Almanac: At the Capitol

It will be a rare display today when Gov. Tim Pawlenty holds a press conference with his cheif rivals Sen. Larry Pogemiller and House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher along with Minority Leaders Seifert and Senjem. These five people rarely stand together on anything. I hear there may not be a lot of news, other than the fact all the state's "big dogs" are getting together to weigh in on NWA merger. They want to and need to look like they're out front on what would be the world's largest airline. The concern is the money NWA owes the state and the jobs politicians want to retain. Sen. Metzen made big news last week when he announced hearings. I hear some of the higher ups didn't want Metzen to take the lead on this and want to get it "under control."