Supporters of instant runoff voting hope to bring the alternative voting system to Duluth next.

A comic book introduced by Democrat AlFranken before he became a U.S. senator from Minnesota will be soldin an auction later this month.

Mayor R.T. Rybak won his third term in Tuesday's election and some speculate he is poised to launch his 2010 campaign, but even though he's been acting like a gubernatorial candidate for several months, he says he's not in a

Marking one year since his victory in the presidential election, President Barack Obama told a crowd at a Madison middle school that long-term economic success can only be achieved by making investments in education.

MPR political analysts Todd Rapp and Tom Horner join Midday for analysis of last night's elections, both in Minnesota and across the nation.

The United States does not accept Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land but believes resuming peace talks is the best way to curb them, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.Clinton, facing Arab criticism over a perceived US

Voters nervous about the economy and fed up withthe political establishment dominated the off-year elections,sending a strong message to President Barack Obama, who won theWhite House as a change agent but has himself become the face ofpolitical power and incumbency.

The UN General Assembly debated on Wednesday a resolution that would call on Israel and the Palestinians to investigate charges of war crimes during the Gaza war detailed in a report that has infuriated Israel.The nonbinding resolution on the so-called

Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran on Wednesday, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American Embassy by students 30 years ago.Witnesses said

Election Day turned out to be a pretty good one for schools. Most of the ballot questions across the state that asked for some form of local funding were approved, even though in many cases, that now means those voters'

This year's off-year elections are taking on more significance than usual, revealing a split in the Republican Party that could have repercussions in 2010 and 2012. Analysts talk about what the wins in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey

Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an airplane engine overhead.The Nuba Mountains - once a key enclave of rebels battling the government

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice.Predominantly Muslim Turkey has not ratified the 2002

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was elected to a third term Tuesday night, winning 74 percent of the vote in an 11-candidate field.

Alleged armed infiltrators from Yemen killed one Saudi soldier and wounded another 11 in an attack near the country's southern border, Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday.The attack took place early on Tuesday in the mountainous border region of Jabal al-Dukhan,

Russia on Wednesday marked its new annual day of national unity, established under strongman leader Vladimir Putin, with nationalist demonstrations that included rallies by far-right extremists.The November 4 Day of National Unity has been celebrated since 2005 when Russia's then

St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman won a second term in office Tuesday night, defeating challenger Eva Ng.

Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters Wednesday in the streets of a key militant stronghold, officials said, as government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.The soldiers were fighting street by street through the mountainous

Minneapolis elections officials say the city's first election using instant runoff voting has gone smoothly, but voters may be limiting their own power because they're not using all their choices.

Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government, a spokesman said on Wednesday, but his main rival branded his re-election illegal and ruled out taking any part.Karzai, who returned to power after a