Close on the heels of Tuesday’s election, members of the new DFL House and Senate majorities gathered behind closed doors on Thursday to elect their leaders. As expected, the minority leaders who helped steer Democrats back into control — Rep. Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook — were elevated to House speaker and Senate majority leader. ]]></description>
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		<title>MN Senate approves $85k in legal bills related to Koch-Brodkorb affair</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/06/mn-senate-approves-85k-in-legal-bills-related-to-koch-brodkorb-affair/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/06/mn-senate-approves-85k-in-legal-bills-related-to-koch-brodkorb-affair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Ludeman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Brodkorb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rules Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a divided voice vote, the Minnesota Senate Rules Committee approved spending nearly $85,000 on legal fees related to an affair between former Senate Republican Majority Leader Amy Koch and fired chief Senate communications staffer Michael Brodkorb.]]></description>
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		<title>DFL votes pass GOP bonding bill</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/05/dfl-votes-pass-gop-bonding-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/05/dfl-votes-pass-gop-bonding-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Sheran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[light rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Parry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gazelka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Reinert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Latz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Dibble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Corridor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Drazkowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Simon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate have had two choices regarding their posture heading into the 2012 campaign season: Withhold votes on key bills to set up the claim that Republicans presided over a do-nothing session, or put up the votes to ensure passage of key initiatives and cry “job creation!” ]]></description>
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		<title>The 10 days that upended the stadium debate</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/04/the-10-days-that-upended-the-stadium-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/04/the-10-days-that-upended-the-stadium-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice Hausman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Rooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claire Robling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Senjem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Metzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kriesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julianne Ortman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Rosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Langseth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Kelash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lester Bagley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Parry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morrie Lanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.T. Rybak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Goodell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Rosenbaum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Nienow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Bakk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vikings Stadium]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the sun rose on Tuesday, April 17, the slow death of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill appeared complete at last. ]]></description>
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		<title>Vikings stadium: A reversal of fortune?</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/04/vikings-stadium-a-reversal-of-fortune/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/04/vikings-stadium-a-reversal-of-fortune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al DeKruif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chris eaton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duane Quam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[racino]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Xcel Energy Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The swift pace at which the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill advanced through the House and Senate this week amounted to nothing short of a legislative resurrection. ]]></description>
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		<title>Higgins looks forward to ‘great adventure’</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/11/higgins-looks-forward-to-%e2%80%98great-adventure%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/11/higgins-looks-forward-to-%e2%80%98great-adventure%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Joe Champion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claire Robling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Tomassoni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Fredrickson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackie Cherryhomes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biernat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Keith Langseth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[R.T. Rybak]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Warren Limmer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Linda Higgins doesn’t want her political obituary written just yet. 

First off, while the five-term Minneapolis senator announced last Monday that she won’t seek re-election in 2012, she plans to serve out her term through the end of next year.]]></description>
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