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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Sifting Through the Dirt in MN-02

This entry is a public service for those frustrated voters who want to make a decision in the MN-02 race but are tired of hearing only angry ranting.

It's a collection of websites which offer information about both candidates--categorized by point of view.

I've tried to offer a balanced sampling, but voters should be aware that the Left is apparently somewhat more internet-aware, and there simply ARE more blogs on the left than on the right. At least, when I googled simply for "Kline & Rowley & Congress", I got a preponderance of Lefty results. If commenters wish to recommend Righty sites, I'll be happy to check them out and add them if they will balance out a sparse category.

He said - She said

campaign websites:
http://www.klineforcongress.com/
http://www.coleenrowley.com/
answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/coleen-rowley
http://www.answers.com/topic/john-kline
wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleen_Rowley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kline_(politician)
MN party websites:
http://www.mngop.org/
http://www.dfl.org/

National
http://www.dccc.org
http://www.dccc.org/races/candidates/MN_02_Coleen_Rowley.html
http://www.nrcc.org
http://www.topix.net/us-house/john-kline
http://uspolitics.einnews.com/news/john-kline

Minnesota Political sites

Strong Left:
http://TheKlineRecord.blogspot.com (David Bailey's inactive site.)
http://dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com/
http://lakevilledad.blogspot.com/
Moderate Left:
http://moderateleft.com/
http://www.mnpublius.com/
http://www.norwegianity.com/
http://northstarpolitics.blogspot.com/
Center:
http://centrisity.blogspot.com/
http://midtopia.blogspot.com/
Moderate Right:
http://alwaysrightusuallycorrect.blogspot.com/
http://www.shotinthedark.info/
Strong Right:
http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com
http://www.savagerepublican.com

miscellaneous sites:

summer campaign trail
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/07/26/seconddistrict/
Center For Politics
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/?state=MN
Congresspedia
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Kline
Chamber of Commerce
http://www.voteforminnesota.com/
MN Campaign Report
http://www.mncampaignreport.com/
watchdog sites:
http://www.opensecrets.org
http://www.fec.gov/
http://mediamatters.org

National non-political press coverage:

Time: The Memo
How the FBI Blew the Case
http://www.mafhoum.com/press3/98P54.htm
Memo to Mueller
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020603/memo.html

Time: 2002 Persons of the Year
cover photo:
http://www.freedomtocare.org/page266.htm
Persons of the Year: 2002 (main article)
http://www.wanttoknow.info/021222time.personofyear
Profile: The Special Agent
http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1003988,00.html
Contents page with photo
http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2002/
Background: Covering the Story
http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1003200,00.html