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(Video) Herman Cain’s claims that EPA regulates cow emissions are false

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.15.11 | 11:11 am

A spokesman for the EPA said there’s no truth to claims that the EPA wants to regulate methane from cattle or dust from farms.

Photo: Jonathon D. Colman, Flickr

Mired in tax debate, super committee members try to stave off automatic cuts

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By Sam Petulla | 11.15.11 | 7:57 am

Super committee members are trying to avoid the “trigger mechanism,” a fail-safe that would result in deep military and across-the-board cuts if the deal isn’t made.

Digital rights groups target Klobuchar on Commercial Felony Streaming Act

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By Jon Collins | 11.14.11 | 10:39 am

On its website, Demand Progress, a progressive group, says they have one goal for the ad: “We need to embarrass a key lawmaker to set an example for others, and make it clear that it’s not okay to shill for the entertainment industry.”

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(Video) Pawlenty says he won’t consider VP run with Romney

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By Jon Collins | 11.11.11 | 11:06 am

Pawlenty said the “bench strength of the Republican Party and conservative movement is incredible,” citing vice presidential prospects for politicians like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

(Video) Texas and Minnesota reporters give perspective on Bachmann and Perry

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By Jon Collins | 11.11.11 | 9:07 am

Minnesota Independent reporter Andy Birkey and Texas Independent editor Patrick Michels discussed how their home-state candidate is viewed back home, how religion plays a big part in both candidates’ politics and the “outsider” personas they have cultivated on their way to the national stage.

(Document) NLRB complaint on Jimmy John’s labor violations in Minneapolis

By Jon Collins | 11.10.11 | 12:48 pm

The following is a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board against Jimmy John’s shops in Minneapolis for illegally firing and threatening workers who supported a union.
The complaint was filed on Nov. 9, and will be followed by a…

NLRB finds Jimmy John’s illegally threatened and fired employees backing union

By Jon Collins | 11.09.11 | 6:11 pm

If the International Workers of the World and Jimmy John’s don’t reach a settlement, the case will go to an administrative judge in January 2012.

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Minn. and Wis. legislators urge Congress to vote against St. Croix bridge

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By Jon Collins | 11.09.11 | 11:22 am

The state legislators say the bridge is too expensive and would cut into state funding for areas like roads, healthcare and education.

Women would be disproportionately affected by GOP candidates’ tax plans

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By Sofia Resnick | 11.08.11 | 9:31 am

The variations on the flat tax proposed by Herman Cain and Rick Perry, both of which would make the system less progressive, cost women more than men.

(Video) Ron Paul launches Minn. campaign: ‘All we have to do is legalize freedom’

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By Jon Collins | 11.07.11 | 10:58 am

Paul said we’re witnessing the end of an economic era, which he said was a “tremendous opportunity” for supporters of an unrestricted free market to get the message out.