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Republican Secretary of State hopeful Dan Severson is suggesting his website was hacked for political reasons. Severson's campaign website crashed earlier this week. At news conference in St. Paul Friday, he said an early investigation shows it was breached by outsiders but they haven't identified who did it.

It's looking more and more likely that Dan Severson of Sauk Rapids will be the Republican party's main hope for unseating Senator Amy Klobuchar this fall.

A Republican who's not well known in state political circles is joining the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. St. Bonifacius city council member Joe Arwood will announce a Senate bid later Monday.

Former state Rep. Dan Severson has become the first Republican to declare a challenge to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012. Severson, a 57-year-old retired Navy pilot, served four terms in the state House before running unsuccessfully last fall for secretary of state.

A former state lawmaker is expected to become the first Republican to wage a 2012 challenge to Minnesota's popular Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. A political consultant with direct knowledge of the plans says Dan Severson will announce his candidacy Monday at the state Capitol.

Two Minnesota Republicans who ran on the party's statewide ticket last fall are weighing whether to jump into a 2012 Senate campaign that so far lacks any declared GOP candidates.