Minnesota Independent

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Mondale/Carlson budget solutions fall flat

By Jon Collins | 07.08.11 | 7:45 am

Leaders on both sides of the aisle balked on a bipartisan proposal to end the Minnesota budget stalemate through a combination of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts Thursday. The commission, led by former Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale and former Republican Gov. Arne Carlson, was praised by Democratic leaders, although Gov. Mark Dayton ultimately rejected their proposal of a tax increase for everyone, rather than just the very wealthy, which Dayton has proposed.

President Barack Obama campaigned for DFL candidate Mark Dayton at the University of Minnesota Saturday. Photo: Kathy Easthagen

Slideshow: President Obama rallies for Dayton, DFL at university

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.25.10 | 5:00 am

“Hello, Minnesota! Hello, Gophers! Oh, it is good to be back in Minnesota!” So began President Barack Obama Saturday, rousing a crowd of 11,000 at the University of Minnesota. In town at the tail end of a four-state campaign swing intended to bridge an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats — which, according to a new Newsweek poll, appears to be having some success — the president hailed DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton as “the only candidate who can actually deliver change, who’s actually delivered change before.”

In last-second push, Mondale helps Clark fundraise

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.30.10 | 9:10 am

On the last day of the current fundraising cycle, Walter Mondale is pitching in for Tarryl Clark’s congressional campaign. In an email to Clark supporters this morning, the former vice president mentions Rep. Michele Bachmann’s defense of petroleum…

AM.MN: Take me out to the U.S. Senate race…

By Chris Steller | 12.15.09 | 8:30 am

Minnesota may have hosted the decade’s best regular-season baseball game, but according to The Fix the state can also lay claim to two of the decade’s best U.S. Senate races, including one that went beyond the regular season.…

Pawlenty gives Obama ‘corrosive’ treatment

By Chris Steller | 10.26.09 | 10:08 am

Gov. Pawlenty continued his attacks on Barack Obama today, saying the president is “spending the country into bankruptcy,” is “projecting potential weakness” to America’s enemies, and has “governed in an extremely liberal way.”

AM.MN: Biden didn’t resign in Edina

By Chris Steller | 10.16.09 | 8:30 am

In what would otherwise have been his last visit to Minnesota as vice president, Joe Biden did not resign (as Arianna Huffington says he should if President Obama further escalates the Afghan war) during a Thursday…

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…