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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.

A new low(e): Ads proposed for Minneapolis parks

By Chris Steller | 05.28.08 | 2:42 pm

Bus windows and skyways get covered in ads; are public parks next? Minneapolis taxpayers could soon be greeted at their city parks by banners advertising a national home improvement chain that has no stores in the…