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'We don't need more government,' Ron Paul tells Minnesota crowds
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Hoping to ride on the shoulders of passionate fans in Tuesday's caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul packed Minnesota events Saturday, speaking of liberty over government and rights over entitlement. "We don't need more government," ...
Minnesota revs up its political machinesPost-Bulletin
Ron Paul Rallies Support in MNKIMT
Republican Rep. Ron Paul says he believes his economic ideas are penetratingThe Republic
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Mitt Romney poised for victory in Nevada caucuses
Washington Post
But he has political needs, as well, despite his commanding position in the race for the nomination. He still suffers from lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy, especially among the most conservative of Republicans. Beginning to win over those voters ...
Santorum, Paul look beyond Nevada caucusesFox News
Santorum, Paul look past Nevada caucusesSTLtoday.com
Romney expected to win Nevada caucusesCBC.ca
USA TODAY
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Political activists get ready to caucus
Post-Bulletin
This year, there is more excitement surrounding the Republican caucuses because a non-binding straw poll will determine who Minnesota Republicans think should run against President Obama in November. Still vying for the Republican presidential nominee ...
Minnesota gets in on Republican presidential selectionPioneer Press
Remember when this state had a primary?Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota House speaker backs RomneyDeseret News
Coon Rapids Herald -Gather.com -Politico (blog)
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Senate GOP has eye on 2 agency chiefs
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"This is a very political process, and governors understand that," said Chris Georgacas, who was Carlson's judicial standards pick. Georgacas, who was the state Republican Party chairman at the time the Senate ousted him, said he took his rejection ...
Capital Chatter: Republicans say Dayton rejected appointees, tooWorthington Daily Globe
MN GOP has “Watchlist” For Dayton AppointeesThe UpTake
GOP Keeping 'Watch List' On Dayton StaffersCBS Local

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After big Florida victory, Romney heads to Minnesota, Nevada
Washington Post
Mitt Romney moved quickly Wednesday to use his big victory in Florida's GOP presidential primary to debunk long-standing charges from rivals that he is not conservative enough to lead the Republican Party. Moving his campaign to Minnesota and Nevada, ...
Mitt Romney glitter bombed TWICENew York Daily News
Mitt Romney riding high in Minnesota visitMinnesota Public Radio
Goldman Sachs Joins Wall Street to Fund Romney Over ObamaBusinessWeek
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DFL Candidates Vie To Replace Vulnerable MN GOP Congressman
The UpTake
Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District race is already rated a toss up by the Cook Report, even though Democrats have not picked which candidate is going to face first-term Republican Chip Cravaack. That process of endorsing a candidate begins this ...
DFLers meet in Finland for 8th Congressional District candidate forumLake County News Chronicle

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Republican Presidential Contest May End Soon, Bachmann Says
BusinessWeek
“All four have strengths, and they all have weaknesses,” Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, said on Bloomberg Television's “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend. “That's what this whole primary process is about right now.
Bachmann Says Republican Primary Race May End Soon (Transcript)Bloomberg
Michele Bachmann: Romney has economic advantageThe State Column
Bachmann sees Republican race settled 'fairly soon'MarketWatch (blog)

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Union fight builds at Capitol
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The political strife over union power that has resounded through Capitol rotundas in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana may be on its way to Minnesota as Republican legislators push for a "right-to-work" constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Sen.
Republicans set stage for right-to-work fight in MinnesotaPioneer Press
Union Fight Brews With Right-To-Work Push In Minn.Manufacturing.net
MN Right to Work BillValley News Live
Grand Forks Herald
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Tribal gaming dollars go bipartisan
Politics in Minnesota
(Staff photo: Peter Bartz-Gallagher) Indian tribes have been a powerful force in Minnesota politics for nearly two decades, bankrolling major political party groups with hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns. All told, the state's nine ...
(POLL) Latz: GOP Voter ID Proposals Target DFL VotersPatch.com

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Maine Republicans start weeklong caucuses
Lewiston Sun Journal
Olympia Snowe found herself in the unusual position of having to campaign for GOP votes as she shored up support and touted her fiscal conservatism in the first primary race of her political career. Snowe praised Republicans for their success in taking ...
Politics 2012: Romney, Paul seek voter approval in MaineUPI.com

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