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Mar

Pawlenty requests legal review of health overhaul

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Pawlenty is asking Minnesota's attorney general to block a federal mandate requiring people to buy health insurance.

The Republican governor and potential presidential candidate asked Attorney General Lori Swanson, a Democrat, to review the legality of the mandate and join a dozen other states that are suing to stop it.

He says in a letter to Swanson that "Congress may be overstepping it bounds by forcing individuals or businesses to buy insurance."

Mar

Pawlenty Urges Minnesota Reps to Vote Down Health Care Bill

Source: FOX 9

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty sent a letter Thursday to Minnesota's congressional delegation, urging them to vote against the federal health care reform proposal expected to come before them soon.

In his letter, Pawlenty called the current health care bill "bloated, expensive" and "government-centric." The governor said he agrees health care reform is needed in the U.S., but said more work is needed.

The House is set for a possible vote on the health care bill Sunday.

Mar

Pawlenty Endorses Blunt

Source: The Atlantic

It's something presidential contenders tend to do: endorse candidates for Senate or House, pledging support from their own political organizations and asking supporters to pitch in with funds.

And that's what Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has done today, asking his supporters to give money to Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the former House Republican whip who is running in one of the more highly touted Senate races of 2010, the Missouri race against Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) to replace retiring Sen. Kit Bond (R).

Mar

Interview with Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Source: RightOSphere

KWN: Many Independent or Centrist voters regard a track record of implementing innovative policy solutions as a requisite of successful, modern governance. The conservative grassroots, of course, look for candidates who promise to closely adhere to our principles of reducing the size and influence of government when deciding whom to support. How does a successful Republican juggle these seemingly mutually exclusive demands?

Feb

Governing Like A Conservative

Source: Powerline

Here in Minnesota, Governor Tim Pawlenty is the only person standing between us and rapacious Democratic majorities in the state legislature. A friend who knows the governor well likes to say that whereas Ronald Reagan talked like a conservative but governed like a moderate, Tim Pawlenty talks like a moderate but governs like a conservative.

Feb

Gov. Pawlenty reaches out to Chile

Source: Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says his thoughts and prayers are with the people of Chile after a large earthquake there.

Pawlenty led a trade mission to Chile and Brazil in December and delegates had meetings in Santiago and Concepcion in an effort to promote trade exchanges and economic relations.

Pawlenty says in a statement Saturday that trade mission strengthened the growing bonds between the state and the country.

Feb

Pawlenty energizes record Missouri Lincoln Days crowd

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. CHARLES – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty brought a partisan Republican crowd to its feet tonight in his keynote Lincoln Days speech. Pawlenty, a likely presidential candidate in 2012, told the crowd of more than 600 that Republicans need to seize momentum back from the Deomocrats, who took control of the White House and Congress in 2008.

“We have misguided liberals all across this country … chipping away at these pillars every day and we need to grab their arms and stop them,” he said.

Feb

Minnesota governor visits state to back Blunt

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — In talking about the state of politics in the nation, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty channels former President John F. Kennedy.

Pawlenty, a Republican who is traveling the country to help build his national name recognition, is considered a likely presidential candidate in 2012.

Today, he'll kick off a statewide gathering of Missouri Republicans for their annual Lincoln Days celebration, to be held for the first time in St. Charles.

Pawlenty will be offering his vocal support for the U.S. Senate candidacy of Congressman Roy Blunt of Springfield.

Feb

Pawlenty: Health care summit was 'window-dressing'

Source: CNN Political Ticker

Washington (CNN) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty sent a letter to President Obama last week urging him to invite governors to the White House health care summit because state executives have "hands-on experience reforming health care in our states."

That request was declined.

Not surprisingly, Pawlenty, a potential Obama rival in 2012, said Thursday's high-profile meeting failed to deliver.

Feb

Pawlenty: Republicans can’t just rely on Democrats’ “goof ups”

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — This morning, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave the Political Fix a preview of his speech to Missouri Republicans at Lincoln Days in St. Charles tomorrow.

Pawlenty, who recently told Esquire magazine that Republicans “blew it” when they were in the majority, said that 2010 is shaping up as a good year for the GOP. But he cautioned that Republicans have to do a better job of shaping their message. Pawlenty, who is considering a presidential run in 2012, is hoping to help the party remake itself.

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