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Jun
16

Pawlenty Forms PAC for NH Candidates

Source: Union Leader

"Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, an aspiring Republican candidate for president, has formed a political action committee to help fund New Hampshire candidates for public office.

Pawlenty registered his Freedom First PAC -- New Hampshire Friday. It is chaired by John Lyons, a Portsmouth attorney and chairman of the state Board of Education. The treasurer is Concord lobbyist Bruce Berke."

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Jun
11

GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty: 'Pendulum is Swinging Back Our Way'

Source: ABC News

"'The pendulum, we believe, is swinging back our way," the Minnesota Republican told "Good Morning America's" George Stephanopoulos today. "I think it's going to be terrific."

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Jun
11

Pawlenty to Jon Stewart: 'I don't have a big shtick'

Source: Politico

"Wearing jeans and a blazer, Pawlenty spent much of his aired segment talking about his views on taxes and cutting state budgets. But later, during an extended interview posted on Comedy Central's website, Stewart came back to the big question: Will he run for president?

Pawlenty wasn't saying.

"Mostly, to run nationally, you have to be rich, famous or you gotta have some kind of shtick or novelty," he said. "It's what it's becoming."

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May
26

Meet The Press Across America

Source: Meet the Press

MEET THE PRESS ACROSS AMERICA

FORUM WITH GOV. TIM PAWLENTY (R-MN)

Ted Mann Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute

MR. GREGORY: Thanks so much, appreciate it.  Well good afternoon, Governor, thank you for allowing me in the state.

GOV. PAWLENTY: Just be out by sundown.

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May
25

T-Paw Sets the Bar High

Source: The Daily Caller

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May
22

State of the Union with Candy Crowley

Source: State of the Union

CANDY CROWLEY, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Candy Crowley and this is State of the Union. 

Let's just say that the results of Tuesday's primaries did nothing but confirm the notion that this year, being in is out. If you need more proof, take a look at this. A Fox News poll asked if the only thing you knew about a candidate was that one was the incumbent and the other was a new challenger, who would you vote for? Overwhelmingly, 41 to 20 percent, voters said they would vote for the newbie. 

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May
18

Minnesota Budget Deal is a Prize for Pawlenty

Source: Wall Street Journal

Minnesota lawmakers on Monday approved a budget compromise with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a political victory for the possible presidential candidate.

The deal, which eliminates a $3 billion deficit, gives Mr. Pawlenty or his eventual successor the power to decide whether to shift thousands of low-income Minnesotans from a state health-care plan to Medicaid ahead of a federal timetable. 

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May
18

Pawlenty to Host Facebook Townhall for Sean Duffy

Source: Hot Air

Earlier this spring, Tim Pawlenty announced a contest to select the next recipient of his Freedom First PAC efforts in Congressional elections.  He won’t have to travel far to find the first winner, as selected by visitors to the site.  Sean Duffy, whose insurgent campaign managed to scare incumbent Democrat David Obey into retirement, will appear with Pawlenty in a Facebook fundraising townhall event on Friday afternoon at 5 pm ET:

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May
18

A Good Day for Pawlenty

Source: Politico

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's final budget, completed early Monday morning over the protests of angry Democrats and passed in a special session of the state legislature later in the day, positions the 2012 Republican presidential hopeful as the embodiment of conservative governance in hard economic times.

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May
17

Pawlenty Outboxes DFL on Deficit Plan

Source: Hot Air

"For some reason, Tim Pawlenty has a reputation outside of Minnesota as too friendly and nice to fight for conservative causes.  Late last night, he demonstrated once again why Minnesotans know better — and why taxpayers in this state will miss him once his term ends in December:

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