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It appears as if Minnesota courts will be able to rule on the close Senate race still being fought by Norm Coleman and Al Franken by the end of the month. Franken’s camp was expected to make its case for at least two weeks before the courts, but has now indicated it will rest after [...]
Coleman Pushes for Re-vote
By Nathan Barten
Published: March 10, 2009
Months ago, Norm Coleman criticised Senate contender Al Franken for costing Minnesota tax money for a recount when Coleman would step aside if he were in Franken’s shoes. But now that the shoe is on the other foot, Coleman has proposed spending millions of dollars in order to have a state-wide re-vote as his chances [...]
Release of Secret Files Renews Calls for Bush Administration Investigation
By Nathan Barten
Published: March 4, 2009
The release of several secret memos by the Justice Department earlier this week has renewed the call by many Democrats, including Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy, for a more in-depth review of Bush-era policies regarding the war on terror, interrogation and domestic surveillance.
The memos were released earlier this week and showed that many of the [...]
Coleman May Ask for Do-Over Election
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 27, 2009
As if Minnesotans haven’t suffered enough at the hands of their battling Senate candidates, Norm Coleman has now hinted that the best course of action to clear up the ongoing legal battle after November’s election would be the scrap the first go-round and hold an entire state-wide election again. The idea has been punted around [...]
Ban of Flag Drapped Confin Photographs Dropped
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 26, 2009
A act banning photographs of fallen soldier’s coffins as they pass through Dover Air Force Base enacted in 1991 was lifted by Pentagon. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stated the decision to allow photographs should be left up to the families of the deceased, not the military of government, reports TalkingPointsMemo:
“All too often, the sacrifices [...]
Former-Senator Coleman Attends Senate Meetings
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 24, 2009
Some old habits really do die hard. Despite not being a senator anymore and with grim legal prosepects of winning the Minnesota Senate election, Norm Coleman is still in Washington rubbing elbows with his former colleagues, reports TalkingPointsMemo:
It turns out that Norm Coleman is still a member in good standing of the Senate Republican Conference [...]
Coleman’s Witness, Arguement Rejected
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 19, 2009
Don’t worry, Norm Coleman is already planning on appealing all decisions made against him by the courts, promising to prolong the legal battle of one of Minnesota’s Senate seat for even longer. Still, while the end may not yet be in sight, a motion to bring in an expert witness to testify on the validity [...]
“Fraud of Shocking Magnitude” Not so Shocking
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 17, 2009
This is something not even Steven King could write, Attack of the Killer Ponzi, but here we are, still reeling from the revelations of the Madoff ponzi circus and there’s already another one laid on the lap of global financial crisis. Billionaire Texas Banker Allen Stanford is now being charged with a multi-billion dollar investment [...]
Obama Opposes Nationalisation
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 11, 2009
He might have been called a socialist leading up the election last November, but in a recent interview, President Barack Obama has made it very clear he has no intention of nationalising the nations banks in order to prevent further collapse. The President, in an interview with ABC News’ Nightline, made it clear there were [...]
Ex-IMF Chief Economist Criticizes Geithner
By Nathan Barten
Published: February 10, 2009
Former IMF Chief Economist Simon Johnson criticized Timothy Geithner’s plan for another bailout as not much of a plan at all. Geithner, who spoke on the plan last night, left many of the details vague and failed to inspire confidence that the government would be able to shore up struggling financial institutions, reports TPMMuckraker:
That lack [...]