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“PZ Myers” and “Holy War”

By Robin Marty | 03.04.08 | 8:46 am

Well, those were four words I never thought I’d see together.  Thanks to ABCnews.com, now I have…

The holy war started when a biology professor — who runs a left-of-center blog about science and

Governor talk…

By Robin Marty | 03.01.08 | 10:12 am

In the “it’s never too early” column, The Political Animal asks the House Speaker if she’s running for Governor, and gets a decidedly non-answer answer:

“You know, I am thinking about having an even more sucessful session for 2008

Want to write for Minnesota Monitor?

By Robin Marty | 02.29.08 | 1:12 pm

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Are Evangelicals becoming less engaged in politics?

By Robin Marty | 02.29.08 | 11:11 am

David Kuo, the former deputy director of the on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, seems to think so

The new movement is likely to be more spiritually cautious and politically shrewd. As Bush’s presidency has foundered, evangelicals have started to

Are you ready to march?

By Robin Marty | 02.27.08 | 11:12 am

‘Bipartisan’ Think Tank Attacks Democrats

By Robin Marty | 02.27.08 | 8:15 am

Democratic Board Members Quit After 15 TV Ads Run in Blue Districts

By Spencer Ackerman of The Washington Independent.

A neo-conservative but ostensibly bipartisan counterterrorism think tank has lost all its Democratic board members by running an attack…

Would Bachmann have voted for the transportation bill?

By Robin Marty | 02.27.08 | 7:53 am

This sure sounds like she might have considered it…

Bachmann said the geographical diversity of the district provides for many different perspectives from her constituents. But she said the consensus issue among residents as of late is transportation.

“It’s

What if I promise to brush my hair?

By Robin Marty | 02.26.08 | 12:25 pm

Via Minnesota Lawyer Blog, judges are terrified of letting bloggers into the courtroom because of “the specter of the ‘unshaven blogger’ coming in with cell phone camera at the ready.”

Besides the old school stereotype (I’m not even wearing…