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Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
May 14th, 2013
07:46 PM ET
4 days ago

Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law

(CNN) – Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages Tuesday after Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, signed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry.

"It's history," his Twitter account read, along with a photo of him signing the bill on the Capitol steps. The state Senate on Monday voted 37-30 in favor of approving the legislation.

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Filed under: Minnesota • Same-sex marriage
Minnesota legislators vote for same-sex marriage
May 13th, 2013
06:09 PM ET
5 days ago

Minnesota legislators vote for same-sex marriage

(CNN) - Minnesota is expected to become the twelfth state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state Senate on Monday voted 37-30 in favor of approving it.

Gov. Mark Dayton has said he would sign the bill. After the vote, he posted online, "Join us tomorrow as we make history on the Capitol steps."
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Filed under: Minnesota • Same-sex marriage
Funny money: Conan raffles brunch for Sen. Franken
March 19th, 2013
12:39 PM ET
60 days ago

Funny money: Conan raffles brunch for Sen. Franken

(CNN) – Sen. Al Franken, whose previous career was as a comedian and writer, has established himself as a serious lawmaker on Capitol Hill.

But facing a potentially tough re-election fight in 2014, the Minnesota Democrat is enlisting a colleague from his former life to pitch in on raising campaign cash.
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Filed under: Al Franken • Minnesota
Bachmann wins re-election in tight race
November 7th, 2012
06:57 AM ET
192 days ago

Bachmann wins re-election in tight race

Washington (CNN) – Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, a darling of the tea party who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination, has won re-election to a fourth term in the House, CNN projects.

Her Democratic challenger Jim Graves, a wealthy businessman, faced long odds against Bachmann, but campaigned on a message that the conservative congresswoman had abandoned her district in her bid for higher office.
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Filed under: 2012 • Congress • House • Michele Bachmann • Minnesota
Paul Ryan rallies GOP in Minnesota
November 4th, 2012
08:55 PM ET
194 days ago

Paul Ryan rallies GOP in Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) - Republicans in Democratic-leaning Minnesota made a show of force when Paul Ryan campaigned in the state two days before Election Day.

The Minneapolis rally with Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate drew an impressive and enthusiastic crowd – it was one of Ryan's largest solo events since he joined the ticket – gives Republicans anecdotal evidence that their map to 270 electoral votes could be expanding.
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Filed under: 2012 • Minnesota • Paul Ryan
Trademark mustache in play if some Dem states fall
October 31st, 2012
11:24 AM ET
199 days ago

Trademark mustache in play if some Dem states fall

(CNN) – With polls showing the presidential race tightening Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania - and Republicans signaling they think those three Democratic states could be in play - whoever wins these states could come out on top by a close shave.

And if GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney takes any of those states, a top adviser to President Barack Obama says shaving is just what he'll do.
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Filed under: 2012 • Michigan • Minnesota • Pennsylvania
Clinton heads to Minnesota as poll suggests race tightening
October 30th, 2012
09:49 AM ET
200 days ago

Clinton heads to Minnesota as poll suggests race tightening

(CNN) – As President Barack Obama spends the day in Washington dealing with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, one of his top surrogates heads to Minnesota, where the race for the White House has appeared to tighten in the state once considered a safe bet for Democrats.

Former President Bill Clinton will make stops in Minneapolis and Duluth Tuesday to stump on Obama's behalf. The trip was announced Monday, after a poll over the weekend suggested a close race between the president and his GOP rival Mitt Romney.
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Filed under: 2012 • Bill Clinton • Minnesota
Poll: Obama up three points in Minnesota
October 28th, 2012
02:44 PM ET
202 days ago

Poll: Obama up three points in Minnesota

(CNN) – A new poll Sunday of likely Minnesota voters indicates a close race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the state long considered a safe bet for Democrats.

The Star Tribune survey, taken entirely after the final presidential debate, shows Obama with a three point advantage over Romney among likely Minnesota voters. Forty-seven percent of respondents said they would back the president and 44% said they support Romney. Obama's advantage is within the survey's sampling error.
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Filed under: 2012 • Minnesota
Obama goes on the air in Minnesota countering Romney campaign move
October 26th, 2012
02:40 PM ET
204 days ago

Obama goes on the air in Minnesota countering Romney campaign move

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's campaign has made a very small ad buy in Minnesota to counter a new purchase by Mitt Romney in the state, an Obama campaign official and a Republican ad tracking source told CNN.

Earlier Friday a Romney campaign official confirmed it had bought a small amount of television ad time in Minneapolis. Two ad tracking sources told CNN the Romney buy was about $30,000 and would run Saturday through Tuesday. The amount of the Obama buy has not been disclosed.
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Filed under: 2012 • Minnesota • Mitt Romney
'Tracker Mike' and other tales: Can Bachmann survive toughest test?
October 24th, 2012
08:07 AM ET
207 days ago

'Tracker Mike' and other tales: Can Bachmann survive toughest test?

Annandale, Minnesota (CNN) – Jim Graves strolled down Main Street in his pressed shirt with French cuffs and skinny jeans, a dapper enigma in a land of flannels and Wranglers. He stuck out his hand to introduce himself to a ruffian in a wheelchair scooter.

The two talked politics before the stranger confessed he's an anarchist who believes Americans should be allowed to kill three people a day. "That would take care of the idiots REALLLLLL fast," the man said with a chuckle.

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Filed under: 2012 • House • Michele Bachmann • Minnesota
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