Tim Pawlenty

Absurdly Premature 2012 Watch, Vol. 2: The Governor of Puerto Rico ... for President?

There are four kinds of candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Politicians like Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Tim Pawlenty belong in the sure-thing category; we know they'll be running because, well, they...

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2012 Republican campaign underway in nation's bookstores

2012 Republican campaign underway in nation's bookstores Los Angeles Times Mike Huckabee, like Sarah Palin, is pitching his books and persona to potential voters. Romney and Pawlenty take a more traditional tack, focusing on...

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Wilf takes stadium case to the people

Eric Johnson, Austin Daily Herald via AP Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver Sidney Rice greeted fans at the Austin, Minn. ,YMCA during a visit Tuesday morning. Making his most expansive comments yet on the need for a new stadium,...

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'It's a long way to $25 million' for HCMC

The Hennepin County Board gave itself a couple of weeks to come up with budget solutions for the medical center. With the budget clock ticking, Hennepin County commissioners got no answers Tuesday on how they might close an...

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A Pence for Your Thoughts

By all reasonable lights, it is way to early to be lining up behind candidates for president for 2012. The permanent campaign is a fact of American political life. Sarah Palin is disliked by 62 percent of the American public,...

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A potential cure for interminable campaigns

Think the 2012 elections seem about as distant as the return of economic prosperity? New Hampshire expects to kick off its presidential campaign season next month with a visit from rumored GOP hopeful, Minnesota Gov. Tim...

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Huckabee on Sarah Palin, Other GOP "Rock Stars"

Mike Huckabee spelled out his feelings on Sarah Palin and discussed the Republicans he believes have the biggest political futures on this week's installment on @katiecouric. Palin, he told Katie Couric, is "a very charismatic...

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Bush strategist: Don't write off Sarah Palin for 2012

Bush strategist: Don't write off Sarah Palin for 2012 Hot Air (blog) While Maureen Dowd indulges herself in bashing Sarah Palin, Matthew Dowd (no relation) says that predictions of her political demise are highly premature....

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Federal prosecutor appointed state judge in Hastings

A federal prosecutor has been appointed to a state court vacancy in Hastings, the governor's office announced Tuesday morning. Erica H. MacDonald, 42, was chosen by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to join the First District Court and succeed...

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A Conservative Revolution

A Conservative Revolution Philadelphia Bulletin What would you call a candidate for the House of Representatives who supported the bank bailouts, the stimulus bill, card check, same-sex marriage, abortion rights, organized...

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