More at http://www.theuptake.org It's the longest election in Minnesota's history, and it's still not over. But a ruling from Minnesota's election contest court may have signaled the beginning of the end of Minnesota's US Senate race. Former Senator Norm Coleman's chances of winning the election were severely dimmed when the court ruled that only 400 additional ballots will be counted. Democrat Al Franken leads Coleman by 225 votes. The election contest has been a soap opera, drawing thousands of viewers from all over the country every day. In the above video, The UpTake's Mike McIntee takes us through the major plot lines and moments of the trial, which has been educational as well as entertaining.
On Monday we sat down (virtually) with the New York Times oped page's Paul Krugman to talk about his new book, The Conscience of a Liberal, what it's like being 'radicalized' by the Bush administration and what he thinks the "big stand up and cheer moment" of the 2008 campaign has been so far.
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Why did the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office raid a quiet musical performance at a rented theater and then search everyone? It's the eve of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, and that has everything to do with it. Noah Kunin takes us inside the building that the police raided Friday night and shows us what they did, or didn't find. This was streamed live from a cell phone camera, hence the video quality.
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Franken attorney Marc Elias gave an audio-only press conference from DC today. While most of the conference was a repeat from previous days, news broke of 171 missing ballots in Ramsey County.
By Noah Kunin, Senior Political Correspondent 6/30/09 In a midday ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Former Senator Norm Coleman's appeal to overturn the decision by the three judge Election Contest trial court that Al Franken won the the 2008 Senate Election in Minnesota. Coleman, in a humble concession speech, (which The UpTake was not allowed to film) said the process has gone far enough. This video is Senator-Elect Al Franken's response, from his home in Minneapolis, MN. While Senator-Elect Franken will be the 60th Democrat in the US Senate, he says it's more important that he will be the "2nd Senator from Minnesota". He is expected to be sworn in next week.
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Former US Senator Norm Coleman's lawyers announced today that he has filed an appeal with the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that said Democrat Al Franken won the state's US Senate election. This is a press conference phone call with Coleman spokesperson lawyer Ben Ginsberg and Coleman attorney Jim Langdon. For some reason, Ginsberg did not want to reveal where he was making the call from-- saying it was only "secret and undisclosed".
Highlight Reel: Dartmouth Dem Debate On Wednesday night the Democratic presidential candidates squared off at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire for the first Dem debate of the fall season. Which candidate has the true plan for getting out of Iraq? Which candidate believes the national army of Iran should be classified as a terrorist organization? And which candidate thinks Rudy Giuliani doesn't know what the heck he's talking about? Find out all the answers in today's debate Highlight Reel.
Recently TPMtv connected with Juan Cole, professor of modern Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan, and writer of the blog Informed Comment and the new book Napoleon's Egypt. We asked Juan about what's really going on in al Anbar province (which the administration persistently cites as a glimmering example of the success of the surge), whether the Sunnis are ready to concede national reconciliation, and what might happen if and when we ever leave Iraq.
Last night the 8 Republican presidential candidates met in New Hampshire for the first post-Labor Day debate. There was no Fred Thompson (he was busy announcing his candidacy on Leno), but there was still plenty of drama. In case you missed it, we've got the highlights for you.
More at http://www.theuptake.org US Senate candidate Al Franken was loose and making jokes as his legal team prepared for Monday's election contest trial that could determine who is Minnesota's next US Senator. After a state-wide hand recount, Franken holds a 225-vote lead over former US Senator Norm Coleman. Coleman is taking the election to court claiming irregularities on how some of the votes were counted and handled. You can watch that trial live on The UpTake http://www.theuptake.org starting Monday at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET/ Noon MT/ 11am PT. Known initially as a comedian, Franken solidified his seriousness about politics while hosting a radio show on Air America. Saturday he recalled those days while speaking at a party thrown by the Minnesota Air America affiliate AM 950, KTNF "The Voice of Minnesota". While he joked he has "lost his sense of humor", Franken showed that he still has his comic chops and used them to make points about the right wing, the recount and the future of America. Partial ...
Sunday Show Roundup: 1st Dem Iowa Debate Roundup Obama's experience vs. Clinton's change, lots of Iraq, and a little religion to boot. If you missed Sunday's Democratic presidential debate from Iowa, we've got the highlights for you.
How are things going in Afghanistan? Have we botched things so badly that the Taliban are about to take over again? And since al Qaeda, the Taliban and nuclear weapons are all in Pakistan, what happens if Pervez Musharraf falls from power? We asked each of those questions to renowned Afghanistan expert Dr. Barnett Rubin in today's episode of TPMtv.
More from http://www.theuptake.org. Citizen Kate asks Ralph Nader what it takes to be a great leader, and more significantly - how much money does it take? These questions and many more answered by the man himself, Ralph Nader at the DNC in Denver, CO. These are highlights of our live streaming camera that is following Kate around. Tune into theuptake.org to see the latest live clips
TPM reporter Spencer Ackerman recently sat down to talk to Said Jawad, the Afghan Ambassador to the United States. In Part 1 of TPM's interview with Ambassador Jawad, we discuss the current state of Afghanistan, the influence of Al Qaeda, and what the international community can do to prevent the country from devolving into a failed state.
Tomorrow night the Republican presidential candidates will debate in Dearborn, Michigan - the first debate of the full Fred-Thompson-included GOP field. With Thompson's feeble performance on the campaign trail thus far, Rudy Giuliani's fundamental obstacles in winning over the religious right wing of the party, and Mitt Romney's, well, chronic Mitt Romneyism, we thought we'd check the enthusiasm temperature of the Republican party. Catch the GOP '08 fever!!!
The Democratic candidates (save Mike Gravel, whom MSNBC chose to bar for failing to meet certain polling requirements) took the stage Tuesday night at Drexel University in Philadelphia. It was the first debate since Senators Obama and Edwards had vowed to take more aggressive aim at their frontrunning opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton. Did she survive the onslaught? And what does everyone think about Iran? Find out all the answers in today's Debate Highlight Reel episode of TPMtv.
The Democratic presidential candidates engaged in the first ever YouTube-fueled debate Monday night. Here's our highlight reel, in case you missed the action.
Resistance is futile! 2008 Democratic frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) took the airwaves by force Sunday morning, flexing her political might with appearances on all five of the Sunday talk shows. And her dial was turned to 11 the entire time, flooding the zone with details of her recently unveiled healthcare proposal, denunciations of the Bush approach to Iraq, and a deafening drumbeat of determination to become the next President of the United States.
Sunday Show Roundup: "Breathing Space" In our Sunday Show Roundup we take a look at the "success" of the surge in providing the Iraqi government the time and space it needs to achieve political reconciliation. The verdict? Not so successful.
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