K000363 1947-09-06 4012 1429 Longworth House Office Building http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm&To=mn02hwyr@housemail.house.gov&CFID=22307054&CFTOKEN=28173710 2 202-225-2595 John 'r':4 '-2':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'kline':3,8,10 M 400224 Kline John_Kline P. Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2] 1607 N00004436 6831 Republican 202-225-2271 Methodist MN John Kline 4.75 http://kline.house.gov/ RepJohnKline 400224 Person republican Thu Nov 19 21:51:58 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...should be a non-starter,” Paulsen said. All three Minnesota House Republicans back the measure — Reps. Michele Bachmann and John Kline signed on as original cosponsors. A similar piece of legislation has been introduced in the Senate by South Dak 'dak':52 'end':8 'non':16 'rep':28 'tri':5 'back':25 'hous':3,23 'john':32 'piec':41 'said':19 'sign':34 'wall':9 'kline':33 'senat':49 'south':51 'three':21 'legisl':43 'measur':27 'michel':29 'origin':37 'street':10 'bailout':11 'paulsen':18 'similar':40 'starter':17 'bachmann':30 'introduc':46 'cosponsor':38 'minnesota':1,22 'non-start':15 'republican':4,24 'minnpost.com':53 6738586 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/derekwallbank/2009/11/19/13614/minnesotas_house_republicans_try_again_to_end_wall_street_bailout 400224 Person republican Thu Nov 19 10:44:48 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Republicans are criticizing the Obama Administration for stimulus money going to "phantom districts." AP has an interesting fact-check that says the criticism is overstated. The Vikings break off relations with the Metropolitan Sports Facilities 'ap':17 'go':13 'mpr':40 'say':25 'fact':22 'vike':31 'break':32 'check':23 'daili':2 'facil':39 'money':12 'obama':8 'radio':43 'relat':34 'sport':38 'critic':6,27 'digest':3 'overst':29 'public':42 'phantom':15 'district':16 'interest':20 'stimulus':11 'administr':9 'minnesota':41 'fact-check':21 'republican':4 'metropolitan':37 6735977 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_736.shtml?refid=0 400224 Person congress Wed Nov 18 21:52:29 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...said Sen. Mike Enzi (R., Wy.), the senior Republican on the HELP panel. The bill was jointly introduced by Enzi and Rep. John Kline (R., Minn.), the top Republican on the House education panel. 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Powers '2nd':8 'dan':14 'rep':22 'u.s':21 '2002':42 'citi':34 'john':23 'news':2 'sinc':41 'twin':33 'dfler':17 'kline':24 'power':15,43 'rural':36 'south':40 'around':4 'candid':1 'counti':37 'repres':27 'challeng':19 'district':10,29 'southern':32 'burnsvill':11 'construct':12 'minnesota':5 'contractor':13 'republican':20 'congression':9 'minnpost.com':44 6733038 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2009/11/18/13527/candidate_news_from_around_minnesota 400224 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 21:54:46 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Rep. Michele Bachmann joins a group of lawmakers hoping to block a lawsuit challenging "In God We Trust." GOP Rep. John Kline also wants to block the suit. There's talk about passing another stimulus bill. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned. Gov. Pawlen 'dfl':40 'god':19 'gop':22 'gov':46 'jim':42 'mpr':48 'rep':4,23,41 'also':26 'bill':39 'hope':12 'john':24 'join':7 'pass':36 'suit':31 'talk':34 'want':27 'anoth':37 'block':14,29 'daili':2 'group':9 'kline':25 'radio':51 'trust':21 'digest':3 'lawmak':11 'michel':5 'pawlen':47 'public':50 'lawsuit':16 'mention':45 'bachmann':6 'challeng':17 'oberstar':43 'stimulus':38 'minnesota':49 6721042 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_734.shtml?refid=0 400224 Person congress Tue Nov 17 21:54:47 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Dan Powers of Burnsville, a construction contractor, will seek the Dem nomination to challenge four-term Repub incumbent John Kline. Powers sought the Dem endorsement for the seat in 2008 but dropped out of the race in favor of the eventual nominee, Ste 'dan':6 'dem':2,16,30 'ste':49 'two':1 '2008':36 'drop':38 'four':21 'john':25 'race':42 'seat':34 'seek':14 'term':22 'favor':44 'kline':26 'nomin':17 'power':7,27 'repub':23 'endors':31 'eventu':47 'incumb':24 'nomine':48 'sought':28 'announc':3 'challeng':19 'congress':5 'burnsvill':9 'construct':11 'four-term':20 'contractor':12 'minnpost.com':50 6721044 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2009/11/17/13524/two_dems_announce_for_congress 400224 Person democrat Tue Nov 17 21:54:46 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ― A Democrat from Burnsville says he will challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District. Construction contractor Dan Powers announced his campaign at the state Capitol on Tuesday. Powers says Kline's st 'ap':12 'st':9,48 '2nd':7,29 'dan':33 'dem':1 'rep':23 