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1980 to 1986 (12/28/07)

Walter Mondale gives his first interview after losing the 1980 election. A young Paul Wellstone causes a stir at a farm-foreclosure protest. Almanac cameras capture a 1985 gathering of Minnesota's seven living former governors. And Rudy Perpich, the first governor to participate in an Almanac debate, squares off against Cal Ludeman.

Al Quie Looks Back at the Election of 1978 (12/21/07)

Mary Lahammer sat down recently with Governor Quie to talk about the election in which the DFL lost both U.S. Senate seats and the governorship.

Stalemate Solution

12/14/07
by Mary Lahammer
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Sen. Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller need to become best friends. At least that's what former Gov. Al Quie says and his former foe-turned-friend former Sen. Majority Leader Roger Moe agrees. I sat down for a deep and insightful hour with Gov. Quie.
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Quie's Idea (12/14/07)

Former Governor Al Quie says he knows a way to reduce partisanship at the State Capitol. Our Mary Lahammer explains.

8 Governors (09/20/07)

EIGHT living former governors. That's what Minnesota had back in 1986. And in May of that year all eight were in one place at one time at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. We had a camera there and recorded the historic event. Yeah, only seven of the governors are featured talking in this clip. C. Elmer Anderson was always a bit shy.

Base Instincts

04/30/07
by Rich Broderick
In 1978, Minnesota foreshadowed the coming Reagan Revolution — that two-plus decade of political reaction at home and unilateral military adventurism abroad — with the election of old-time conservative Al Quie as Governor and right-of-center Rudy Boschwitz to U.S. Senate.
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The Veto Will Make Things Moderate

04/12/07
by Rep. Marty Seifert
There are many nervous liberals ready to cry foul over Governor Pawlenty either threatening or actually issuing vetoes this year. Let's look at the facts: DFLers often give credit to former Governor Arne Carlson as being moderate and working to move the state along smoothly.
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Capitol Update - January 9, 2007 (01/09/07)

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