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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Minnesota

Minnesota stories: 166 news summaries

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(Newser) - We still can't say for certain who will be Minnesota's next senator, but at least some of the legal bills are being straightened out. A Minnesota elections court ordered Norm Coleman to pay Al Franken nearly $95,000 to cover trial costs, reports the Minnesota Independent. Coleman must pay up... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken

(Newser) - Minnesota has dropped a bid to cut off access to online gambling after a legal challenge from an industry group, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The state had petitioned Internet service providers to block the sites. Whether the lobby “ultimately would have prevailed in court is unknown,” a... More »

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Internet • lawsuit • Minnesota • ISP • Internet gambling • industry group

Unanimous Ruling Against Coleman Likely

The end may finally
be near in Minnesota Senate race

Jun 5, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota’s Senate contest seems poised to end at long last, the Minnesota Independent reports. Election-law experts are sure that the Minnesota Supreme Court will shoot down Norm Coleman’s appeal, and it will probably be unanimous in doing so. “What he’s asked the Supreme Court to do... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • disputed election • Minnesota Supreme Court

analysis

 Coleman 
 May Have 
 Shot as
 Governor 

Newser Newsroom 2.11.1

Jun 3, 09 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if Minnesota politics needed another twist: Tim Pawlenty's announcement that he won't seek a third term as governor has all eyes on Norm Coleman as a potential successor, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Because he's still locked in a legal fight with Al Franken over a Senate seat, Coleman... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • governor • Republicans

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Pawlenty is seen as a probable Republican candidate for 2012, but he was mum on the subject. “I don’t have any plans beyond serving out my term,” he said today. “I’... More »

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presidential campaign • Republican Party • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • governor • Election 2012

Senate Recount Case Goes
to Minn. High Court Today 

But decision could take months

Jun 1, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments today in the Senate seat dispute between Al Franken and Norm Coleman, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. If the court goes Franken’s way, he could be seated in Washington; if the five justices find for Coleman, “recounting-type” hurdles will remain before... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Minnesota Supreme Court

 Coleman-Franken Fight 
 Heads to Minn.'s Top Court 

Ex-lawyer Coleman working case; Franken acting like senator

May 31, 09 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman and Al Franken take their protracted election battle to Minnesota's Supreme Court tomorrow, reports the Hill, in what could be its final stage. Lawyers on both sides have spent some 6 weeks readying their arguments—including Coleman, himself a lawyer. Franken, meanwhile, holding to a slim ballot... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • Minnesota Supreme Court

Minn. Cancer Fugitive, Mother Return Home

Authorities take Hauser, 13, for checkup after week on the lam

May 25, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser and his mother Colleen have returned to their home state of Minnesota after fleeing court-ordered chemotherapy, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Authorities have taken Daniel Hauser for a medical checkup; they wouldn’t say whether the return was the result of an arrest, deferring questions to a... More »

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cancer • Minnesota • manhunt • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

(Newser) - Norm Coleman and Al Franken are tussling over $94,000 in legal fees as they head to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Talking Points Memo reports. A county clerk ruled this week that Coleman, after losing a court ruling in the Senate race, owed Franken the money under a loser-pays election... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Minnesota Supreme Court

ANALYSIS

 Parental Neglect a Thorny Issue 

Sometimes parental desires clash with those of authorities

May 23, 09 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Parental neglect” is a tricky term that may indicate just the opposite: devoted parents who care for their children, but in a way authorities oppose, Kate Dailey writes in Newsweek. It’s a paradox illustrated by two moms who fled with their sons this week, one to prevent him... More »

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cancer • parenting • chemotherapy • parents • Minnesota • child neglect • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

Judge Orders Arrest of Anti- Chemo Mom

Minn. native refuses treatment for cancer-stricken son, 13

May 19, 09 3:36 PM CDT
(AP) - A Minnesota judge issued an arrest warrant today for the mother of a 13-year-old boy resisting chemotherapy after the pair missed a court hearing on his welfare. Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg is also ordering that Daniel Hauser be placed in protective custody so he can get proper medical... More »

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cancer • parents • tumor • Minnesota • Hodgkin's disease • arrest warrant • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

(Newser) - A Minnesota judge ordered today that a teen with cancer must receive an X-ray despite his family’s religious views, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Daniel Hauser is a child in need of protection,” the judge said, citing state law requiring parents to provide “medically necessary care.... More »

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cancer • lymphoma • Minnesota • Hodgkin's disease • court order • Daniel Hauser • religious beliefs

Analysis

Republicans Hang Pawlenty Out to Dry

By refusing to certify Franken, Minn. gov risks own future

May 6, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - By refusing to certify Al Franken’s Senate win, Tim Pawlenty is taking a big political risk, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The Minnesota governor’s numbers have dropped precipitously since November; he currently has just a 46% approval rating, with 50% disapproving. The Franken/Coleman fracas may not bear... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • Nate Silver

(Newser) - Minnesota wants Internet providers who serve customers in the state to block access to Internet gambling sites, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Officials say the practice is illegal in the state, but how prevalent it is is unclear. “It's hard to know that," a gambling regulator said.... More »

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casino • Minnesota • illegal activity • Internet service providers • online gaming • Internet gambling • state governments

Dems Launch Site to Track Voluble Rep. Bachmann

DCCC site watches GOPer's weird comments

Apr 28, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps tapping the perverse thrill liberals get from the sometimes-bizarre, ultra-conservative statements from Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has set up a website to monitor the Minnesota Republican, Politico reports. BachmannWatch.com points out past hits, including her suggestion that Congress be investigated for anti-American sentiment, and... More »

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Minnesota • Michele Bachmann • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

(Newser) - The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed today to hear oral arguments in the Al Franken-Norm Coleman legal battle starting June 1, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The appeal date is closer to a schedule proposed by Coleman, who appears to face an uphill battle in the Senate seat contest and sought... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken

Coleman Wants More Time to Craft Appeal

Republican pushes for mid-May appearance in Minn.'s high court

Apr 22, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for Republican Norm Coleman want more time to prepare arguments for their appeal to Minnesota’s top court in the fight over last November's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The attorneys’ timeline, presented today, would put off oral arguments until mid-May; attorneys for Democrat Al Franken, declared the... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • US Senate • Minnesota Supreme Court

Coleman Takes Vote Battle to Top State Court

Franken picks Senate staffers as rival
refuses to concede

Apr 21, 09 1:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled former senator Norm Coleman is keeping alive the last fight of Election 2008 with an appeal to Minnesota's Supreme Court, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman is arguing that a lower court that awarded Al Franken a 312-vote victory denied constituents their constitutional rights by rejecting some absentee ballots.... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008

Minnesota May Have Saved Your Innards

In detecting outbreaks of tainted food, some states are far superior

Apr 20, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, federal agencies are rightly putting money into preventing future outbreaks, but few agencies are focused on detecting them. That task falls mostly to state and local officials, which means the ability to connect several sick citizens and call it a salmonella... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • Kentucky • public health • salmonella • Minnesota • epidemiology • outbreak

Democrats: $1 a Day Sends Norm Coleman Away

Groups pressure GOP holdout by funding other candidates

Apr 20, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Democratic groups think the best way to get rid of Norm Coleman is by pressuring his fellow Republicans. The newly formed Progressive Change Campaign Committee, together with Howard Dean’s Democracy for America, has sent an email to more than a million addresses asking supporters to donate... More »

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Howard Dean • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • campaign fundraising • progressive • fundraising • Republicans

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