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Rep. Joe Wilson got a largely partisan rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday after he shouted “You lie!” during President Obama’s address to Congress last week. Minnesota’s Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen voted against a resolution chastising Wilson, while DFL Reps. Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison, Tim Walz, James [...]

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by an overwhelming 390-5 bipartisan vote, a non-binding resolution “[r]ecognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States’ strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.” Aside from Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum, who voted “present,” Minnesota’s delegation, [...]