Tag: minnesota
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ron paul’s rally for the republic gathers 20k in st paul
ron paul convention hits minnesotafrom ap: There’s no room at the Xcel Energy Center for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides on “Ronvoys” and will pitch tents at Ronstock ’08 in Minneapolis in defiance of next week’s GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn. More than 9,700 tickets had been…
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the day before the rnc: storms, plans, raids & schemes
mccain may deliver convention speech from disaster zonefrom thinkprogress: Politico reports that the impending landfall of Hurricane Gustav has forced Republicans to scramble their convention plans. President Bush may not attend at all, and John McCain may deliver his acceptance speech from the hurricane-stricken areas… McCain was scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday but…
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(provocateur) anarchists planning to ‘crash’ rnc convention
from raw replay: Fox’s Jamie Reese reported that anarchists have made radio announcements about their plans to “crash” the Republican Convention in Minnesota. This video is from Fox’s America’s Newsroom, broadcast July 7, 2008. fox host predicts gop ‘mayhem’ at dem convention
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cctv: complete control takeover video
target creates license plate reading technology from wcco: New technology is allowing law enforcement cars to go looking for trouble. Computers now installed in cruisers automatically run license plates and alert officers to wanted drivers. Police in Lakeville are testing that technology right now, but you might be surprised who came up with it: Target.…
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man dies after being tased, troopers put on leave
from wcco: Five State Patrol troopers have been put on paid administrative leave after a Fridley, Minn. man died after being tased Tuesday afternoon, according to the state Department of Public Safety. The troopers’ administrative leave is standard procedure following such events. Troopers had been summoned to a traffic crash on Interstate 694 in New…