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MnIndy going forward 17 Nov 2011 | 10:25 am
I am writing today to announce the closure of the Minnesota Independent. After five years of operation in Minnesota, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publicatio...
Franken signs on to constitutional amendment to limit money in politics 17 Nov 2011 | 07:10 am
Sen. Al Franken and 16 other senators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would return the authority to regulate money in political campaigns to state and federal governments, an ability tha...
Chicago Fed calls for action to reduce unemployment 17 Nov 2011 | 02:08 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has unveiled a new webpage that explains the Federal Reserve System’s dual mandate of achieving maximum employment while keeping prices stable, and shows key indica...
Supreme Court moves towards ruling on ‘downer’ livestock 17 Nov 2011 | 01:59 am
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on a controversial California law that requires non-ambulatory livestock at slaughterhouses to be immediately euthanized and removed f...
Several members of Minnesota delegation are millionaires, none are the 1 percent 16 Nov 2011 | 11:00 pm
Though none qualify as the “one percent,” at least three of Minnesota’s members of Congress are millionaires, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics released on Tuesday shows. The study averag...
Claims that LGBT community harassed same-sex marriage opponents not supported by courts 16 Nov 2011 | 08:17 am
Photo: Opponents of Proposition 8 in California protest. Source: Dannyman, Flickr The Minnesota for Marriage coalition, a group that is is urging voters to pass a constitutional amendment banning sam...
As Crystal Sugar lockout drags on, bipartisan effort to repeal sugar protections emerges 16 Nov 2011 | 06:45 am
Source: Gfpeck, Flickr A bill recently introduced by congressmen from Pennsylvania and Illinois could have a far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer...
Glenn Beck promotes Santorum, Bachmann ticket 16 Nov 2011 | 06:20 am
On his new GBTV network, conservative talk show host Glenn Beck made a point of saying he doesn’t give endorsements, but then appeared to hand an endorsement to former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and U.S....
(Video) Herman Cain’s claims that EPA regulates cow emissions are false 16 Nov 2011 | 06:11 am
A television ad from Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, which is running in Iowa on radio and the FOX News Channel, erroneously claims the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to re...
Bachmann chairman in S.C. introduced bill to consider creation of state currency 16 Nov 2011 | 05:42 am
Source: Sen. Lee Bright's Facebook page. Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Tuesday that her presidential campaign chairman in South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, is s...
