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“Fundamental Dishonesty”: Franken Responds to Coleman Attack

By Eric Black | 12.04.07 | 10:11 am

The  Al Franken for Senate campaign put out a two-paragraph response yesterday afternoon to the Coleman campaign’s video attacking Franken for his changing positions on various aspects of the Iraq War. Here’s the full…

Coleman Attacks Franken on Iraq

By Eric Black | 12.03.07 | 11:57 am

The Norm Coleman reelection campaign this morning unveiled a web video designed to portray Al Franken’s position on Iraq over the years as a mess of contradictions. You can view the video here.

At…

Senate Debate: DFLers, Mostly in Agreement, Find Contrast in the Details

By Eric Black | 11.28.07 | 8:32 am

Four DFLers seeking their party’s nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman debated Tuesday evening before an audience of several hundred that filled the Roosevelt High School auditorium in South Minneapolis.

The four — comedian Al Franken, attorney Mike…

Coleman Favors Mukasey Nomination, Klobuchar Undecided

By Eric Black | 11.02.07 | 8:49 am

President Bush’s nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be attorney general is scheduled for a Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday. The nomination, which was considered a sure bet for confirmation before the committee hearings, has run into problems with several

Why Didn’t Ciresi Go Public with his Early Opposition to the Iraq War?

By Eric Black | 11.01.07 | 7:49 am

DFL U.S. Senate candidate Mike Ciresi has been on the attack lately against his chief rival for the DFL endorsement, Al Franken, over Franken’s early support for the decision to invade Iraq. Ciresi has said that he opposed the…

Dear Person I’m Trying to Get to Read This

By Eric Black | 10.30.07 | 12:29 pm

Franken_main.jpgThe latest fundraising appeal from Al Franken has a Halloween theme. It’s titled “Help me unmask Norm Coleman.” Lots of references to candy and costumes. The key paragraph says:
“You see, there’s…

Strib Editorials to Go Local, Editor Departs

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.26.07 | 4:58 pm

Strib editorial page editor out: In a letter to staff, interim Star Tribune publisher Chris Harte on Wednesday announced that Susan Albright, editorial page editor for nearly 15 years, will be stepping down following a difference of opinion about

Just Checking: Ciresi is Still Abiding

By Eric Black | 08.30.07 | 2:34 pm

At earlier stages of his U.S. Senate candidacy, Mike Ciresi had indicated that his pledge to abide by the endorsement process was conditional.

He told me back then that while he planned to abide, and had a strategy to get…

When Benchmarks Measure Nothing

By Eric Black | 07.10.07 | 9:43 am

Eric BlackAs Congress prepares for a new raft of votes on funding for Iraq, an unnamed White House official tells the Associated Press that President Bush will have to acknowledge shortly that progress in…

Newspaper Cola Wars!

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.09.07 | 8:25 am

NYT on Ridder trial: “It’s as if you had the secret formula to Coca-Cola, and you took it to Pepsi.” That’s how MediaNews lawyers characterized Par Ridder’s defection and his taking of computer data as he left the Pioneer Press…