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Minnesota's Former Leaders Call for a New Redistricting System

Star Tribune by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger

Minnesota's former political leaders want to take the blood sport out of that most political process -- redistricting.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, former U.S. Rep. Tim Penny, former state Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, former House Speaker Steve Sviggum and former Minnesota Supreme Court chief justice Kathleen Blatz say a panel of retired judges, not self-interested lawmakers, should draw the lines that determine political boundaries.read more >>

Who are the court's true extremists?

Star Tribune by E.J. Dionne

Who are the court's true extremists?

Star Tribune
by E.J. Dionne

This week's hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court represent the opening skirmish in a long-term struggle to challenge the escalating activism of an increasingly conservative judiciary.read more >>

Court rules for Franken; Coleman won't appeal

Star Tribune by Pat Doyle

Court rules for Franken; Coleman won't appeal
Pat Doyle, Star Tribune

Republican Norm Coleman ended his bruising eight-month court fight over Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat this afternoon, conceding to Democrat Al Franken after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Franken's favor.

Coleman Warns Donors After Purported Data Breach

Star Tribune by Brian Bakst

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican Norm Coleman has asked federal authorities to investigate how financial data for at least 4,700 Minnesota Senate campaign donors was breached and posted on the Internet.

Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan mentioned the investigation in an e-mail sent to supporters Wednesday. It was in response to cryptic warnings many got the night before informing them of the possible leak of credit card information connected to their contributions.