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Bachmann tries to make bank, Mondale and Wetterling pen appeals for Clark

By Paul Demko | 09.29.09 | 4:28 pm

Former Vice President Walter Mondale sent out a fundraising appeal Tuesday on behalf of 6th Congressional District challenger Tarryl Clark. An additional money pitch was dispatched by Patty Wetterling, who unsuccessfully ran against Michele Bachmann for an open House seat…

Wetterling backs Gaertner for governor

By Paul Demko | 09.29.09 | 2:26 pm

Susan GaertnerChild-safety advocate and two-time congressional candidate Patty Wetterling has endorsed Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner in the 2010 gubernatorial contest. In a letter announcing her support, Wetterling praises Gaertner (pictured) for her work as a prosecutor.

AM.MN: Warm up for health care bill by reading Cohasset’s new pet ordinance

By Chris Steller | 08.31.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoHave you read the 1,000-page health care bill? That’s become a standard challenge in national political debates. But big government stalks small towns too: A pet-licensing push in Cohasset over the summer has increased by tenfold the number of…

Hotdish Wednesday – Pawlenty Still “Not Running”?

By Robin Marty | 12.13.06 | 11:37 am

With 21 months still to go until the 2008 Republican National Convention, there is still enough talk about Governor Tim Pawlenty and the Presidential ticket to fill a hotdish every day.

We have some of the latest inside.

Wetterling first to release ad addressing Mark Foley Scandal

By Matt Martin | 10.04.06 | 4:30 pm

WetterlingadWhen the whole Mark Foley scandal started to break there was, for me, the initial phase of “wow, this is sick” followed by the “how did the GOP leadership allow this sicko to stay in Congress?” followed by…

Wetterling and Bachmann Ad Comparison

By Matt Martin | 09.18.06 | 7:13 pm

With Patty Wetterling’s release of her 1st TV Ad today, both major party 6th CD candidates have ads running on Minnesota stations.  And while neither ad is much more than is expected from a first-run spot, they do provide…