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AM.MN: Pittsburgh’s G-20 is St. Paul’s RNC all over again

By Chris Steller | 09.23.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoSt. Paul set the standard at last year’s Republican National Convention for dealing with protesters and reporters during a so-called “National Special Security Event.” That Minnesota hotdish of pre-emptive detention and prior (physical) restraint on the media…

Franken: ‘We ran a very efficient campaign,’ wasted no effort in win

By Chris Steller | 05.17.09 | 10:30 am

“When you win an election by 312 votes, there’s not a lot of effort that goes to waste,” Al Franken told Minneapolis Democrats Saturday. “We ran a very efficient campaign.” Franken nominated R.T. Rybak for endorsement for a third term as mayor at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s city convention.

Minneapolis park board has pattern of problems with free speech

By Chris Steller | 03.26.09 | 8:08 am

Every couple of years, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board makes headlines for violating citizens’ right to free speech. The latest example? The board’s president, Tom Nordyke, and superintendent, Jon Gurban, are banning the Minneapolis Charter Commission from holding