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You’ve heard of ‘No Drama Obama’ — now meet ‘Mr. Exact Rybak’

By Chris Steller | 01.14.09 | 8:21 am

“Politics is not an exact science,” said the German and Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck. Another politician whose name ends with the letter K might beg to differ: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says, about his relationship with the Obama administration: “This is working out exactly as I would want it.” That’s similar to what he told the Southwest Journal: “I live exactly where I want to be … I am exactly where I need to be right now.” Turns out that Rybak, more than being Mr. Minneapolis or Mr. Mayor, is actually Mr. Exact. See his litany of exactitude after the jump.

Podcast: Mayor picks “stand-up” guy to lead fire department

By Dan Haugen | 03.14.08 | 7:00 am


Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced this week that he will appoint Alex Jackson interim fire chief when current Fire Chief James Clack departs on March 29. Jackson, 50, is a 27-year veteran of the Minneapolis…