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Minnesota Teachers Union Picks New President

The Education Minnesota teachers union has a new president. Delegates at the Education Minnesota Representative Convention elected Denise Specht as president of the 70,000-member union on Saturday.

2013/04/27

John Williams April Fool’s Video Smack Down! 4-1.

The kid President has an April Fool’s Day message on the Smack Down.

2013/04/01

Gov. Scott Walker Downplays Presidential Talk

Gov. Scott Walker is distancing himself from talk of running for president after word surfaced he’s working on a memoir.

2013/03/27

St. Thomas Names Julie Sullivan New President

The University of St. Thomas made it official Thursday, naming Julie Sullivan the new president of the St. Paul institution.

2013/02/14

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Somalia Leader Heads For Minn. Amid U.S. Recognition

A day after the U.S. recognized Somalia’s government for the first time in two decades, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is coming to visit the diaspora in Minnesota.

2013/01/18

Frank Vascellaro To Interview The President

WCCO-TV’s Frank Vascellaro is going to Washington to talk one-on-one with President Obama Thursday.

2012/12/12

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Reality Check: What Would Romney Do With FEMA?

Gov. Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail today, but refrained again from criticizing President Obama in light of the disaster on the East Coast.

2012/10/31

President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. (Getty Images/Luke Sharrett and Joe Raedle)

Esme’s Blog: The Presidential Race Tightens

With a lackluster debate performance Wednesday, President Barack Obama is seeing a slide in his poll numbers. According to the website RealClearPolitics an average of national polls shows the president ahead by 1.4 percent.

2012/10/06

Pawlenty Resigns From Romney Campaign To Lobby

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is resigning as a national co-chairman of Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to lobby for the financial services industry.

2012/09/20

U Proposes Tuition Freeze; Asks State For More Money

Some Minnesota college students might get a break on their next tuition bill, but there’s a big catch. The University of Minnesota’s President wants the state to pitch in more money.

2012/09/14

Barack Obama speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama’s Campaign Speech ‘Press Conference’ In The White House

The White House Press Corps members finally got the White House Press Conference they’ve been shouting for. And they only have themselves to blame for letting Obama turn much of it into a campaign speech by the questions they did and didn’t ask.

2012/08/21

Carlson Travel And Hospitality Names New CEO

Global hospitality and travel company Carlson on Sunday named Trudy Rautio as its new president and CEO. She’s the fifth CEO in the 74-year history of the family-owned company.

2012/08/20

Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Opinion: Joe Biden’s Asinine Comments Aren’t Cute Anymore

The fact that Joe Biden is only a heartbeat away from the presidency should not only scare the hell out of every American, it should be reason enough for the Romney-Ryan ticket to win the 2012 election by a landslide.

2012/08/16

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Opinion: Obama Avoids The Issues With Negative Campaign

Being president does not give a person license to disrespect opponents, and the disrespect and intolerance from Obama when a different opinion is expressed has been atrocious.

2012/08/15

Supervalu Fires CEO Herkert, Names Sales To Post

Supervalu is ousting CEO Craig Herkert as the grocery chain looks to right its business following disappointing quarterly results and plans to possibly put itself up for sale.

2012/07/30

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