Dennis Kucinich

Rep. John Kline is holding a health-care forum this evening in Lakeville. The four-term Republican is notorious for his lack of interaction with his constituents, so it’s a rare opportunity to question him about his views on health care proposals currently being hashed out in Washington. As the ranking Republican on the House Committee on [...]

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by an overwhelming 390-5 bipartisan vote, a non-binding resolution “[r]ecognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States’ strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.” Aside from Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum, who voted “present,” Minnesota’s delegation, [...]

Yesterday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arguing that Israel is in violation of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA), which says U.S. military exports may not be used to escalate violence. In a statement on his Web site, Kucinich says, the “disproportionate and collective punishment nature [...]

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced legislation today to bar political parties from challenging the eligibility of voters whose homes have been foreclosed.

In case you missed Dennis Kucinich’s call-to-arms speech at the DNC on Tuesday (it aired during rush hour, and behind the chatter of everyone at CNN and MSNBC), one station, C-SPAN covered the whole adrenalized thing, which had Kucinich hopping mad–literally. It was probably one of the best and most impassioned speeches of the convention, with a single, clear message: Wake up, America! Transcript after the jump.

In case you missed Dennis Kucinich’s call-to-arms speech at the DNC on Tuesday (it aired during rush hour, and behind the chatter of everyone at CNN and MSNBC), one station, C-SPAN, covered the whole adrenalized thing, which had Kucinich hopping mad–literally. It was probably one of the most impassioned speeches of the convention, with a single, clear message at its crux: “Wake up, America! If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold.” Transcript after the jump.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won Nevada’s Republican caucuses, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to win the Democratic caucuses in that state.

With approximately 80 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had won 53 percent of a Republican straw ballot.  Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, was in second place with [...]

Today’s campaign events for presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, have been canceled, according to a local campaign coordinator.

Kucinich and his wife were delayed in Austin, Texas, due to mechanical problems with their flight. 

Kucinich was to make a presentation before the sixth district DFL, and was scheduled later to meet with supporters at a restaurant in [...]