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Former Sen. Norm Coleman has been hitting the trail to promote the new think tank he’s heading up. The American Action Network hopes to take advantage of the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning rules about political giving by corporations, Coleman told the New York Times. The group also has plenty of ties to — and [...]

At a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Los Angeles last week, Rep. Michele Bachmann offered a candid view of her positions on Israel: Support for Israel is handed down by God and if the United States pulls back its support, America will cease to exist.

Mike Huckabee is invading Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s turf. The former Arkansas governor and likely 2012 presidential candidate will be visiting Minnesota in April to headline a fundraising dinner for local religious right outfit the Minnesota Family Council.

NASHVILLE — Justin Elliot picked up on my observation that Joseph Basel was here at the National Tea Party Convention and wondered how Basel was allowed to leave his home state of Minnesota before the Landrieu phone tampering case came to trial. I asked him.

Reps. Keith Ellison and James Oberstar have signed on to a letter written by Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., that urges the Senate to pass the public option for health care reform as part of any reconciliation process.

And then there were eleven: former state senator Steve Kelley is the first DFLer to drop out of the DFL race for governor. Kelley placed 8th in the DFL straw poll held at caucuses on Tuesday. Eleven candidates are still in the running for the DFL endorsement to replace Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is retiring [...]

Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) organizers announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon that Rep. Michele Bachmann will be speaking at its annual conference in late February and will be introduced by Minnesota blogger Ed Morrissey. Bachmann joins Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who will also be speaking at the conference.

Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among the members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation who attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday morning. As co-chair of the event, Klobuchar got some laughs, while Bachmann turned to Pat Robertson’s CBN News to define the event strictly in Christian terms.

Binational same-sex couples face added hardships in America compared with married couples because the government does not recognize their relationships. Rep. Keith Ellison is among a group of Congress members who are looking to change that.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee went after Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen on Wednesday for their votes last year against taxing bonuses of bank executives who received TARP funds from the federal government. The DCCC jumped on news today that AIG leaders will be getting $100 million in bonuses this year.