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Republican tenther bill would ban ‘Obamacare’ in Minnesota

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By Andy Birkey | 04.05.11 | 7:45 am

Republicans in the Minnesota House are pushing legislation that would ban the Affordable Care Act from being implemented in the state under the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The bill calls the ACA “unconstitutional,” declares it “void” in Minnesota and directs all state agencies to halt implementation of any aspect of health care reform.

Timorous tenther Tim Pawlenty ‘thinks outside the box,’ says Karl Rove

By Chris Steller | 10.05.09 | 12:59 pm

Karl Rove gave Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty high praise at a speech at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., last week: “Tim’s smart, thoughtful, thinks outside the box. He has a lot of new ideas.” But in an…