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MnIndy video: Palin fans tote books, eagle photos to Mall of America event

By Chris Steller | 12.07.09 | 12:40 pm

Hundreds of Minnesotans braved Alaskan temperatures before dawn Monday outside the Mall of America to wait for Sarah Palin to sign their copies of her book, “Going Rogue.” They warmed up when talking about Palin with the Minnesota Independent.

Burberry and Minneapolis share a fashion link to Palin, like it or not

By Chris Steller | 11.19.09 | 11:38 am

sara scarfBurberry, Britain’s once-staid fashion house, can’t help it if Sarah Palin wears their trademark plaid scarves. “[T]he conspicuousness of the pattern also means that the company has little control over how it is seen, or on whom,”…

Experts: Palin doesn’t really talk like a Minnesotan

By Chris Steller | 11.16.09 | 1:39 pm

palinDon’t believe everything you’ve heard about what comes out of Sarah Palin’s mouth. In particular, Palin doesn’t sound that Minnesotan, say a trio of University of Wisconsin-Madison experts.

AM.MN: Palin and Barkley help the print media pay its bills

By Chris Steller | 11.16.09 | 8:53 am

am.mn logoMinnesota Public Radio is holding a “Future of the News” forum today, but a couple ex-office-holders are the ones who’ve really got the print media’s back. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former U.S. Sen. Dean Barkley…