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A new television ad (that’s TV, not only Web) asks Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Al Franken as U.S. Senator-elect if the Democrat still has more votes than Republican Norm Coleman after a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling expected this summer.

Last year was abysmal for American workers, right? Not if you’re a CEO. Reuters reports that more CEOs saw pay increases last year than saw pay cuts. On top of that, “the median salary for CEOs of 200 large corporations increased by 4.5 percent to $1.08 million,” according to a new survey released Tuesday by [...]

Former Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg (at right, on the phone) was endorsed Thursday by the Minnesota AFL-CIO in his race for the U.S. House from the 6th District. If he wins the nomination, Tinklenberg will challenge first-term Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Stillwater.

Tinklenberg, who is also a former mayor of Blaine, and banker Bob [...]