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National Political News

Obama Dismisses Bush Pentagon Appointees

Obama: Blagojevich appointee shouldn’t be seated

Defiant Ill. governor fills Obama’s Senate seat

Ex-Bush aides say he never recovered from Katrina

Klobuchar pushes high-tech stimulus package

White House backs Israel’s attacks on Gaza Strip

Gaza complicates Obama’s policy in Mideast

Mrs. Bush, Rice: Bush presidency not a failure

Recruiting the Best

Obama’s Hawaii retreat loses power for 11 hours

RNC chair ‘shocked and appalled’ by Obama parody

A big year in politics

Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service

Cheney’s Legacy of Deception

Reapportionment Impact House Seats

For Obama, huge challenges vs. big assets

US, Russian space station crew conduct spacewalk

Obama shows appreciation of our military

Bush Grants 19 Pardons, Commutes 1 Sentence

Biden Says Stimulus Won’t Include Earmarks

Southern, western states to gain seats in Congress after 2010 count, despite slower migration


Topics of Interest

14,000 tickets remain for Vikings playoff game

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites

Ash flood may change way TVA handles coal waste

Economic stimulus could lift up some minorities

Police officer deaths drop in 2008, groups say

High wind knocks out power to 413,000 in Michigan

Desperate for cash, some states consider leasing or selling roads, parks, bridges, lotteries


Economic News

New filings for jobless benefits drop below 500K

Home Prices Declined at Record Pace in October

Amazon says 2008 holiday season was ‘best ever’

Older Investors Should Examine the Risks in Bonds

Shoppers flock to stores for after-holiday sales


Minnesota Government News

Franken lead at 50; absentee ballots still must be counted

Meetings planned statewide to decide fate of rejected ballots

Conflicting MN law on who will judge election contest

MN Supreme Court denies Coleman motion; extends ballot deadline

New Laws Effective Jan. 1, 2009


International News

Vulnerable Israeli homefront rethinks withdrawals

Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza

Thai PM says his goal is to heal political divide

Pakistan: India moves troops toward shared border

Israeli warplanes slam Hamas government compound


Even More

Sour economy makes paying for health care even harder

Outstate News (12-29-08)

Hastings home to nation’s first hydrokinetic power station

The Gas Tax

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’

Cellulosic ethanol pushes ahead


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