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No Minnesota electoral run for Pawlenty in '14

...Ryan. "He's got kids going to college. I expect this is a high-paying job," said Larry Jacobs, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota. Jacobs said it's not unusual for politicians to move in and out of lobbying...

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Polls had Romney, Obama in deadlock after Round 2

...focus group, made up mostly of former Obama voters, said they now support Mitt Romney. Colorado University Political Science Professor Dr. Michael Berry, who spoke with Campus Reform at length on Tuesday, said there is at least 77 percent...

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Iowa test could make or break Pawlenty, Bachmann

...year, too."Some of them may have to face the cold, hard facts of campaign life," said Drake University political science professor Dennis Goldford.___Associated Press writer Philip Elliott in Des Moines contributed to this report. Copyright...

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Can 'Occupy' protests last without leaders?

...that the press or public could become confused about what the demonstrations stand for, said John Krinsky, a political science professor at the City University of New York.Core groups of leaders will eventually emerge, said Gabriella Coleman...

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On policy, flamboyant Ventura establishes reputation as centrist

...between the public persona of the rebel and the reality of a kind of normal governor,'' said Larry Jacobs, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota. ''What's most striking about all of his policies is how often they don't...

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Ventura sparks little outcry

...not owned by anybody and I respect that. He's doing what he wants on his own time.'' Steven Schier, a political science professor at Carleton College, said people are making a distinction between Ventura's personal life and what he does...

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Ventura echoes Nebraska legend

...vote themselves out of office will be Ventura's biggest challenge, said University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor Robert Sittig. ''No one gave him a chance of being elected governor and after he pulled that off I suppose...

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Opinions abound on governor's Playboy remarks

...plain that Pat Buchanan isn't welcome in his party. Ventura is hurting himself, said Chris Gilbert, a political science professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. ''At a national level he gets attention, but it's attention...

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Buchanan injects uncertainty into Reform Party

...wouldn't play well in Minnesota. ''It's tolerance versus intolerance,'' Barkley said. Carleton College political science professor Steven Schier calls Buchanan's move ''a strategy born of desperation.'' Minnesota's Reform Party has...

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Two state DFL seats up for grabs

...the past 18 special elections. ''I think the Democrats have a lot to lose here,'' said Carleton College political science professor Steven Schier. DFLers have controlled the Senate since 1973. Republicans took control of the House last year...

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