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Ron Paul dismisses third party run, woos Iowa GOP with libertarian positions

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By Douglas Burns | 11.01.11 | 9:55 am

Ron Paul, who is holding at 12 percent in recent Iowa polls, told Iowans this weekend that government is the biggest threat to citizens.

Oberstar asks NTSB to reconsider public hearing on bridge collapse

By Tom Elko | 03.19.08 | 3:35 pm

Congressman Jim Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, strongly objected to yesterday’s decision by the NTSB to not hold a public hearing on the collapse of the I-35W bridge. In…

Sunshine Week: Document sleuth sheds light on St. Paul

By Tom Elko | 03.18.08 | 10:24 am

It would be difficult to orchestrate a better kick-off to Sunshine Week – an annual event conceived to promote knowledge and use of open-records laws — than the…

Ballpark hearing hardly ho-hum

By Craig Cox | 08.22.06 | 11:41 pm

Tuesday’s public hearing on the proposed Hennepin County sales tax that would fund a new Minnesota Twins stadium was supposed to be a somber–albeit cynical–affair, as critics of the plan acknowledged that stadium supporters on the County Board held a…