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MNGOP Sen. Pratt: Locking Senate doors was political, not personal

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Tea partiers praying for Soros's Christian conversion

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Gay couples might have to wait just a little longer to wed

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Sketch released of man who tried to abduct girl in Mpls [IMAGE]

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Argument at B-Dubs led to man brandishing knife at bar

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Watch the Dark Clouds storm Minneapolis [VIDEO]

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Mpls wrestler fined for crotch thrusting lady announcer [VIDEO]

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Bachmann worried about IRS death panels

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MSP one of the "youngest" metros in the country, study says

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MNGOPers blocked senators from attending gay marriage ceremony

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Sports

Rybak asks Meet Mpls to look into a 2024 Summer Olympics bid

By Olivia LaVecchia Wed., Feb. 6 2013 at 12:07 PM

Categories: R.T. Rybak, Sports

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London's sprawling 2012 Olympic Park, top, and our own skyline.

Five U.S. cities -- L.A., D.C., Baltimore, Dallas and Tulsa -- are already pursuing a costly and competitive bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now, Mayor R.T. Rybak wants to consider adding Minneapolis to that mix.

See Also:
- Ely goes all out for the 2016 Olympic bid
- Cover: Vikings stadium proposal isn't for the "people:" Six myths the mainstream media perpetuates More »

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Democratic National Convention, Light Rail, Meet Minneapolis, R.T. Rynak, Summer Olympics 2024, Super Bowl

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Cory Booker gives RT Rybak props on Twitter

By Kevin Hoffman Thu., Jan. 17 2013 at 5:30 AM

Categories: R.T. Rybak

Congrats, RT. You just got called "cool" by the coolest man in America.

Cory Booker is more of a superhero than a mayor, so getting big ups from him on Twitter is an honor just short of bro hugging Batman.

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Cory Booker, RT Rybak

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Rybak in D.C. to support, lobby for Obama's proposals on gun reform [UPDATE, PHOTOS]

By Olivia LaVecchia Wed., Jan. 16 2013 at 2:27 PM

Categories: R.T. Rybak

via @MayorRTRybak

Rybak takes the podium at Wednesday evening's Mayors against Illegal Guns press conference

When Obama announced his gun law reform agenda this morning, R.T. Rybak was at the White House.

The Minneapolis mayor, who co-hosted a Regional Gun Summit here just last week, is in D.C. for the day to lobby in support of the president's proposal.

See Also:
- Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of abiding" by Obama's proposed gun restrictions
- Cover: Youth violence in Minneapolis: The fuzzy math behind the city's struggle to curb the crime wave

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Barack Obama, Gun Reform, Gun Violence, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, R.T. Rybak, White House

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R.T. Rybak won't seek fourth term as Minneapolis mayor [UPDATE]

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Dec. 27 2012 at 2:49 PM

Categories: Minneapolis, R.T. Rybak

Rybak has been mayor since January 2002.

At a presser this afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced he will not seek a fourth term.

SEE ALSO:
-- KSTP's Jay Kolls fires back at Rybak, doubles down on re-election claim
-- Phyllis Kahn compares R.T. Rybak's stadium flip-flop to Nixon's views on communism

Rybak cited his desire for a more balanced family life as a reason for his decision.

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Minneapolis mayoral election 2013

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Minneapolis City Council

Gary Schiff files for mayoral run, kicks off with a fundraiser at Dangerous Man Brewing Co.

By Olivia LaVecchia Fri., Dec. 14 2012 at 11:43 AM

Categories: Minneapolis City Council, R.T. Rybak

Gary Schiff in front of the brew kettle at Dangerous Man.

City Council Member Gary Schiff has thrown his hat into next year's mayoral race -- sort of.

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- Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor as she and Gary Schiff await Rybak's decision
- Dangerous Man Brewing Co. to open early January
- Gary Schiff accused of making classist liquor store-brewpub distinction

While Schiff has been hinting at a run, yesterday he took his most concrete steps yet, filing the preliminary paperwork necessary to raise money. That night, he celebrated with a fundraiser for the Gary Schiff for Mayor exploratory committee at the soon-to-be-opened Dangerous Man Brewing Co. in Northeast.

