Best Buy subplot: what happens when the tweeter-in-chief resigns
An interesting subplot in the unfolding Best Buy saga illustrates how the Richfield-based electronics giant is attempting to separate its corporate voice from that of its very active blogging and...
View ArticleHow physical cues subtly affect our opinions — including those on global warming
Most Americans — 69 percent — believe that global warming is real and that it’s having an effect on weather in the United States, according to a new poll [PDF] released today.Erratic and extreme...
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Congressional fundraising: Clark crushes the 8th and Bachmann's big return
Tarryl ClarkWASHINGTON — First quarter fundraising numbers for congressional candidates are in, so let’s take our traditional look at how each incumbent and candidate fared.A couple of takeaways from...
View ArticleIn wake of corporate exodus, ALEC announces a 'refocus' on economic issues
Want to get the attention of a corporation or trade association at this point in time? Suggest that they are, or at one time were, affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.In...
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Fans, foes split over whether Minneapolis’ Peavey Plaza should be demolished
Peavey Plaza has been given a 180-day reprieve from the wrecking ball to give city planners time to study the possibility that the current design might have historic significance.The action came last...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Voter ID Fraud: Is a sucker really born every minute?
Thoughtful Bastards This November we’ll find out how many suckers vote in Minnesota. Republicans in our fine state have joined their counterparts all over the nation in an ongoing effort to reduce the...
View ArticleWikimedia Foundation director Sue Gardner to speak Thursday
Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, will speak Thursday in Minneapolis at a forum put on by St. Mary's University.Gardner's topic: "Why Wikipedia Matters." Wikipedia's role in...
View ArticleHow to frame the presidential election
I can’t quite decide how silly it is to suggest that the presidential election will either be a “referendum” on President Obama’s first term or a “choice” between two competing visions of what the...
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Duluth artist Mary Bue's 'Apple in the Ocean'
Duluth artist Mary Bue is seeking support for the recording of her 4.5th album, 'Apple in the Ocean', and offers this video proposal. If you enjoy her songs, check out her Kickstarter.
View ArticleMacalester student mounts campaign for state House seat in St. Paul
Macalester College student Andrew Ojeda is running as a Republican for state representative in St. Paul's District 64A.Ojeda, a junior, class of '13, works as a legislative intern at the state Capitol...
View ArticleBigger, louder, higher fireworks bill passes state Senate
Fireworks at the Capitol. And we're not talking stadium debates.The state Senate has approved a bill that would allow more potent fireworks to be sold and used in Minnesota. Right now, only sparklers...
View ArticleGov. Dayton signs vulnerable adults bill, making intentional abuse or neglect...
Intentional abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult can be charged as a felony in Minnesota, now that Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill passed with bipartisan support.Previously, such crimes often...
View ArticleWho's dumber on the Vikings stadium: Dean Urdahl or Jim Souhan?
There’s something ironic about a journalist ripping someone for asking a question, much less attacking them for “dumbing down” an issue while missing a crucial fact himself.Star Tribune sports...
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No comment on what taxpayers are paying for defense against Brodkorb
The AP’s Brian Bakst had no luck trying to nail down how much the Senate, (i.e., the taxpayers) is paying to defend itself against Michael Brodkorb’s legal barrage: “The private attorney hired by the...
View ArticleSouth African women demand action against rape
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A cell-phone video of a 17-year-old girl being gang raped has gone viral in South Africa, in an incident that has shocked a country with one of the highest rates of rape in...
View ArticleIndia test-fires nuke-capable rocket able to hit China
India successfully launched a new nuclear-capable missile today that is able to hit China, reported the Associated Press.The Agni-V missile launches the emerging global power into a "select group of...
View ArticleTorture victim's family can't sue PLO for damages, Supreme Court says
The relatives of a US citizen who was allegedly tortured and killed by Palestinian intelligence officers on the West Bank may not sue the Palestinian Authority or the PLO for damages under the Torture...
View ArticleNorway's Breivik resists prosecution's attempts to delve into his past
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik refused to answer questions today, hindering the prosecution's attempts to understand what led him to carry out last summer's twin terror attacks that...
View ArticleSecurity 'quagmire' for Mexican presidential candidates
Weeks after Mexican President Felipe Calderón took office in late 2006, he declared a war on drug traffickers, dispatching troops to violent swaths of the country. When the Mexican military went on its...
View ArticleSecret Service begins swift crackdown on carousing agents
With lawmakers of both parties demanding swift action, the US Secret Service is moving rapidly to punish those responsible for the scandal involving agents and prostitutes in Colombia last week.Three...
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