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StarTrib (Jun): Red v Blue in WI-MN rivalry http://is.gd/zfgKeM
“Best for Bsns”: Chamber of Commerce: MN 14, WI 42
“Best for Bsns”: Forbes: MN 20, WI 44

MN Housing Starts (adj annual thru Q1 2013): up 7.5%
WI Housing Starts (adj annual thru Q1 2013): down 26.7%

MN Foreclosures: 1.6% (incl 5.8% subprime) thru Q1 2013
MN Foreclosures: 2.7% (incl 10.1% subprime) thru Q1 2013

MN: Since Feb 2010, private sector employment has grown by 6.8%.
WI: Since Feb 2010, private sector employment has grown by 4.5%.

MN Unemployment Rate: 2010, 7.3%; 2013, 5.2% || -2.1%
WI Unemployment Rate: 2010, 8.4%; 2013, 6.8% || -1.6%

MN Poverty Rate: 2007, 9.3%; 2011, 10.0% || +.7%
WI Poverty Rate: 2007, 11%; 2011, 13.1% || +2.1%

MN Uninsured: 2007, 8.0%; 2011, 9.2% || +1.2%
WI Uninsured: 2007, 8.0%; 2011, 10.4% || +2.4%

Census QuickStats http://is.gd/zqFHLG Select-A-State
Congress Joint Economic Committee State-by-State http://is.gd/hEqqv6

JULY Update: MN v WI: JULY Jobs Estimates: Unempl: MN 5.2%, WI, 6.8%, US 7.4%; Added: MN 4300; WI 1800; Growth Rate: MN 2.6%; WI 1.4%; US 1.7%

DirigoBlue: Why Data & Perspective Matters: MN v WI, A tale of two realities http://is.gd/rVi1zT how Jankowski (”Why Elections Matter: A Tale of Two States”) gets it wrong

Go Vikings!

The article from The Telegraph indicates that this drug acts on the amygdala. There are a number of recent studies that indicate that conservatives have larger amydalae than liberals, associated w a more active fear response.

This article from Discover Magazine sums up the research & its possible implications: “Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives”

Here’s the link: http://bit.ly/zKJuDd

I got a little worried when he talked last week about Hebrew writing being found in America.he is Mormon and I sure hope he’s not going to go all Mormon on us. I know some nice Mormons, but I am a Lutheran.

I looked it up in wikipedia, and they say it’s a Mormon thing to be looking for things like Bible writing in the US, but most people say it’s not real. Here’s the web-link to that in wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian

Not only won’t he let us bring signs, he wants us to bring our kids. My kids are in their 40’s and 30’s, like most Patriots. I don’t know what he’s even talking about.