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Betsy Hodges, Dangerous Man Brewing Co., Gary Schiff, Kim Bartmann, Mayor, R.T. Rybak

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Technology

R.T. Rybak requests reclassification of license plate data as "Not Public"

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Dec. 13 2012 at 8:00 AM

Categories: Minneapolis, Police, R.T. Rybak, Technology

Track the Police

Rybak wants plate data gathered by these cameras to no longer be publicly accessible.

A day after we told you about how the MPD's publicly available license plate data could be used by stalkers to track their victims, Mayor R.T. Rybak is requesting the state remove that information from the public realm.

SEE ALSO: Melissa Hill's new blog allows you to "Track the Police" using public data

In a Facebook post announcing his decision, Rybak wrote, "While LPR data can aid in the work of the Minneapolis Police Department, residents also deserve to have this data, and their privacy, protected."

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Automatic License Plate Readers, Tony Webster

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Minneapolis City Council

Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor as she and Gary Schiff await Rybak's decision

By Aaron Rupar Fri., Nov. 30 2012 at 8:28 AM

Categories: Minneapolis City Council, R.T. Rybak

Will Hodges (left) or Schiff (right) be Minneapolis' next mayor? It depends, in part, on R.T.

City Council Member Betsy Hodges recently filed the paperwork necessary to run for mayor next year.

SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff wants city of Minneapolis to send Cruz home police bill to PNC Bank

But will she actually follow through with it? Hodges says it depends on whether R.T. Rybak decides to seek a fourth term.

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Betsy Hodges, Gary Schiff, Mayoral campaign 2013

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R.T. Rybak declares Zombie Pub Crawl Day

By Andy Mannix Wed., Oct. 10 2012 at 11:22 AM

Categories: R.T. Rybak

Photo: Matt Gray, ZPC 2006.

You've come a long way, Zombie Pub Crawl.

It's official: The boozy, blood-soaked chaos that is Zombie Pub Crawl will be recognized with a formal day by the city of Minneapolis this year.

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John Stiles, R.T. Rybak, Zombie Pub Crawl, Zombie Pub Crawl Day

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How we look to the national media

R.T. Rybak dissed by North Carolina newspaper

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Sep. 27 2012 at 9:14 AM

Categories: How we look to the national media, R.T. Rybak

What, do they expect Jimmy Carter or something?

Last winter, the New York Times mentioned Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak as a potential 2016 presidential candidate.

He was included in a list that included Democratic heavy-hitters like Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, and Elizabeth Warren. Pretty impressive, eh?

SEE ALSO:
-- Did Rybak lie about I-35W bridge collapse during DNC speech? [VIDEO]
-- Mayor Rybak offers perfect rejoinder to L.A. Nik on Facebook

Well, apparently the Raleigh News & Observer didn't read that article. Because in a piece published yesterday, the Observer asks the following question about the City of Lakes' dreamy mayor: "Who?"

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election 2012, Raleigh News & Observer

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Minneapolis

"Railgating" along "The Purple Path": Mpls' solution to Vikings tailgaiting problem

By Aaron Rupar Wed., Sep. 19 2012 at 1:29 PM

Categories: Minneapolis, R.T. Rybak, Vikings

Coming to the game on the train? Now you can eat yourself silly all the way from the Warehouse District to the Dome.

Say what you want about the plan itself, but you have to give Mayor R.T. Rybak and the Minneapolis hospitality industry credit -- they certainly have a way with words.

SEE ALSO:
-- Minnesota Vikings' one-year value increase largest in NFL
-- ESPN's Mike and Mike still unaware of Vikings stadium deal, think team might move to L.A.
-- Vikings stadium receives final approval from Minneapolis City Council on 7-6 vote

Downtown Minneapolis is too urban and cramped to accommodate the sort of tailgating that Met Stadium helped make famous, so here's the Rybak/hospitality industry solution: "Railgating" along "The Purple Path" (i.e., Fifth Street South between the Warehouse District and Metrodome).

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