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The nail-biter of a senatorial race between incumbent Norm Coleman and former SNL cast member Al Franken was too close to call on election night, and is currently in the process of a mandatory recount. With Coleman currently leading by just over 200 votes,

Methinks Republican Rep. MIchelle Bachmann misses the carefree days of McCarthyist politics. Everything was so much simpler then, when a paranoid reactionary senator could scream the word "Communist" at anyone they disagreed with and curry favor from the fright

Some people don't handle bad news very well. University of Minnesota student Jennifer Nicole Anato-Mensah proved herself one of them when she was let go from her position as an intern at news station KSTP.

Upon hearing that her she was not experienced enough

Former Mankato police officer Steven Patrick Boyle has been watching too much cop-themed pornography. Boyle pleaded guilty today to pulling a "prank" arrest on an 18 year old woman, saying he'd let her free if she exposed her breasts. He faces a $200 fine and is on prob

The race is still a toss-up, but Democratic senatorial candidate Al Franken is headed to D.C. regardless. In a move that the party of his opponent, incumbent Norm Coleman, has termed "presumptuous", Franken will meet with Democratic senators to discuss the

The tragic collapse of the 35W bridge, which killed 13 people and caused numerous injuries, has been investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board over the past year since it happened, and yesterday the board made statements regarding

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann may try too hard to be Edward R. Murrow sometimes, but this response to California's Proposition 8 is right on the money. This special comment on the recent overturning of gay marriage in the sunshine state pretty well expresses what needs to be said

The recount has not even begun, but the senate race in Minnesota between incumbent Norm Coleman and comedian Al Franken is getting tighter by the minute. The race was too close to call on election day, and gets closer with every audited vote: T

We've all had moments where we dread going to class, but one University of Minnesota student took this a few steps too far today, calling in a bomb threat and claiming three Somali males as the perpetrators.  The Star Tribune says tha