Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and running mate Winona LaDuke are bidding for the 1996 presidency on the Green Party ticket. They are on the ballot in 21 states, including Minnesota. Nader has drawn attention...

In 1992, Ross Perot courted millions of Americans with his big criticisms of government, big charts and his colorful claim that NAFTA would produce a "giant sucking sound" in the U.S. economy. He emerged,...

Board of Regents member Jean Keffeler tendered her resignation Thursday, leaving many at the University shocked by the announcement. Keffeler, whose resignation will take effect Dec. 1 or when a replacement...

U.S. Senate Reform Party candidate Dean Barkley believes the biggest challenge facing the next group of freshman senators will be dealing with a retiring baby boom population. "Every honest report shows...

It spun in the air, end over end, as both athletes watched attentively. Finally the coin landed tails up, cementing the Minnesota women's cross country team's nine-person lineup for this weekend's Big...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana football coach Bill Mallory has been fired, the school announced at a press conference Thursday, though Mallory will continue to coach the team through the end of the season. "The...

After leaving his post as United States Senate Majority Leader, citizen Bob Dole entered the political horse race determined to give the country a more well-rounded economy through a flattened tax structure. Dole's...

With the 1996 election only four days away, students might be wondering why they should care. Many feel nothing ever changes anyway. But this election could be remembered as a pivotal point in our nation's...

It was about 2:20 Wednesday afternoon, and the Gophers hockey team's locker room was filled with the usual combination of music and background chatter. The players had most of their gear on and were almost...

In 1992, Reform Party pioneer Ross Perot tested the theory that three can be company in America's traditional two-party political system. Now, five years later, as Perot makes a second attempt to unseat...