Over the decades, MPR has presented the many different perspectives of Minnesota politics and politicians. This collection is home to a multitude speeches, interviews and debates on the issues of the day. Important topics of civil rights, environment, crime, budget, legislation, and campaigns are addressed.
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November 13, 2002 - As Congress and the White House move toward passage of a Homeland Security bill, Minnesota's interim Senator Dean Barkley says he plans to vote for something that the White House will support. Vice President Dick C sworn in Barkley on the floor of the Senate yesterday afternoon. Following that brief ceremony, Republican and Democratic Senators praised Wellstone for hours with eulogies.
November 14, 2002 - Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle was among those remembering Paul Wellstone, his wife and his daughter at a memorial service held at a Washington DC synagoguee last night.
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November 19, 2002 - INTRO-- The next governor of Minnesota is hard at work these days preparing for his time in office. Tim Pawlenty named his first commissioner last week, appointing Dan McElroy to the post of Finance Commissioner. Pawlenty is making the transition to the governor's seat on a shoe-string budget, after the Legislature last session stripped funding for transition. The state has since come up with ten thousand dollars for him to use. Gov.-elect Tim Pawlenty joins us now.
November 20, 2002 - Minnesota interim Senator Dean Barkley says he accomplished all he wanted to during his short time in Congress. Barkley won funding for a 10-million dollar community center expansion that will serve as a living memorial to the late Senator Paul Wellstone. He also negotiated for the state to receive a continuation of its welfare waiver, and helped pass the Homeland Security Bill. The Senate will officially adjourn on Friday, but the work of the 107th Congress is complete. Political analyst Steven Smith says he thinks overall Barkley's done a pretty good job. Steven Smith is director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
November 27, 2002 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak about Tyesha Edwards shooting. Two men, ages 21 and 23, are in custody in connection with the shooting.
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