Reality Check: Bachmann, Clark On Lawmaker Pay
Like most of the ads from both sides in the 6th District Congressional race, Michele Bachmann's ad about Tarryl Clark is negative.
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Like most of the ads from both sides in the 6th District Congressional race, Michele Bachmann's ad about Tarryl Clark is negative.
If you put together commercials for cereal or flu medicine, you can't distort or mislead. But if you're crafting a political ad, it seems like all bets are off. So, can politicians lie in their campaign commercials?
By saying, "There is a special place in hell for those quislings," did GOP Chair Tony Sutton damage GOP candidate Tom Emmer's chances to win the governor's seat? I think he may have.
Target Field's fired up for the American League Playoffs and Mall of America Field will be getting an extra jolt of excitement with Randy Moss coming back to town.
British scientist Robert Edwards won the Nobel Prize for his work on in vitro fertilization, which led to the first so-called "test tube baby," Louise Brown. Don Shelby says the Vatican is upset with the Nobel committee's choice.
The corporate political fund MN Forward is in the news again for airing a commercial in the governor's race that is an aggressive attack on Democrat Mark Dayton's tax-hike plan.
Tarryl Clark accurately represents what Michele Bachmann said about Social Security. But the ad uses deceptive images that could mislead seniors into thinking they might lose their benefits.
A new television commercial by the liberal group Alliance for a Better Minnesota accuses Republican Tom Emmer of planning to cut school aid if he's elected.
An anti-gay marriage ad is highlighting a question that until now has not been part of the Minnesota governor's race: Should Minnesota voters be allowed to vote on a constitutional amendment that would make gay marriage illegal?
Are you a computer user who's never heard of an "e-mail tax?" It's part of Minnesota's campaign for governor, even though there's not a single candidate who supports it.
It may not be what Minnesota Vikings fans want to hear, but one preseason survey puts the Purple among the worst performing teams in the NFL. It's the race for revenue and the Vikings' value is dropping.
A company that Republican governor candidate Tom Emmer highlighted in a campaign appearance on Monday got federal stimulus help. Emmer has called stimulus packages a "phony" way to generate business.
As the candidates for Governor get ready for the upcoming party primaries in Minnesota, many of them are announcing their running mates. The Lieutenant Governor announcement always gets a lot of attention during campaign season, but what does a Lieutenant Governor actually do?
