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			<title>Critics call Pawlenty&#039;s radio show too partisan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Democrats say Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been using his weekly radio program to promote his national ambitions, which they say is a misuse of Minnesota airwaves.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Abortion opponents rally at Capitol</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rallies took place all over the country on Sunday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:17:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Pawlenty&#039;s talks on Twins stadium yield no action</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty tried to jump-start talks for
a Twins ballpark Wednesday, meeting over lunch with Twins president
Jerry Bell and Hennepin County Commissioners Mike Opat and Randy
Johnson. It didn&#039;t work.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Pawlenty wants construction money to lock up sex offenders</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Unprecedented growth in the number of sex
offenders confined to secure treatment facilities prompted Gov. Tim
Pawlenty to include a $44.6 million expansion of the Moose Lake
facility in his bonding recommendations Tuesday.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>DNR looks to restore habitat for ducks</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Department of Natural Resources unveiled a plan that increase waterfowl habitat. Environmentalists they also say there&#039;s a lot to be done before the state can add more acres of wetlands and grasslands.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:53:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Special election results may weaken drive for marriage bill at Capitol</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Supporters of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota are going to have a tougher time getting the measure on the ballot next November. They&#039;ve  lost two critical votes in the Minnesota Senate in recent special elections.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:43:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Privacy to be Hatch&#039;s legislative focus in 2006 session</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has announced a series of legislative proposals to help Minnesotans guard against identity theft.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Happy days are here again!</title>
			<description><![CDATA[After four years of gloomy state budget forecasts, the sun broke through the clouds for Minnesota on Wednesday, with state finance officials predicting a $701 million surplus. What should the state do with the extra money?]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:20:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>If there&#039;s another session, it may just be for the Gophers</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gov. Pawlenty and top lawmakers emerged from a meeting Thursday with a single item of consensus -- they&#039;d like to help the University of Minnesota Gophers football team build a new stadium. The leaders will see if their caucuses support a second special session to deal with the issue, and the governor will rule by the middle of next week on whether to call the Legislature back to St. Paul.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Pawlenty offers legislators a special session menu</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty is still non-committal about whether or not he&#039;ll call a second special session this Fall, but he&#039;s leaving the option open. If there is to be another session, the governor wants legislative leaders to agree to an agenda ahead of time, and on Tuesday he offered them a menu of possible items to consider.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Fairgoers get to grill the governor</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s Minnesota Public Radio Day at the Minnesota State Fair, and that means Gov. Tim Pawlenty takes to the stage at Carousel Park to answer questions from his constitutents.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The politics behind the fetal pain law</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Minnesota law that takes effect Monday requires doctors who perform abortions to offer anesthesia for late-term fetuses. Minnesota is the second state to enact the requirement, following Arkansas.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Public employee unions and state reach agreement</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minnesota&#039;s largest public employee unions reached tentative contracts with state negotiators early Friday morning. The deal needs to be ratified by the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5. State Human Relations Commissioner Cal Ludeman told MPR&#039;s Cathy Wurzer he is pleased with the settlement.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Session 2005: the DFL perspective</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On July 21, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sullivan assessed the 2005 Legislative session from his party&#039;s perspective on Midday. A week later, the DFL has its say.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Schools get more money for gifted and talented children</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Public schools in Minnesota are getting a long-awaited boost in state funding to better serve exceptionally bright students.]]></description>
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                        			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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