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The Great Tax Con Job

House Speaker Takes the Lead on Job Creation

Even More Unemployable People

Will or Can the U.S. Go Broke and Become Bankrupt?

Congress Should Beware of Letting People Down

The Future of Monopolies

Looking Ahead

The Dirty Little Secret of Job Creation

A Person of Character and Purpose

It’s Time to Call The Vote

Letters & Postings

A Report from the DFL Fair Booth

SD 21 DFL picnic - August 4

Olmsted Fair Starts Monday—More Volunteers Needed

July 28th is Call In For Health Care Day!

Letter: Pawlenty does about-face on LGA

SD27 BBQ July 25th

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National Political News

Dems win approval of health bill in committee

Dodd has prostate cancer

House approves $2B more for ‘cash for clunkers’

House Democrats patch up health care differences

Cash for clunkers program may be running on empty

Congress wants say on Wall Street pay

US general may ask for more troops for Afghan war

AP IMPACT: Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash

Judge orders Gitmo detainee release after 6 1/2 years

AP sources: Govt to suspend ‘cash for clunkers’

Obama hails chat with Gates, cop as ‘thoughtful’

House Dems push ahead on compromise health bill

Obama: Economic report to show 2nd qtr contraction

Obama says it’s a beer, not a summit

House cuts F-22 funding, nixes other weapons cuts

Senator: Medicare cut for gov’t-run health care

New Poll Finds Growing Unease on Health Plan

No. 3 Republican to back Sotomayor for high court

House committee moving on health bill

Democrats press committee action on health care

What to learn in Obama’s ‘teachable’ race moment?

Topics of Interest

Minnesota DFL Party Statement in Support of Representative Collin Peterson

Shuttle aims for Friday morning landing in Florida

Analysis: Taliban code seen as bid to spruce image

DFL Party’s Statement on Governor Pawlenty’s Speech to the RNC

Rep. Walz Opposes GOP Healthcare Ads

Astronauts free satellite, prep for Friday landing

GOP Minn. Gov. Pawlenty builds brand nationally

Economic News

Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected

IBM to Acquire SPSS, Adding to Acquisitions

Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts

June new home sales rise 11 percent

Dow Closes Above 9,000 for First Time Since January

Minnesota Government News

Pawlenty says GOP needs to be more inclusive

New bipartisan jobs task force announced

New Minnesota Laws in Effect August 1st

Pawlenty chief of staff Matt Kramer resigns

Editorial: Swanson wins one for state consumers

International News

Iran president: No rift with supreme leader

US tightens financial noose on North Korea

US adviser to Iraqi military urges early US exit

Iranian police use force against graveside rally

Iranian Police Move to Break Up Mourning Ceremony

Even More

Security researchers offer caution on smart grids

Outstate News (7-31-09)

Outstate News (7-28-09)

Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine

AP Interview: Flu chief: Pandemic in early stages

Non-embryonic stem cells pass major hurdle in mice