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McCollum moves (her part) to the right

By Chris Steller | 06.23.09 | 12:02 pm

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In a new official portrait photo issued today, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum appears to have moved the part in her hair from the left to center-right. The Democrat also has added a House of Representatives pin on what…

Why is a plane pulling a ‘Ron Paul Revolution’ banner over Minneapolis?

By Chris Steller | 11.22.08 | 3:27 pm

In the last couple weeks, I’ve tried to extract extra political meaning out of all sorts of stuff — Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s growing back his mullet (for a presidential run in 2012?), Al Franken’s traveling to D.C. (to…

Pawlenty’s mullet, trimmed for veepstakes, is back

By Chris Steller | 11.08.08 | 11:56 am

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty ditched his mild-mannered mullet hairstyle for the Republican veepstakes over the summer. But now he has grown it back, giving 2012 presidential handicappers something to watch. Is he trying to show he’s a Mesabi Maverick?…