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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
Minnesota sacked Juice Williams five times, including one that turned into a decisive touchdown on the way to a 27-20 upset on Saturday. After Minnesota's Willie VanDeSteeg sacked Williams at the Fighting Illini 9 late in the fourth quarter, Simoni...Tags: Football, Fighting Illini, Diplomacy, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Punishment
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'SNL' wants laughs, not votes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLorne Michaels, the executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," has a message for those convinced that the program's presidential campaign sketches have a secret political agenda. "You know, they're jokes," he said. "And when people are confronted...Tags: Prosecution, National Government, Ohio, Barack Obama, Television Industry
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Obama or McCain: Who's performing better?
Today's question: How are the campaigns performing? What is each side doing that's resonating with voters, and what are they misfiring on? All week, Matt Welch and Kareem Crayton debate the McCain-Obama campaign as it enters its final month.
Obama...Tags: Joe Biden, Democratic National Conventions, New Year's, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Palin wows 'em in The Villages
Sentinel Staff WritersWith thousands of supporters packing the streets and sidewalks of this massive retirement community, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the safe route Sunday and said she and John McCain would reform Washington, put America on the path to energy independence...Tags: Beauty Products and Fragrances, Economy, National Government, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Poll watch: Florida
47% McCain-Palin 45% Obama-Biden Economic issues Strengthening the economy was cited as the top priority at least three times more often than any other issue, and 49 percent of voters trusted Barack Obama more to improve the economy, compared with...Tags: Minnesota, Barack Obama, NBC, Political Candidates, CBS Corp.
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Al Franken advises 'SNL' on sketch ridiculing McCain
Associated Press WriterSenate candidate Al Franken provided his old "Saturday Night Live" boss with the inspiration for a comedy sketch that lampooned Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Franken served as a writer and performer on the longtime NBC comedy hit from...Tags: John McCain, Minnesota, National Government, Barack Obama, Saturday Night Live
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Comedian Al Franken won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in his childhood home of Minnesota yesterday, having spent millions and 19 months in the pursuit. The former " Saturday Night Live" cast member, author and radio show host won in a seven-...Tags: Parliament, Minnesota, National Government, Barack Obama, The White House
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Coleman, Franken start to do battle
The Associated PressWith easy primary victories behind them, Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken, wasted no time Wednesday working to firm up the messages that will carry them through the general election. Franken criticized Coleman as...Tags: Minnesota, Parliament, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Wisconsin
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A misdirection in Minnesota
The Republicans are meeting down the hill from my house, helicopters are pounding the air, and there are more suits on the streets and big black SUVs and a brownish cloud venting from the hockey arena where the convention is assembled. A large moment...Tags: Parliament, Minnesota, Corporate Crime, National Government, International Military Interventions
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Republicans convene, night 2 live-blog
The Swampby Frank James 11:08 pm -- Now Lieberman talks to Democrats and Independents. Says he understands that during an ordinary election they wouldn't vote for a Republican. "But these are no ordinary times and trust me John McCain is no......Tags: George H.W. Bush, Political Candidates, History, Armed Forces, Abraham Lincoln
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Sarah Palin & party: Washington broken
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL -- "Don't you think we made the right choice?'' Sen. John McCain asks a cheering Republican National Convention of his running mate, Sarah Palin, who has just accepted the nomination for vice president with a......Tags: Christianity, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements, Democratic National Conventions, Barack Obama
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'The Man in the Blizzard: A Novel' by Bart Schneider
Special to The TimesIF, AS Minnesota native Garrison Keillor likes to remind us, all the region's women are strong and the men are good-looking, it's logical to wonder whether all its writers are above average. Bart Schneider, whose latest novel is, among other things, a...Tags: Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, Republican Party, Washington Post Company, Labor Day
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