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rasmussenreports.com - 5/20/2009
59% of Minnesota Voters Expect Pawlenty to Run For President
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Most Minnesota voters like the job Governor Tim Pawlenty is doing, and even more expect him to run for president in 2012. But they don’t think he’ll get the Republican Party’s nomination. Fifty-three percent (53%) approve of Pawlenty’s job performance, including 28% who Strongly ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 5/20/2009
The latest in Minnesota...
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark Murray Although the Minnesota Supreme Court won't begin hearing arguments in the never-ending Norm... Coleman vs. Al Franken recount until June 1, there are two new developments to report. First, the National Republican ... (more) The latest in Minnesota...

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rasmussenreports.com - 5/19/2009
54% in Minnesota Say Coleman Should Concede Senate Race to Franken
— rasmussenreports.com — Fifty-four percent (54%) of Minnesota voters say Republican incumbent Norm Coleman should concede the race after months... of legal challenges and let Al Franken be seated in the U.S. Senate. But 41% disagree. Predictably, the latest Rasmussen Reports ... (more) 54% in Minnesota Say Coleman Should Concede Senate Race ...

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reason.com - 5/26/2009
Who's in Charge of Your Health?: Minnesota cancer patient Daniel Hauser, medical marijuana, and ...
— reason.com — This Memorial Day weekend, FBI officials are combing Southern California and parts of Northern Mexico in search... of Daniel Hauser, a 13-year-old from Sleepy Eye, Minnesota who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. Authorities believe Hauser and his mother fled to ... (more) Who's in Charge of Your Health?: Minnesota cancer ...

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TPM Election Central:  Poll: Minnesotans Expect Pawlenty To Run For President In 2012

The Atlantic Politics Channel:  The Invisible Primary, 5/20

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Poll: Minnesotans Expect Pawlenty To Run For President In 2012
TPM Election Central — ... Minnesotans expect Gov. Tim Pawlenty to run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, a new Rasmussen poll finds, with 59% of the state's likely voters saying it's either somewhat or very likely that he'll go for it. ...

The Invisible Primary, 5/20
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... he's not leaning towards an endorsement of anyone right now, and that sounds about right; 59 percent of Minnesotans say its somewhat likely he'll run for president in 2012--according to Rasmussen; The New Republic's Zvika Krieger ...

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