AM 1240 WJON » Jesse Ventura http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 05:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Slain Author Was Sued By Ex-Minnesota Governor Ventura http://wjon.com/slain-author-was-sued-by-ex-minnesota-governor-ventura/ http://wjon.com/slain-author-was-sued-by-ex-minnesota-governor-ventura/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:41:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=166004 The author and former Navy SEAL who was one of two men slain at a Texas gun range was the defendant in a defamation lawsuit by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ventura-speaks-out-against-gay-marriage-amendment/feed/ 0 Good Morning America Ex-Governor Ventura Would Consider Running For Vice President [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/ex-governor-ventura-would-consider-running-for-vice-president-video/ http://wjon.com/ex-governor-ventura-would-consider-running-for-vice-president-video/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:06:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=11764 Former pro-wrestler and Minnesota governor, Jesse Ventura, says he would consider getting back into politics if Texas Congressman Ron Paul would run for president as an Independent.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ex-governor-ventura-would-consider-running-for-vice-president-video/feed/ 0 Getty Images Dayton Won't Have Radio Show; All Bids Rejected http://wjon.com/dayton-wont-have-radio-show-all-bids-rejected/ http://wjon.com/dayton-wont-have-radio-show-all-bids-rejected/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:29:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=9515 Gov. Mark Dayton won't have a weekly radio show after rejecting all proposals to air the show. The Democratic governor released the rejected bids Tuesday, showing that WCCO-AM, the flagship carrier for shows by former Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Jesse Ventura, offered Dayton a 7 a.m. Saturday slot instead of 9 a.m. Fridays.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-wont-have-radio-show-all-bids-rejected/feed/ 0 Governor's Office handout photo Ventura Sues DHS, TSA, Over Body Scans, Pat-Downs http://wjon.com/ventura-sues-dhs-tsa-over-body-scans-pat-downs/ http://wjon.com/ventura-sues-dhs-tsa-over-body-scans-pat-downs/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:48:28 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=5777 Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is suing the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, saying full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints are violating his rights.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ventura-sues-dhs-tsa-over-body-scans-pat-downs/feed/ 1 Getty Images Fridays With Dayton? Minnesota Governor Radio Show Up In The Air http://wjon.com/fridays-with-dayton-minnesota-governor-radio-show-up-in-the-air/ http://wjon.com/fridays-with-dayton-minnesota-governor-radio-show-up-in-the-air/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:50:39 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4170 It's Friday, which for many of the last 12 years has meant an hour of statewide radio hosted by Minnesota's governor. New Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't worked out an arrangement yet to carry on the radio show tradition started by Jesse Ventura in 1999.

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