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Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• There was a moment during the Monday meeting of the Minneapolis City Council when that body's tendency to remain at rest, averting any impulse toward forward motion, became downright stupefying. Actually, there were several such moments, as members ...

On September 8, 2011 -- exactly one year ago tomorrow -- President Obama delivered an important speech to a joint session of Congress. In it, the president unveiled a proposal he called the American Jobs Act. You may recall the economic circumstances at the time, and how similar they are to 2012 -- though job…