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2 hrs ago | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Minnesota nurses union says H1N1 protection lacking

Nurses are being put "in harm's way" by a state policy that only recommends surgical masks to protect them from H1N1 flu at work, the Minnesota Nurses Association declared Thursday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Minnesota, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Fox News

Pawlenty Eyeing 2012 Run?

As Congress begins voting on health care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power.

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Related Topix: US News, Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

WOODTV.com

2010 elections: Dem fears, Rep hopes

Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors

WXOW

Pawlenty guns for big bucks for new campaign fund

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's bid for hometown money for his new political action committee is drawing supporters to a Minneapolis fundraiser Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota

KSAX

Minn. High Court Reviews Conviction in Park Murder

A 38-year-old man serving life in prison in the murder of a Blue Mounds State Park worker is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Minn. to cover patients after health program ends

Minnesota officials are arranging health care coverage for 28,000 patients whose state-paid health insurance plan is slated to end on March 1. The Human Services Department announced the plan on its Web site Friday.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Health Insurance, Health

ABC News

Report: Minn. Needs Significant Internet Upgrades

Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday.

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Your Money

Does the IRS owe you a refund? Here's the list

The tax agency released a list of Minnesotans whose tax refunds were returned by the post office as undeliverable.

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Related Topix: Tax, Minnesota, Personal Finance, Social Security

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Minn. DNR says deer poaching on the rise

Thousands of Minnesota deer hunters will go into the woods for the season opener this weekend, but many people don't wait for the season to shoot a deer.

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Jordan Independent Newspaper and onli...

Pawlenty's latest proposal would limit state spending

Submitted by Mathias Baden on November 5, 2009 - 6:22pm. A press release from the Office of the Governor of Minnesota: ST.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pawlenty: Use constitution to cap government spending

Glad crime is low in high taxed places like New York and California. If you want to debate, don't make foolish arguments.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors, Minnesota

KAAL

Pawlenty to Propose Minnesota Constitutional Amendment

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing an amendment to Minnesota's constitution on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US Governors, Tim Pawlenty

WLBT-TV Jackson

Report: Kidnap suspect improperly supervised

A state report released Wednesday blasts corrections officials for missing chances to catch the sex offender accused of holding Jaycee Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Phillip Garrido, California, California Government

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KSAX

MN Gov. Pawlenty Says GOP Must Improve

Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he welcomes his party's success in winning two key races for governor, but he cautions that the GOP must improve after election losses in recent years.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tim Pawlenty, US News, Minnesota

South Metro

Paul Hoffinger, my view: Push for lower taxes has hurt 'the good life in Minnesota'

Years of scaling back public investment to lower taxes and attract businesses has had an impact on ordinary Minnesotans and the services we value.

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HometownSource

Sen. Franken urges less fraud, less paperwork to save billions

Washington, D.C. - " U.S. Sen. Al Franken wrote to Chairmen Baucus and Harkin and Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Minnesota, Medicine, Nursing, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KARE 11 TV

Pawlenty: Elections 'barometer' for Obama

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says election results in three key races will be viewed as a "barometer" for President Barack Obama's popularity.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Newsday.com

An upstate NY election takes on outsize importance

The race started about five weeks ago with three candidates and is ending with two a ' Democrat Bill Owens and surprise contender Doug Hoffman, a member of the state Conservative Party.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McHugh, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors, Minnesota

TwinCities.com

Minnesota residents tops in 'civic engagement, study finds'

Minnesota leads the nation in voting, volunteering and community involvement, according to a study released Monday.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Web site simplifies donations to Minn. charities

A new Web site aims to make donations to more than 36,000 Minnesota charities easier by helping donors connect with groups they support, then processing their contributions.

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