Steve Sviggum arrived at the University of Minnesota Board of Regents on the sixth floor of the Alumni Center. After listening to board chair Linda Cohen talk about his conflict of interest case, he spoke passionately to defend himself and then distributed his resignation letter.
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Rep. Keith Ellisona s black nationalist past haunts bid to lead DNC
More than a decade after he persuaded Minnesota voters to look beyond his controversial past and reward him with a seat in Congress, Mr. Ellison is now asking national Democrats to do the same as he seeks to lead their party. The first Muslim elected to Congress, Mr. Ellison is now running to lead the Democratic National Committee next year, when the party will attempt to rebuild in the wake of yet another election spanking.