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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich speaking at the 2011 CPAC FL conference in Orlando, Florida.
58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1999
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Tom Foley
Succeeded by Dennis Hastert
16th United States House of Representatives Minority Whip
In office
March 20, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Leader Robert Michel
Preceded by Dick Cheney
Succeeded by David Bonior
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by Jack Flynt
Succeeded by Johnny Isakson
Personal details
Born Newton Leroy McPherson
June 17, 1943 (1943-06-17) (age 68)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jackie Battley (1962–1981)
Marianne Ginther (1981–2000)
Callista Gingrich (2000–present)
Residence Carrollton, Georgia (1979–1993, while in office)
Marietta, Georgia (1993–1999, while in office)
McLean, Virginia (1999–present)[1]
Alma mater Emory University (B.A.)
Tulane University (M.A./PhD)
Occupation College Professor
Author
Politician
Religion Roman Catholic[2] (formerly Baptist)
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Herman Cain
Cain in February 2011
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
In office
1995–1996
Preceded by Burton A. Dole, Jr
Succeeded by A. Drue Jennings
Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
In office
1992–1994
Preceded by Burton A. Dole, Jr
Succeeded by A. Drue Jennings
Personal details
Born December 13, 1945 (1945-12-13) (age 65)
Memphis, Tennessee, US
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Gloria Cain (m. 1968–present) «start: (1968)»"Marriage: Gloria Cain to Herman Cain" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Cain)
Children Melanie Cain and Vincent Cain
Residence Sandy Springs, Georgia, US
Alma mater Morehouse College (mathematics, 1967)
Purdue University
(Masters, computer science, 1971)
Occupation Businessman
Radio host
Columnist
Religion National Baptist[1]
Website hermancain.com
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State of Minnesota
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): North Star State;
Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State
Motto(s): L’Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North)
Demonym Minnesotan
Capital Saint Paul
Largest city Minneapolis
Largest metro area Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Area  Ranked 12th in the U.S.
 - Total 86,939 sq mi
(225,181 km2)
 - Width c. 200–350 miles (c. 320–560 km)
 - Length c. 400 miles (c. 640 km)
 - % water 8.4
 - Latitude 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N
 - Longitude 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W
Population  Ranked 21st in the U.S.
 - Total 5,303,925 (2010) [1]
4,919,479 (2000)
- Density 65.3/sq mi  (25.21/km2)
Ranked 31st in the U.S.
 - Median income  $55,802 (10th[2])
Elevation  
 - Highest point Eagle Mountain[3]
2,301 ft  (701 m)
 - Mean 1,198 ft  (365 m)
 - Lowest point Lake Superior[3]
601 ft  (183 m)
Before statehood Minnesota Territory
Admission to Union  May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL)
Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)
Legislature Minnesota Legislature
 - Upper house Senate
 - Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Al Franken (DFL)
U.S. House delegation 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations MN Minn. US-MN
Website state.mn.us
 
 
 
 
 

Minnesota i/mɪnɨˈsoʊtə/[4] is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.

Nearly 60% of Minnesota's residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area known as the "Twin Cities", the center of transportation, business, industry and education, and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.

Minnesota is known for its relatively liberal social and political orientation, and has a high rate of civic participation and voter turnout. Minnesota ranks among the healthiest states, and has a highly literate population. The large majority of residents are of Scandinavian and German descent. The state is known as a center of Scandinavian American culture. Ethnic diversity has increased in recent decades. Substantial influxes of African, Asian, and Latin American immigrants have joined the descendants of European immigrants and the original Native American inhabitants.

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[edit] Etymology

The word Minnesota comes from the Dakota name for the Minnesota River: Mnisota. The root mni (also spelled mini or minne) means, "water". Mnisota can be translated as sky-tinted water or somewhat clouded water.[4][5] Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers by dropping milk into water and calling it mnisota.[5] Many locations in the state have similar names, such as Minnehaha Falls ("waterfall"), Minneiska ("white water"), Minneota ("much water"), Minnetonka ("big water"), Minnetrista ("crooked water"), and Minneapolis, which is a combination of mni and polis, the Greek word for "city".[6]

[edit] Geography

Minnesota, showing roads and major bodies of water

Minnesota is the northernmost U.S. state apart from Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th Parallel. The state is part of the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest. The state shares a Lake Superior water border with Michigan and Wisconsin on the northeast; the remainder of the eastern border is with Wisconsin. Iowa is to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba to the north. With 86,943 square miles (225,180 km2),[7] or approximately 2.25% of the United States,[8] Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state.[9]

