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It's time to invest in wind energy.

Here we go again. Appropriately enough, an Associated Press article on April Fools' Day reported that another congressional committee just called in another bunch of oil executives this week and chewed them out, this time about $100-a-barrel oil. They do it every year or two and nothing changes. Instead of outrage, we need political courage.

Shortly after calling any human connection to global warming "voodoo, nonsense, hokum, a hoax" Bachmann introduced a bill that shows she really means what she said.

ECM Newspapers: Sixth District DFL candidate Bob Olson is confident of chances for endorsement

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Asked whether he was concerned that the DFL 6th District congressional endorsement convention was being held in Andover — within a few miles of the city where rival Elwyn Tinklenberg served as mayor for years — Olson waved away the geographical proximity.

Olson hopes to take on Bachmann for Sixth District congressional seat

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Olson can talk knowledgeably about many political issues, but, as the founder of the American Sustainable Energy Foundation, his eyes really light up when he talks about energy.

"I believe the most critical thing is to break our dependence on foreign oil," he says. "We're sending $1.3 billion a day out of this country on oil alone.

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Olson, a tax lawyer and bank co-owner who recently made St. Cloud his home, called out Bachmann on a litany of votes in Congress against Democratic bills to extend health care, fund transportation, bring American troops home from Iraq, end tax breaks for oil companies, increase aid to college students and more.

"This is not a family value. This is not a Minnesota value. This is not an American value," Olson repeatedly stated of Bachmann's choices in Congress.
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by Hal Kimball

I support Bob Olson for Congress because:

From Blue Man in a Red District

SAINT CLOUD – Bob Olson, a DFL candidate in the 6th Congressional District, spoke Saturday alongside state leaders and U.S. Senate candidates at the Minnesota Farmers Union booth at the State Fair.

Drawing on his experience as a tax lawyer and the majority owner of St. Stephen State Bank, Olson explained how tax incentives and loan guarantee funds can help American farmers lead the way to breaking our country's addiction to foreign oil.

Saturday, August 25, 2007
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Your turn: It is time for Iraqis to take control of their country
By Bob Olson, St. Cloud

It's been more than four years since American military forces rolled into Baghdad, liberated millions and provided President Bush with the opportunity to give a victory speech beneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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Bob Olson enters 6th District race
St. Cloud businessman to battle Bob Hill for chance to challenge Stillwater’s Michele Bachmann

By Andy Wallmeyer
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STILLWATER - Bob Olson, a Democrat who previously planned to run for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Republican Norm Coleman, said Monday he will instead run for the 6th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.

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