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Obama proposes $5B trust fund for Great Lakes

The $5 billion trust fund would be used for Great Lakes cleanup and restoration. Obama would also focus on stepping up the fight against invasive species. (09/16/2008)

Dean Barkley tries to shake up the race for Senate

Recent polls have Independence Party Senate candidate Dean Barkley gaining ground on Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL candidate Al Franken. (09/15/2008)

'Truth telling in the media and the fall elections'

As the presidential campaign races to November, TV sets will be flooded with political ads, some of them critical and misleading. Recently, at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, panelists sought to shed light on this part of politics - what voters can learn about the candidates from the topics in and the tone of the ads their campaigns put out. Midday broadcasts their discussion. (Midday, 09/15/2008)

Opponents say Coleman broke ad disclosure rules

Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says his re-election campaign has changed a recently released television commercial to ensure it meets federal requirements. Coleman says the mistake is a non-issue. His opponents disagree. (09/12/2008)

The music of politics

Harry Truman campaigned to the tune of "I'm Just Wild About Harry," and Bill Clinton will forever be linked to Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow." But picking a campaign theme song doesn't always work out the way the candidates hope. (Midmorning, 09/12/2008)

Recount needed in Supreme Court primary

Minnesota election officials are preparing for their first statewide recount since 1962, after a close finish in a primary race for state Supreme Court justice. (09/10/2008)

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