NATIONAL POLITICS
Pawlenty says he'll decide on presidential run decision early next year 
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a national television audience Sunday that he will likely decide whether to run for president early next year.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , February 22, 2010
Obama says stimulus bill saved economy
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday’s one-year-old economic stimulus law as an accomplishment that staved off another Great Depression and kept up to 2 million people on the job.
By Associated Press , February 18, 2010
Congress to look into Vikings case
WASHINGTON - Congress plans to conduct a hearing next month on two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court.
By Associated Press , October 08, 2009
Vilsack coming to South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is planning a rural community forum Monday on a farm near the northeastern South Dakota town of Bath.
By Associated Press , September 29, 2009
Poll finds resistance to Pawlenty presidential run
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A new poll finds that a majority of Minnesotans don't want Gov. Tim Pawlenty to run for president in 2012.
By Associated Press , September 29, 2009
Gov't investigates health insurance company mailer
WASHINGTON - The government is investigating a major insurance company for allegedly trying to scare seniors with a mailer warning they could lose important benefits under health care legislation in Congress.
By Associated Press , September 21, 2009
Obama: No 'pending' decision on troops to Afghan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Wednesday there will be no quick decision on whether to send more U.S. troops into wartorn Afghanistan, saying "my determination is to get this right."
By Associated Press , September 16, 2009
Senators call for more support to dairy farmers
WASHINGTON - Flanked by a cow named Maggie - and six of his Senate colleagues - Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for the House to pass an amendment increasing price supports to dairy farmers.
By Associated Press , September 15, 2009
Thousands pack downtown DC to protest spending
WASHINGTON - Thousands of fiscal conservatives have packed streets in the nation's capital to protest what they consider the federal government's out-of-control spending.
By Associated Press , September 12, 2009
20 governors, including ND's Hoeven, support prison cell phone jamming bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons.
September 10, 2009
Conrad to stay at helm of Budget Committee
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., will continue as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee despite a vacancy at the Senate Agriculture Committee.
By Associated Press , September 09, 2009
Obama speech to students sparks new controversy
DALLAS – When kids all across the country return to school Tuesday, some will see a welcoming message from President Barack Obama and some won’t.
By Associated Press , September 04, 2009
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- Moorhead teachers to decide whether to show Obama speech at school
- Fargo schools plan to allow teachers to decide on Obama speech, parents can send note to opt children out of viewing
- Minn.'s Pawlenty: Obama schools speech `uninvited'
- WHITE HOUSE: Furor over school speech is `silly season'
Levi Johnston: Palin wanted to adopt grandchild
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild, said the former Republican vice presidential candidate wanted to adopt his child so that people wouldn't know her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant.
By Associated Press , September 02, 2009
Health care rally draws hundreds
The morning started with emotional speeches from a Fargodome parking lot stage – and chanting and waving of flags from beyond the yellow tape that separated supporters and opponents of comprehensive healthcare reform.
August 30, 2009
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