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WASHINGTON — Minnesota state Rep. Steve Simon, a St. Louis Park Democrat, doesn't consider himself a "Wellstone Democrat." But he used the lessons he learned from Camp Wellstone to help win election last year. Simon said the techniques taught at the camp, established to train activists in the tradition of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, transcend ideology. "A conservative Republican could get as much from the program," said Simon, who was one of 20 Camp Wellstone graduates who won elected office last year, according to the group's tabulation. "The principles are ideologically neutral — energizing people." As it happens, most...

Camp Seeks to Impart Wellstone's Lessons Mon Oct 27, 4:05 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By PATRICK HOWE, Associated Press Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. - You could build a small village with the number of buildings named to honor the memories of Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, who were killed in a plane crash a year ago. AP Photo But wouldn't it be more fitting, those closest to them ask, to honor the pair by training motivated idealists to follow in their footsteps in a grassroots quest for change? That spirit drives Wellstone...

<p>The green Paul Wellstone (search) bumper stickers can still be seen on Minnesota vehicles, a testament of the late senator's popularity, said his son David Wellstone (search).</p> <p>"He touched a lot people's lives and I feel good about that," the younger Wellstone told Fox News.</p>