'say':17,45 'u.s':22 'john':4,24 'minn':11 'paul':10 'wcco':49 'kline':5,25,46 'power':34,44 'state':40 'announc':35 'capitol':41 'tuesday':43 'campaign':37 'challeng':3,20 'democrat':14 'district':8,30 'burnsvill':16 'construct':31 'minnesota':27 'contractor':32 'republican':21 6721041 true true daylife WCCO http://wcco.com/ OK http://wcco.com/politics/john.kline.challenger.2.1317702.html 400224 Person congress Tue Nov 17 21:54:46 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...D.C. — Rep. John Kline advised Congress today to “tread very carefully” when it comes to mandating employer-paid sick leave to slow the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. “With so many workers already having access to a variety of sick leave options, 'd.c':13 'flu':41 'pay':12 'rep':14 'urg':2 'care':6,23 'come':26 'h1n1':9,40 'john':15 'leav':11,33,55 'mani':45 'paid':31 'sick':10,32,54 'slow':35 'advis':17 'kline':1,16 'today':19 'tread':5,21 'virus':42 'access':49 'employ':30 'mandat':8,28 'option':56 'spread':37 'worker':46 'alreadi':47 'varieti':52 'congress':3,18 'minnpost.com':57 'employer-paid':29 6721043 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/11/17/13528/kline_urges_congress_to_tread_carefully_before_mandating_h1n1_sick_leave_pay 400224 Person congress Mon Nov 16 21:47:51 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., however, spearheaded an effort by eventually 108 members of Congress to pressure the Committee on House Administration and the ... 'r':6 'us':1 'va':7 '108':14 'rep':2 'forb':4 'hous':23 'r-va':5 'howev':8 'randi':3 'effort':11 'eventu':13 'member':15 'pressur':19 'wnd.com':27 'committe':21 'congress':17 'administr':24 'spearhead':9 6715309 true true google news WND.com OK http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5imWEEvz3T5DSzBSNRAj6Wi55yF0A 400224 Person republican Thu Nov 19 10:44:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ​It looks like Republican Allen Quist is jumping into the 2010 race to try and unseat two-term DFL Rep. Tim Walz in District 1. Quist, who served three terms in the Minnesota House and lost the 1994 governor's race to Arne Carlson, .... 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When John Kline turned down his offer for a bipartisan town hall and was still hiding from his own constituents, Representative Walz was out 'mn':50 'rep':4 'tim':5,11 'hall':37 'hide':41 'john':27 'town':36 'turn':29 'walz':6,12,13,47 'brief':2 'dedic':15 'kline':28 'offer':32 'peopl':17 'polit':19 'power':18 'still':40 'especi':22 'repres':10,46 'summer':25 'visibl':23 'netroot':8 'project':52 'constitu':45 'progress':51 'minnesota':9 'bipartisan':35 'congression':1 6733034 false true daylife MN Progressive Project http://mncampaignreport.com/ OK http://www.mnprogressiveproject.com/diary/4521/congressional-briefing-with-rep-tim-walz-at-netroots-minnesota 400224 Person congress Wed Nov 18 21:52:29 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...for endorsement against Paulsen. In Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, Dan Powers has announced his candidacy against Rep. John Kline.   Powers, if you remember is a supporter of socialized medicine. These three candidates fall into the cate 'dan':16 'dfl':1 'rep':23 'cate':42 'fail':2 'fall':39 'john':24 'expos':45 'kline':25 'power':17,26 'three':37 'candid':4,38 'endors':7 'rememb':29 'second':13 'social':34 'announc':19 'medicin':35 'paulsen':9 'recruit':5 'support':32 'democrat':44 'district':15 'candidaci':21 'minnesota':11,43 'congression':14 6733036 false true daylife Minnesota Democrats Exposed http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/ OK http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2009/11/18/dfl-fails-at-candidate-recruitment/ 400224 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 10:42:46 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A Democrat from Burnsville says he will challenge Republican US Rep. John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District.. Highlights include V Insure , Accident Health Insurance , Dem to Challenge Kline in Minn.'s 2nd District. 'v':1,32,46 '..':29 'us':20 '2nd':27,44 'dem':6,37 'rep':21 'say':15 'blog':50 'john':22 'minn':42 'news':49 'accid':3,34 'insur':2,5,33,36,47,48 'kline':9,23,40 'health':4,35 'includ':31 'challeng':8,18,39 'democrat':12 'district':28,45 'burnsvill':14 'highlight':30 'minnesota':25 'republican':19 6725825 false true google blog V Insure / Insurance News Blogs http://www.vinsure.com/ OK http://www.vinsure.com/AccidentHealthInsurance/Dem_to_Challenge_Kline_in_Minn-s_2nd_District/ 400224 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 21:52:24 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Democrat from Burnsville says he will challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District. Construction contractor Dan Powers announced his campaign at the state Capitol on Tuesday. ... 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