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The Republican candidates are off to Wyoming on Saturday. Everybody thinks that the Granite State is next in line on Tuesday, but Wyoming holds its caucus on Saturday. It's getting very little attention, but some candidates are taking it seriously:...

SD Delegation Had A Good Year

Argus Leader excerpt: Work by South Dakota's congressional delegation in 2007 means the state's ethanol producers will sell a lot more biofuel next year, military veterans will get better medical care and an important regional water purveyor will get a...

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

Sorry for the light posting today... In the meantime, more on the immigration issue.

Prince of the Ozarks

Todd Epp and Pat Powers have some kind of inside joke of "Prince of the Ozarks. So I thought I would promote a 2008 event that is happening in the Ozarks: Aside from the incredible beauty of the rolling Ozark...

Mrs. Clinton on Pakistan

Last week, observers were quick to jump on Mike Huckabee for his response to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. He offered "apologies" to Pakistan (later clarifying he meant "condolences") and then placed Afghanistan on Pakistan's eastern border rather than western....

Do The Dakota Women Speak For Dakota Women?

This is the question posed by Mr. Powers. Does the site Dakota Women actually speak for the women of the Dakotas? He notices the preponderance of abortion/reproductive freedom talk at that site. Don't women care about more than these issues?...

Statistical Dead Head in Iowa

A new McClatchy-MSNBC poll shows a statistical dead head in Iowa in the Democratic presidential race and a shift in the Republican race. John Edwars leads with 24%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton with 23%. Since the last poll in...

What's New with the Blogs

Turnaround is fair play?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Political Gross-Out of the Year So Far

Michael Barone on Election 2008

Saturday night jive: The New Hampshire debates; Round Two - Dem candidates; Update: Hillary turns Shrill-ary; Edwards: ?Forces of status quo?= Hillary; Unlikeable? Hillary?s feelings are hurt

South Dakota Blogs

Ron Paul On The Civil War

Vehle running for Senate

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

What the MSM doesn?t want you to know

The Gay Divorcee

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

Iowa

America's Challenge

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Political Poetry

Bill Kristol Joins the Gray Lady

Huckabysmal Ignorance on Pakistan

A challenge from Stan's employee

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

Peggy Noonan on Huckabee's Victory

Denver Post Advocates Regional Primaries

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

SanFran Nan: ?I?ll be good?later.?

American Blogs