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AM.MN: Lesbian in running to be state’s Episcopal bishop

By Chris Steller | 08.04.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoShe likes to kayak in Lake Superior. She’s been in a same-sex partnership for 22 years. And now Rev. Bonnie Perry, a Chicago rector, is one of three nominees to be Minnesota’s next Episcopal bishop. If she…

Who’s in for 2010: Democrats eyeing the governor’s mansion

By Paul Demko | 06.15.09 | 10:35 am

Only one thing is certain about the 2010 gubernatorial contest: It will be crowded field. Some three dozen politicians are thinking about climbing into the race. Here’s a look at the crop of DFL contenders.

Lawyering up: State’s ‘biggest legal guns’ hired by Colemans, Kazeminy, Hays

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.16.08 | 4:20 pm

CNN is reporting that Sen. Norm Coleman has hired Minneapolis-based defense attorney Douglas Kelley to help with two lawsuits that include allegations about Coleman and wealthy donor and friend Nasser Kazeminy. The Star Tribune reports Coleman’s wife,…