Table Talk Items
Apr 22
Your turn: Abandoning pork pledge would be wrong
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Read Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's take on abandoning the Pork Pledge
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Apr 1
Letters: Twin Cities sanctuary for illegal aliens
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Read Chuck Fuller's letter to the editor of the Park Rapids Enterprise (free registration required):
Twin Cities sanctuary for illegal aliens
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Mar 18
Get ready.
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Get ready. Under the new Pelosi “ethics” rules, lobbyists, 527s, and others can raise a cloud of suspicion over any elected Member of Congress without any supporting facts, without any corroborating evidence.
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Feb 5
"No Earmarks"
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Bravo to Congressman John Kline for his "no earmarks" stance! "We had last year 32,000 requests for earmarks", Kline says in the article. "We funded over 11,000. (With too many to scrutinize), it is impossible to have any kind of debate." Congressman Kline deserves our appreciation.
Read the article at TwinCities.com
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Jan 8
Pawlenty targets illegal immigration
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty is renewing his call to crack down on illegal immigration in Minnesota. The governor's plan includes some initiatives that don't need legislative approval and some that do.
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Nov 14
Mary Kiffmeyer testimony regarding Election Integrity
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I believe and functioned as Secretary of State that turnout in elections is tied to integrity in the election system and integrity in politicians.
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Oct 29
Wabasha County Republicans Meet Candidates
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Dr. Brian Davis, Rep. Randy Demmer, Sen. Dick Day, and Mark Meyer are all looking to gain the backing of the Republican delegates in early 2008. The endorsed candidate will then challenge Rep. Tim Walz (D) on the November ballot.
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Oct 19
Michael Barrett from CD 7 recaps the Issues Conference and Lincoln Reagan Dinner
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For those of you lucky enough to have attended both the first biennial Issues Conference and the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner following, it was surely a great day to be in Minneapolis and a great day to be a Republican activist. I saw many of my friends from the 7th there and I think we all agree that everything exceeded our expectations.
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Oct 4
Letter to the Editor
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Art Vadnais from Crow Wing County had this letter to the editor printed in the Lake Country Echo, September 27, 2007:
(A recent article) "Penny-wise pound-foolish" attacking Governor Tim Pawlenty...was unwarranted, ridiculous and not based on true facts . . ."
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Oct 4
Property Rights Alert
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Under the smokscreen of the Clean Water Act, this bill would give the feds control over all wet areas, potentially wet areas, even areas where water merely passes, and "activities affecting these waters" in the country.
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Sep 24
Park Rapids's own Gary Cooper
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Sep 20
Katherine Kersten: As Iowa shows, a marriage law isn't enough
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Minnesota law holds that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Our state's Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1997, reflects the people's will.
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Aug 22
Katherine Kersten: Until I-35W disaster, Oberstar's funding focus wasn't on bridges
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Polls suggest that ordinary folks aren't convinced of a divine mandate for higher taxes. Most likely, they're skeptical about how our pols are stewarding current transportation funds.
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