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MN for Marriage blatantly misinterprets parenting study in new anti-gay clip [VIDEO]
September 06, 2012 in The Blotter
In trying to make an anti-gay case, Yanta actually makes an anti-divorce one.SEE ALSO:-- Minnesota for Marriage decries straight couple divorce in making anti-gay marriage case [VIDEO]-- MN for Marriage,...
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Minnesota Vikings' one-year value increase largest in NFL
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
A new stadium fueled a large increase in the Vikings' value.SEE ALSO: ESPN's Mike and Mike still unaware of Vikings stadium deal, think team might move to L.A.Unless you're Mike...
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NFL players three times more likely to die from brain damage, new study finds
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
The study links pro football and brain damage.SEE ALSO: Derek Boogaard concussion: Did season-ending injury play a role in enforcer's untimely death?A new study published by the Minneapolis-based American Academy...
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Did Rybak lie about I-35W bridge collapse during DNC speech? [VIDEO]
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Rybak invoked the I-35W bridge collapse, then thanked Obama for helping with Camden Bridge repairs.SEE ALSO: -- R.T. Rybak is a finalist for the 2012 World Mayor Prize-- RT Rybak...
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Pat Metheny Unity Band at the Dakota, 9/4/12
September 05, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Pat Metheny's Unity Band sent folks home happy last night.Pat Metheny Unity BandThe Dakota, downtown MinneapolisLate night set, Tuesday, September 4The last couple times he's been in town, jazz master...
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Ex-Twin Jason Repko makes "the catch of the year, and it's not even close" [VIDEO]
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Playing in the minors doesn't stop Repko from putting his body on the line.SEE ALSO:-- Tsuyoshi Nishioka brutal error: Twins megabust botches first play back in bigs [VIDEO]-- Carlos Gomez,...
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Stop the Un-Fair Campaign's new Duluth billboard: 'Embrace diversity, don't deface it'
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Stop the Un-Fair Campaign is fighting billboards with billboards.SEE ALSO:-- University of Minnesota-Duluth suspends involvement with "divisive" Un-Fair Campaign [VIDEO]-- 11 white supremacists turn out in Duluth, get pelted with...
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The Paul Ryan Time Calculator will turn you into a world-class runner, just like him
September 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Paul Ryan claimed to run a 2:55:00-ish marathon. In Paul Ryan Time, that's only a couple minutes off the world record.SEE ALSO: Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's...
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State Fair knockout: Police officer gets kicked in the head [VIDEO]
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
The stills show the officer just before he gets kicked (left); the big boot (center), and the suspect subsequently being arrested (right).SEE ALSO:-- MN for Marriage seeks removal of fair...
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Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
Dayton: "Even from Wisconsin you should know the difference between three and four."SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman blasts Cali Democrat John Burton after he compares Paul Ryan to Goebbels-- Tom Morello...
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Erik Paulsen should decide congressional race by eating contest, Comedy Central says
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
Paulsen won't debate Barnes, and he apparently won't challenge him in an eating contest, either.SEE ALSO:-- GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language--...
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Bradlee Dean shows up at RNC, poses with... Tom Brokaw? [PHOTOS]
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
FacebookYou can almost see the thought bubble above Cain's head: 'Who the hell is this guy?'SEE ALSO:-- Bradlee Dean crank calls Keith Ellison, alleges that Muslims want to execute gays...
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Chris Fields calls on Keith Ellison to fire someone over 'coked out James Brown' gaffe
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
Fields thinks someone working for Ellison should lose their job over the ill-advised tweet.SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison deletes 'Nothing like coke addicted James Brown to close GOP convention' tweet-- Chris...
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Norm Coleman blasts Cali Democrat John Burton after he compares Paul Ryan to Goebbels
September 04, 2012 in The Blotter
After Burton (left) compared Ryan to Goebbels, the Romney ticket turned to Coleman for a response.SEE ALSO:-- Norm Coleman's "shadowy" American Action Network under fire for flouting law-- Norm Coleman...
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Catholics walk out of mass as anti-gay marriage letter from Archbishop Nienstedt is read
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
Nienstedt's letter prompted some Catholics to put up "Vote No" yard signs.SEE ALSO:-- DeLeSalle student, during anti-gay school assembly, holds up sign: "I love my moms"-- Catholic school teacher forced...
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Woodbury and Edina are top extramarital affair locales in Twin Cities, says AshleyMadison.com
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
Looking for an affair? Look no further than Woodbury.SEE ALSO:-- When dating prospects look bleak, women focus on their careers, new U of M study finds-- Strangers at the Twins...
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Keith Ellison deletes 'Nothing like coke addicted James Brown to close GOP convention' tweet [UPDATE]
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
Ellison made light of the Godfather of Soul's performance enhancing drug of choice.SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison retweets message calling Mitt Romney "douchebag," claims it was accidentThe world was introduced to...
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Republicans sound the trumpet as Obamacare contributes to St. Jude's Minnesota layoffs
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
A new medical device tax has Republicans saying, 'Obama took 'er jobs!'SEE ALSO:-- Supreme Court upholds Obamacare: Top 10 Twin Cities tweets-- U.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman,...
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Michele Bachmann explains why all the single ladies should vote for Mitt Romney [VIDEOS]
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
Michele's job at the RNC was to try and sell Romney-Ryan to the fairer sex.SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann says Romney is best presidential candidate because Obama is too wealthy [VIDEO]Ladies,...
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Andrew Zimmern to T-Paw: Don't question my work ethic, buddy
August 31, 2012 in The Blotter
Zimmern isn't letting T-Paw's dig slide. SEE ALSO: Tim Pawlenty tries to be funny during RNC speech, fails [VIDEO]During his stand up routine dong gone wrong RNC speech on Wednesday,...
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Eric Hightower, St. Paul police brutality victim, allegedly threatened to blow ex's head off
August 30, 2012 in The Blotter
Hightower was brutalized by police while being arrested for allegedly threatening to kill his ex.SEE ALSO: St. Paul police brutality: Officer Jesse Zilge maces, kicks, punches helpless suspect [VIDEO]The 30-year-old...
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Jesse Ventura got his ass kicked in a California bar, fellow SEAL says
August 30, 2012 in The Blotter
Jesse alleges a fellow SEAL is defaming him by claiming he kicked The Body's ass during a bar fight.SEE ALSO:-- Jesse Ventura loves puns, doesn't like Democrats, Republicans, or third...
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Tim Pawlenty tries to be funny during RNC speech, fails [VIDEO]
August 30, 2012 in The Blotter
The comedic stylings of T-Paw: "Barack Obama's failed us. But look, it's understandable. A lot of people fail at their first job!"SEE ALSO:-- Tim Pawlenty suggests Latina CNN anchor can't...
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St. Paul police brutality: Officer Jesse Zilge maces, kicks, punches helpless suspect [VIDEO]
August 30, 2012 in The Blotter
Officer Jesse Zilge and a colleague slammed Hightower's head into a squad's hood.:: UPDATE :: Eric Hightower, St. Paul police brutality victim, allegedly threatened to blow ex's head offSEE ALSO:--...
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Michele Bachmann says Romney is best presidential candidate because Obama is too wealthy [VIDEO]
August 30, 2012 in The Blotter
Was Michele caught off guard or might she possibly believe this stuff?SEE ALSO:-- The Onion's "Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting" story dupes dozens-- Michele Bachmann waves bag...
