Minnesota GOP governor primary tests Pawlenty`s comeback bid
(WorldNews Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Seven years after his presidential aspirations fizzled, Tim Pawlenty is hoping to regain his winning touch and restart his political career in a familiar spot: Minnesota`s Republican primary for governor. The former two-term governor`s name is the biggest in both parties in the wide-open and high-stakes race for the state`s top job. Tuesday`s primary will determine which of three Democrats and two Republicans succeed outgoing Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton. The race not only gives Pawlenty a shot at redemption but also could be a chance for Republicans to seize full control of Minnesota`s traditionally blue state government. Unless Democrats recapture the...