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ACLU: Afraid to say he’s gay, Larry Craig took wrong case to court

By Chris Steller | 01.08.09 | 2:09 pm

U.S. Sen. Larry Craig’s mistake wasn’t letting the clock run out on appealing his airport bathroom sex-solicitation case to the Minnesota Supreme Court — it was bringing the wrong case in the first place. That’s the view of Charles Samuelson, executive director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN), who thinks that a refusal to acknowledge his homosexuality impeded Craig’s ability to make his legal arguments.

MinMon audio: Oberstar says airline merger puts agreements with state in jeopardy

By Tom Elko | 04.15.08 | 4:45 pm

Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFL-Minn., held a press conference today to weigh in on the newly announced merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta. Oberstar, who chairs the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was…