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SAN DIEGO -- What's gotten into Lindsey Graham? The Republican senator from South Carolina has been working with New York Democrat Chuck Schumer to achieve what Graham calls the "tough...

MONTEVIDEO -- Sen. Al Franken may tour Montevideo and Granite Falls today following a visit to flooded areas of the Red River Valley. The senator will be visiting Oslo, East...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's recent moves for political advantage -- both statewide and for his presidential campaign -- on the capital investment bonding bill hurt Willmar and Kandiyohi County. While the...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting a lone senator's cantankerous challenge behind it, the Senate is back to work on a $100 billion-plus bill reviving popular tax breaks and extending longer and...

From The Associated Press An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: On Sen. Evan Bayh stepping down after two terms of office: It is a ritual...

Twenty-four years ago, in 1986, I began my campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives. My campaign slogan was "Experienced leadership with a common-sense approach." In speeches I would expand...

Former Sen. Norm Coleman made the correct decision for the state as well as himself and his family earlier this week when he announced he was not seeking the Republican...

The Jan. 19 special election to fill Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat is beginning to resemble the 2008 presidential election, when the "inevitable" Hillary Clinton was overtaken by a surprising...

WASHINGTON -- Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest...

An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: From The Associated Press On Minnesota Senate: We can't say we were surprised by the Minnesota Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that Al...

WILLMAR -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty's announcement he will not seek a third term didn't really catch area legislators by surprise, but its timing has them buzzing. "It's a reality check...

APPLETON -- Anxiety levels are running high in Appleton, where workers at the Prairie Correctional Facility are fearful that a proposal to transfer inmates to the Minnesota Correctional Facility in...