AM.MN: Rice speech protested outside temple

Chris Steller — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:06 +0000

The president didn’t authorize it, so by definition the protest Sunday of a speech by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice might have been torture. More than 100 people picketed Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park Sunday (Norm Coleman was inside, Coleen Rowley outside). Signs like “Try Condi Rice for War Crimes” referenced her statement on torture last spring that “by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Conventions Against Torture.”

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning …

STATEWIDE: Gov. Pawlenty’s 2004 pledge to end homelessness by 2010 hasn’t happened yet. Maybe he should have promised a moon shot. [Associated Press]

ST. CLOUD: Collegians study Berlin Wall. You know you’ve been put out to pasture as a historical event when you’re the subject of a two-credit class that attracts seven students. [St. Cloud Times]

SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson voted to add an abortion ban to the health bill. The amendment passed, but he voted against the bill anyway. [Smart Politics]

ST. PAUL: Easy come, easy not go. Pawlenty’s quick trade trip to Mexico planned for today got put off when President Felipe Calderon had more pressing obligations than meeting with the next president of the United States. [Star Tribune]

ALBERT LEA: Legionnaires want a digital sign. It would change every nine seconds, in a historic district. [Albert Lea Tribune]

ST. PAUL: You say your job is killing you? For Minnesotans who really did die on the job, a new memorial on the State Capitol grounds opens next year. [Associated Press]

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AM.MN: Rice speech protested outside temple