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Report: Despite economic turmoil, Minnesota’s civic health is good

By Andy Birkey | 11.19.09 | 1:15 pm

civichealthA new report by the National Conference on Citizenship (NCOC) finds that, despite the nation’s economic turmoil, Minnesota’s civic health is good — so much so that we’re among the country’s leaders in indicators like voter turnout, volunteerism and…

Survey: Half of religious McCain voters believe Obama is or was Muslim

By Steve Perry | 11.12.08 | 10:30 am

The Beliefnet forum, one of the largest religion-related discussion sites on the web, has conducted a post-election survey to gauge the values and motivations of believers who voted for Barack Obama or John McCain.
Here’s the eye-catcher: “Half of…

John McCain = Four more years of Bush?

By Paul Schmelzer | 03.24.08 | 3:42 pm

According to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 76 percent of voters want a president who’ll take a different path than the one set forth by George W. Bush. Today, Crooks &