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History shows Democrats can count on Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has historically been a place a Democratic presidential nominee could count on. Through presidential landslides and squeakers, the party's nominee has won the state in every...

news Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 11:56am

Fla. remains tough sell to end for Obama, Romney

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — To the last minute, Florida is proving to be an expensive and frustrating state for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney alike, seemingly resistant to...

news Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 11:54am

Both sides on marriage amendment push for votes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Those on both sides of the marriage amendment ballot question in Minnesota are pushing for votes with Election Day right around the corner. After a...

news Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 11:53am

Kurt Bills and Amy Klobuchar debate for the final days in their U.S. Senate race Sunday night, Nov. 4. The debate is to be televised Monday night on Minnesota public television stations. (Forum Communications photo by Don Davis)

Final debate shows Bills, Klobuchar far apart

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's U.S. Senate debate, if it did nothing else, showed the political distance between the two candidates. Republican challenger Kurt Bills added distance between his views and...

news Mon, Nov 05, 2012 - 8:16am

Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers

It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. "Are you better off than...

news Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 4:53pm

Group plans "vote no" campaign stop Saturday in Bemidji

BEMIDJI - A group pushing to convince voters to vote against a constitutional amendment defining marriage plans to make a swing through Bemidji on Saturday afternoon. Rep. Tim Kelly of...

news / local Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 1:39pm

At the end, Romney, Obama spar over voter revenge

MENTOR, Ohio (AP) — Reaching for the finish line, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked Saturday on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory,...

news Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 1:23pm

Romney, Obama each get something in jobs report

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got new evidence to bolster his closing argument Friday from an economic report showing more job creation...

news Fri, Nov 02, 2012 - 11:14am

Obama making up for lost time after storm hiatus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast. The contours of...

news Thu, Nov 01, 2012 - 9:00am

Cravaack, Nolan reprise themes in last debate

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack and Democrat Rick Nolan reprised their disagreements on Medicare, jobs and the effectiveness of Congress in their final debate in a...

news / region Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 3:21pm

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama got an up-close look at the devastation wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, forsaking partisan campaigning days before the close election in...

news Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 3:17pm

Brad Pitt donates $100K for gay marriage effort

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Pitt has agreed to donate $100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states. The...

news / region Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 11:46am

Candidate guilty of marijuana sales still in race

ST. CHARLES, Minn. (AP) — A mayoral candidate in Winona County admits his conviction for selling marijuana could "throw a few complications" into his campaign. Stephen Conlin says he's committed...

news / region Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 11:45am

Education is an area President Barack Obama supports well, former President Bill Clinton tells a Minneapolis audience Tuesday, Oct. 30. (Forum Communications photo by Don Davis)

Clinton rallies Minneapolis Democrats to get out the vote

MINNEAPOLIS -- Former President Bill Clinton rallied the Democratic faithful today on behalf of President Barack Obama, and the campaign used events in Minneapolis and Duluth to snare volunteers for...

news / region Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 1:14pm

Candidates look for right time to resume campaign

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — The presidential candidates searched for the right moment to get back to politicking after superstorm Sandy's destructive interruption, with President Barack Obama monitoring relief efforts and...

news Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 10:03am

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