[edit] Geology and terrain

Main article: Geology of Minnesota
See also: List of lakes in Minnesota and List of Minnesota rivers
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Preceded by
California		 List of U.S. states by date of statehood
Admitted on May 11, 1858 (32nd)		 Succeeded by
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 Canada
 Manitoba •  Ontario
 North Dakota Lake Superior
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 South Dakota  Iowa
 
 
Economy
Main article: Economy of Minnesota

Once primarily a producer of raw materials, Minnesota's economy has transformed in the last 200 years to emphasize finished products and services. Perhaps the most significant characteristic of the economy is its diversity; the relative outputs of its business sectors closely match the United States as a whole.[50] The economy of Minnesota had a gross domestic product of $262 billion in 2008.[51] Thirty-three of the United States' top 1,000 publicly traded companies (by revenue in 2008) are headquartered in Minnesota,[52] including Target, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, Medtronic, General Mills, U.S. Bancorp, Ameriprise, Hormel, Land O' Lakes, SuperValu, Best Buy and Valspar. Private companies based in Minnesota include Cargill, the largest privately owned company in the United States,[53] and Carlson Companies, the parent company of Radisson Hotels.[54]

The per capita personal income in 2008 was $42,772, the tenth-highest in the nation.[55] The three-year median household income from 2002 to 2004 was $55,914, ranking fifth in the U.S. and first among the 36 states not on the Atlantic coast.[56]

As of June 2011, the state's unemployment rate is 6.7%.[57]

[edit] Industry and commerce

The IDS Tower, designed by Philip Johnson is the state's tallest building,[58] reflecting César Pelli's Art Deco-style Wells Fargo Center

Minnesota's earliest industries were fur trading and agriculture; the city of Minneapolis grew around the flour mills powered by St. Anthony Falls. Although less than 1% of the population is employed in the agricultural sector,[59] it remains a major part of the state's economy, ranking 6th in the nation in the value of products sold.[60] The state is the U.S.'s largest producer of sugar beets, sweet corn, and green peas for processing, and farm-raised turkeys.[61] Forestry remains strong, including logging, pulpwood processing and paper production, and forest products manufacturing. Minnesota was famous for its soft-ore mines, which produced a significant portion of the world's iron ore for over a century. Although the high-grade ore is now depleted, taconite mining continues, using processes developed locally to save the industry. In 2004, the state produced 75% of the country's usable iron ore.[61] The mining boom created the port of Duluth which continues to be important for shipping ore, coal, and agricultural products. The manufacturing sector now includes technology and biomedical firms in addition to the older food processors and heavy industry. The nation's first indoor shopping mall was Edina's Southdale Center and its largest is Bloomington's Mall of America.

Minnesota is one of 42 U.S. states with its own lottery; its games include Powerball, Hot Lotto (both multi-state), and Gopher 5.

[edit] Energy use and production

The state produces ethanol fuel and is the first to mandate its use, a 10% mix (E10),[62] and a 20% mix (E20) in 2013.[63] There are more than 310 service stations supplying E85 fuel.[64] A 2% biodiesel blend has been required in diesel fuel since 2005. As of December 2006 the state was the country's fourth-largest producer of wind power, with 895 megawatts installed and another 200 megawatts planned, much of it on the windy Buffalo Ridge in the southwest part of the state.[65]

[edit] State taxes

Minnesota has a slightly progressive income tax structure; the three brackets of state income tax rates are 5.35%, 7.05% and 7.85%.[66] As of 2008, Minnesota was ranked as 12th in the nation for per capita total state and local taxes.[67] In 2008, Minnesotans paid 10.2% of their income in state and local taxes, compared to the US average of 9.7% of income.[67] This ranks Minnesota 12th among the states for total state and local tax burden.[67] The state sales tax in Minnesota is 6.875%, but there is no sales tax on clothing, prescription drug medications, some services, or food items for home consumption.[68] The state legislature may allow municipalities to institute local sales taxes and special local taxes, such as the 0.5% supplemental sales tax in Minneapolis.[69] Excise taxes are levied on alcohol, tobacco, and motor fuel. The state imposes a use tax on items purchased elsewhere but used within Minnesota.[68] Owners of real property in Minnesota pay property tax to their county, municipality, school district, and special taxing districts.

 

 

 

 

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