Senator Tim Johnson: Update

South Dakota senior Senator Tim Johnson remains in an in-patient rehabilitation center in Washington, D.C. as he continues his recovery from the arteriovenous malformation that struck him late last year. Before falling ill, Johnson was already considered one of…

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Gubernatorial Incumbents Sail

Last November, Democrats picked up 6 governorships, held all 13 seats with Democratic incumbents, and retained their one (and only) open seat. But the lesson from Election 2006 is not so much a story of democratic dominance in the fight…

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Gun Ownership Upper Midwestern Snapshot

The mass murders at Virginia Tech University this week have inspired those in gun control circles to renew their pressure on politicians to reexamine our nation’s gun laws; it has also caused 2nd Amendment strict constructionists to dig in deeper…

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Live Blog at GOP Events Announced

The next two forums sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance have been announced in their “Connecting with Government” series – both with officeholders from the Republican Party: Senator Norm Coleman May 14, 2007 Time: TBD…

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Live Blog: Rep. Walz Event

10:00 am. Freshman Democratic congressman Tim Walz’s (MN-01) talk today is entitled “Tomorrow’s Foreign Policy: What We’re Teaching Today’s Students and Why It Matters.” 10:10 am. Walz begins his talk by discussing the importance of opening a line of communication…

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