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AM.MN: Virginia is for lovers … of medieval gender politics

By Chris Steller | 09.09.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoGov. Pawlenty will be speaking to citizens all day long today as he travels around the state … of Virginia. He didn’t cancel his trip to campaign there for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell despite the howling of

Minnesota epidemiologist: ‘We will have cases’ of new flu

By Chris Steller | 04.29.09 | 10:00 am

Minnesota has its first suspected case of the new flu that has killed more than 100 people in Mexico. The affected person, who is associated with Rocori Middle School in Cold Spring, is “recovering at home” and “is responding well,” state officials said at a news conference this morning. The person did not travel to Mexico but had contact with someone who did.

Bachmann ‘not blaming’ flu pandemic on Obama — just saying it’s a Democrat thing

By Chris Steller | 04.28.09 | 4:33 pm

President Obama is not to blame for the flu pandemic, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann told Pajamas TV today:

I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under Democrat [sic]