David Rubenstein is a freelance journalist and former welder in Minneapolis.
The institutional neglect that brought Minnesota's Republicans into power has led to tragedy and scandal.
Minnesota's GOP looks to cut taxes and build more casinos
instead.
In 2002, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee trained their sights on an unlikely target: conservative Judge James Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Minnesota Distr
Minnesota's new senator, Norm Coleman, is a dealmaker with
ambitions.


