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Bachmann will forgo earmarks for Desoto bridge

By Andy Birkey | 03.31.08 | 1:59 pm

us_rep_michele_bachmann.jpgLast week, I speculated about whether Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., would rethink her recent pledge to forgo federal earmarks for her district in light of the closure of the Desoto bridge in St. Cloud. That answer…

St. Cloud bridge closure: Will Bachmann rethink no-pork pledge?

By Andy Birkey | 03.24.08 | 1:28 pm

us_rep_michele_bachmann.jpgThe cost to replace the Minnesota Highway 23 DeSoto Bridge is between $30 and 35 million, a lot of which will likely come from the transportation bill passed by the legislature earlier this year after a contentious debate.…

Citing ‘distortions,’ MNDOT closes St. Cloud bridge

By Chris Steller | 03.21.08 | 7:53 am

Two months after National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker was himself accused of distortions (Daily Mole, Oberstar) over the role of gusset plates in the I-35W bridge collapse, the Minnesota Department of Transportation closed St. Cloud’s…