Medvedev wins election in Russia

Dmitri Medvedev, the hand-picked successor of current Russian President Vladimir Putin, scored an unsurprising victory in his bid for the Russian presidency.

Medvedev took 69 percent of the vote, with his closest rival, Gennady Zyuganov, at 18 percent.

Medvedev’s victory…

Coleman’s support dips; Klobuchar remains popular

Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., has seen his approval rating drop below 50 percent, according to a new SurveyUSA/KSTP Poll.

According to the poll, 49 percent of Minnesotans approve of the job Coleman is doing in the Senate, while 43…

The other shoe falls: Molnau ousted from MnDOT post

In a 44-22 vote by Minnesota’s state Senate today, Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau was removed from her post as Commissioner of Transportation.

The Senate declined to confirm Molnau, who has been under fire for her response to the Interstate 35W…

Bloomberg rules out presidential bid

Independent New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ruled out a run for the presidency on Thursday, ending media speculation that he would enter the race.

In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Bloomberg closed…

Thursday could be D-Day for Molnau

Will Thursday be the last day of Carol Molnau’s tenure as transportation commissioner? It appears so.

Senate Transportation Committee officials are declining comment until after Thursday morning’s Senate floor session, and TPT’s Mary Lahammer is reporting…

Conservative stalwart Buckley dead at 82

William F. Buckley, Jr., a staunch conservative who founded The National Review magazine, died today at age 82 of emphysema.

Buckley was known as one of the leading thinkers of the conservative movement. Though born in New York…

Minnesota GOP luminaries donate to McCain

The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has drawn contributions from a former U.S. senator from Minnesota, a Minnesota Viking and the founder of Lifetime Fitness.

McCain received the maximum $4,600 contributions from former…

Minnesotans win big at Oscars

No Country for Old Men took home four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and Juno won another as Minnesotans won big victories at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles.

In addition to the award for Best Picture, Joel…

Legislature passes transportation bill, House one vote shy of veto-proof majority

The DFL majority in the state Legislature pushed through a new transportation bill on Thursday. But two defectors in the House left the bill one vote shy of a veto-proof majority, which could prove critical if, as expected, the measure…

Clinton’s only road to nomination may tear party asunder

With defeats in last night’s Hawaii and Wisconsin primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is left in a very bad position.

Clinton has staked her presidential campaign on wins in the Texas and Ohio primaries, which will be held…