The Minnesota Independent

Justice/Civil Liberties

(Audio) Bachmann offers another ‘faith testimony’ in Iowa

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By Jon Collins | 10.24.11 | 9:44 am

Bachmann told churchgoers that it’s time to “stand for our faith because that’s one of the freedoms that our founders bled and died for to give to each one of us.”

Photo: Steve Rhodes, Flickr

Anti-abortion ‘personhood’ movement to come to Wisconsin

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By Sofia Resnick | 10.21.11 | 3:58 pm

The intended effect of “personhood” amendments is to criminalize abortion by changing the legal definition of a person to also include a fetus.

Bachmann says Occupy Wall Street’s solutions are ‘temporary gimmicks’

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By Jon Collins | 10.21.11 | 12:28 pm

She also said there’s a difference in the cleanliness of the two movements: “The Tea Party picks up its trash after it has a demonstration.”

Seven Occupy protesters arrested in Minneapolis U.S. Bank protest

By Jon Collins | 10.20.11 | 2:34 pm

Occupy Wall Street protesters closed down an intersection of downtown Minneapolis for more than an hour Thursday.

Group named after gay soldier killed in Aghanistan aims to defeat marriage amendment

By Andy Birkey | 10.20.11 | 11:38 am

A group named for a gay soldier killed in Afghanistan is launching to advocate equal rights for gays and lesbians.

Private prison health-care industry grows as states cut costs

By Yana Kunichoff | 10.19.11 | 2:15 pm

About half the states outsource all health care in prisons. Correctional Medical Services has “provided medical and psychiatry staffing services to the Minnesota Department of Corrections since 1998″ at each of the state’s ten prisons, according to the company.

Skip Humphrey named to federal consumer protection bureau

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By Jon Collins | 10.19.11 | 11:25 am

Humphrey will head the older Americans division of the Consumer Financial Protection bureau, launched and formerly headed by Elizabeth Warren.

Occupy Minnesota’s focus on tents fits into their larger grievances

By Justin Horwath | 10.18.11 | 6:00 am

Protesters came out to the public square for a multitude of reasons, but all asserted the right of dissidents to put up temporary shelters to stave off the coming Minnesota winter.

Ellison on Occupy protests: ‘Politicians don’t see the light until they feel the heat’

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By Jon Collins | 10.18.11 | 6:00 am

Ellison said politicians in Washington should support Occupy Wall Street and “lead with what we believe for a change.”

Senate hopeful, former WaMu board member kicks off anti-Occupy petition drive

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By Patrick Michels | 10.17.11 | 8:53 am

Tom Leppert served on Washington Mutual’s bank audit committee when the floundering financial institution was acquired by JP Morgan Chase.