New Star Tribune Minnesota Poll on Minnesotans’ Perceptions

Minneapolis/St. Paul - (January 28, 2005) - The Star Tribune announced plans today to release the results of a new statewide Minnesota Poll on Minnesotans’ perceptions of how things are going in the Iraqi war, and their views on the prospects for success of the Iraqi election.

A summary of the results will be posted on startribune.com and in the early edition of the Sunday newspaper at approximately 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2004.

In the coming week, the Minnesota Poll will be looking at a number of national and statewide topics with important significance.

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