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Pawlenty in D.C.

12/30/06
by Mary Lahammer
I just spotted Gov. Tim Pawlenty in the front row in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at Pres. Gerald Ford's funeral. He is right next to the choir and got some serious face time on national television.
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Happy Holidays and New Year

12/20/06
by Mary Lahammer
Almanac has the last two weeks of the year off, so I'm trying to take my last bit of vacation before I get locked down at the Capitol for about the next six months. Before I go, some parting thoughts about 2006.
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Press Pass

12/15/06
by Mary Lahammer
Tonight, we're rolling out a new feature where we take you behind the scenes of the State Capitol Press Corps for a statewide perspective. My cohort is my dear friend and colleague Don Davis who's the Capitol Bureau Chief for Forum Communications.
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Ford Plant Woes (12/15/06)

This morning workers from the final night shift at St. Paul's Ford Plant left the factory. As work at the plant grinds to a halt, we check in with Labor Historian Peter Rachleff about Ford's legacy and uncertain future.

Press Pass (12/15/06)

It's a new feature where Mary Lahammer chats with Forum Communications Capitol Bureau Chief Don Davis. The topic this time? A preview of the Legislative Session.

Lake Superior Going Dry? (12/15/06)

The Big Lake is at its lowest water level point in three quarters of a century. State Climatologist Jim Zandlo is our guest.

The Annual Steeles Holiday Visit (12/15/06)

Minnesota's First Family of Gospel drops by and sings for us before their much-anticipated acoustic holiday concert at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater.

The Code (12/15/06)

Hockey's unwritten rules about fighting and retaliation are the subject of a new book by Minnesota sports author Ross Bernstein.

Congressional Thoughts (12/15/06)

Minnesota's three new members of the U.S. House — Keith Ellison, Michele Bachmann and Tim Walz — join us live to talk about the big issues looming in Washington D.C.

The Wrapup (12/15/06)

Last week and this week's Index File questions ... your thoughts about last week's law enforcement panel ... and another musical selection by the Steeles.

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