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	<title>Politics in Minnesota &#187; Mary Olson</title>
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		<title>Both sides go all out in Saxhaug-Carlson SD 5 duel</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/10/both-sides-go-all-out-in-saxhaug-carlson-sd-5-duel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bemidji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Fuller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Rapids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gregg Peppin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Nardone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Persell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Brodkorb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Kennefy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SD 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Saxhaug]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most-watched and telling of the races in the new Senate District 5, operatives say, is the contest between freshman incumbent Republican Sen. John Carlson and 10-year incumbent Democrat Tom Saxhaug.]]></description>
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		<title>Several DFL legislators defeated in 2010 are getting back in the saddle</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/06/several-dfl-legislators-defeated-in-2010-are-getting-back-in-the-saddle/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/06/several-dfl-legislators-defeated-in-2010-are-getting-back-in-the-saddle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Juhnke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carla Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Bly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diane Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Betzold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Wardlow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erin Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Newton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Bunn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelby Woodard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Runbeck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Fobbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Maguire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Obermueller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patti Fritz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gardner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robin Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Masin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Rummel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Erickson Ropes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sondra Erickson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Daley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Morgan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For former DFL Sen. Jim Carlson, it was a matter of a little reflection and time to “lick my wounds” before he knew he was ready to run again for the state Senate. Carlson, who served one term in the chamber, was ousted last fall by Republican newcomer Ted Daley as part of a massive GOP wave that saw the party take control of both the House and Senate for the first time in nearly four decades.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP leaders talk about how they flipped a veto-proof majority in Senate</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/11/gop-campaign-leaders-talk-about-how-they-flipped-a-veto-proof-majority-in-the-minnesota-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cullen Sheehan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Skogen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Vickerman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Gimse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Saltzman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sieben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Dahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leo Foley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Fobbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Brodkorb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gazelka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Koering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Olseen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Rummel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarryl Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Stevenson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Late last week, three of the principal architects of the Republicans' Minnesota Senate takeover gathered in Sen. Amy Koch's office for one last time to talk about how they'd pulled it off.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the freshmen: Senate GOP edition</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/11/meet-the-freshmen-senate-gop-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Grovum and Briana Bierschbach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Skogen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Michel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gretchen Hoffman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Fricke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Pederson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Saltzman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Benson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Meunier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Erickson Ropes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarryl Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Lillie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Hauser]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Charley Shaw writes this week, the new Republican majority in the Minnesota Senate appears dedicated to projecting a considerably more conservative face when Session 2011 convenes in seven weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>In demographically split District 4, first-term  Sen. Olson looks to hang on</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/10/in-demographically-split-district-4-first-term-sen-olson-looks-to-hang-on/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/10/in-demographically-split-district-4-first-term-sen-olson-looks-to-hang-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Grovum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Klobuchar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carrie Ruud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collin Peterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Fuller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Moe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Oberstar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Howes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norm Coleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yvonne Prettner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the 2002 election that followed Minnesota's last round of redistricting, the three seats that comprise Minnesota legislative District 4 - which includes the city of Bemidji, Cass County and parts of Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard and Crow Wing counties - were swept by Republicans. Some believed the results were a harbinger of reliable GOP dominance in the area.]]></description>
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		<title>13 could be lucky number for Senate GOP</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/07/13-could-be-lucky-number-for-senate-gop/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/07/13-could-be-lucky-number-for-senate-gop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 legislative primaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 legislative races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Ingebrigtsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Coleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cullen Sheehan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Senjem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diane Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Betzold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gregg Peppin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Gimse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karin Housley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Saltzman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Sieben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Dahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurt Zellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leo Foley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Fobbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jungbauer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Maguire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitch Berg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norm Coleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Meunier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Vandeveer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Hansen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Olseen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Chamberlain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Rummel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Daley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terri Bonoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Utz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Emmer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Around convention time in the spring, Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, boasted that his caucus would retake the chamber’s majority in November. Considering Senate Republicans’ 38-year stranglehold on minority status, and the 13 seats that his troops will need to gain to make good on the pledge, it amounts to a tall order. ]]></description>
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		<title>In the age of social media hype, direct mail still a pivotal part of campaigning</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/06/in-the-age-of-social-media-hype-direct-mail-still-a-pivotal-part-of-campaigning/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/06/in-the-age-of-social-media-hype-direct-mail-still-a-pivotal-part-of-campaigning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Governor's Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Betty McCollum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Van Guilder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Betzold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime Tincher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Drucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Saltzman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dayton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Entenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Hortman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Erickson Ropes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Emmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Horner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 1990s, in another political lifetime, political operatives like Mark Penn and Karl Rove made names for themselves by exploiting the advantages of closely defined messages to specific groups of voters via direct mail.]]></description>
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		<title>March Madness recap (conventions edition)</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/04/march-madness-recap-conventions-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/04/march-madness-recap-conventions-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitol Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 legislative races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Paulsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Mahlstedt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erik Ogren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gene Pelowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Bunn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Downey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Dahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Staunton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislator endorsements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Piper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gazelka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhett Zenke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Erhardt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Dille]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Murphy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The month of March witnessed several interesting endorsing conventions for state legislative seats. In many instances, the conventions sorted out who will carry their party’s banner in November. In other cases, the endorsed candidates are being challenged in a primary. Here’s a rundown of what occurred at some of the notable conventions from the month past.]]></description>
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		<title>Rybak adds legislative support</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/03/rybak-adds-legislative-support/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/03/rybak-adds-legislative-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Demko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Governor's Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carlson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Sheran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Dahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.T. Rybak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tina Liebling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yvonne Prettner-Solon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[R.T. Rybak called a Capitol press conference this afternoon to announce support from seven state legislators for his gubernatorial campaign. The only problem: the House and Senate members were still stuck trying to complete their work before the Easter break. ]]></description>
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		<title>8 legislative incumbents facing intra-party challenges</title>
		<link>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/02/8-legislative-incumbents-facing-intra-party-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://politicsinminnesota.com/2010/02/8-legislative-incumbents-facing-intra-party-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Sundquist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Briefing Room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Minnesota Legislative Races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Erickson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Hentges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cy Thao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Severson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Mahlstedt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Arnosti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gene Pelowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gregory Paquin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jen Peterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremiah Ellis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Webster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Vickerman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kriesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Pederson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karla Bigham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Hatt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Hummel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Higgins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Ritchie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Seifert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Benson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Garber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Atkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat Pariseau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Gazelka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Koering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Thissen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randal Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond Dehn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rena Moran]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Dille]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarryl Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Gronau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Stevenson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight Minnesota legislative incumbents -- five DFLers and three Republicans -- are facing challenges from members of their own parties this year, not counting six incumbents who have said that they aren't seeking re-election and have fellow party members lining up to succeed them.]]></description>
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