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How will the Supreme court’s ruling on unallotment play out? Nobody knows for sure yet, but Eric Black has a very thoughful, detailed take on the most plausible options. It’s well worth a read; check it out here.
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For anyone who wants to look through the reconciliation bill, it is posted here. It’s being made available for 72 hours before the House votes on it. It was posted yesterday, which will mean a Sunday vote.
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On Minnesota Matters tonight: Publius Radio! Tune in at 6 PM to AM 950: Mayor Rybak on the state of Minneapolis, T-Paw’s budget, and why Minnesota desperately needs a DFL Guv. As always, tune into AM 950 or point your browser here to listen online. And, hey, we’re taking calls for everyone who wants to ask the Mayor about when that pothole outside your house is getting fixed: 952-946-6205.
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Wonderful piece in the Economist about how absurd Bill Kristol’s arguments against allowing gays to serve openly in the military are: “Fisking Bill Kristol”
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On Minnesota Matters tonight: Publius Radio! Tune in at 6 PM to AM 950 to listen to yours truly spout off about the SCOTUS campaign finance ruling (Professor David Schultz will be joining me to add some actual expertise) and discuss caucus night expectations with MNpublius’ very own Zack Stephenson. As always, tune into AM 950 or point your browser here to listen online.
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Tonight on Minnesota Matters: Publius Radio. We’re gearing up for the GAMC fight! Rep. Thissen joins me to hash out the politics, the strategy, and the legislation aimed at restoring GAMC funding. Then Take Action Minnesota comes on to discuss how to get involved in the fight and make an impact!
Join me on AM 950 or on the net from 6 to 7 PM. And call in at 952-946-6209.
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Re-reminder: If you live in SD 26, vote for DFLer Jason Engbrecht in today’s special election! Polls close at 8 pm.
Not sure if you live in Senate District 26? Check the Secretary of State’s handy district map.
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Publius Radio tonight, at 6 PM on AM 950. We’re talking Choakley, Coleman’s exit from the Governor’s race, and Matt Entenza joins me on the air at 6:30 to talk about everything under the sun (you can call in and ask him questions by dialing 952-946-6205).
Tune into AM 950 at 6 PM or tune in online here.
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Note: sorry about the comment moderation right now. I’m not sure why everything’s going to moderation (even my own comments), but I understand how obnoxious it is and I’m working on it. Keep commenting though—we will approve everything pretty quickly and no comments are being lost.
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Don’t worry about last night’s Twins loss to New York — the loss in the first game was pretty much inevitable. We have a great chance in the next two games, though. Aaron Gleeman, baseball guru, explains.
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Brief Comment Outage Starting Now: Bear with us a moment while I tinker. I’m toying with the idea of moving our comment system over to IntenseDebate and that will require about an hour of down time for our comments starting now (11 am). I know you can comment right now, but I would hold off until the transition is complete (or aborted) to ensure that your thoughts don’t get lost in translation.
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What’s this line in the media about Obama’s declining approval ratings? CNN publishes new polling data showing him with an approval/disapproval break-down of 58/40! Oh yeah, he’s in rough shape…
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Citizens of St. Paul: Vote Today! Today’s non-partisan primary decides who gets on the ballot in races from Mayor to School-Board. Find your polling location here. (And might we suggest that you vote for Mayor Chris Coleman…?)
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PhD candidate in Journalism and Mass Communications at U Wisc.-Madison needs your help: take his survey! It’s a really long, but for a good cause and right up our alley: “This study will hopefully shed some light on some understudied areas of news effects by letting me focus on a group of heavy news consumers who are highly interested in politics and current events.”
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