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Franken amendment to protect victims of sexual assault passes

By Andy Birkey | 10.06.09 | 5:33 pm

An amendment that would ban federal funds going to companies that require arbitration in the case of sexual assault passed the Senate on Tuesday. The amendment was offered by Sen. Al Franken and was added to the defense appropriations bill…

McCollum: Take Iraq contract back from KBR

By Chris Steller | 02.18.09 | 3:57 pm

mccollumFourth District U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to explain why Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) got a $35 million construction contract in southern Iraq. The company is under criminal investigation in…

Sign season: Hooray (and Hooters) for Obama

By Chris Steller | 01.20.09 | 3:40 pm

Minneapolis celebrated President Obama’s inauguration today with new signs ranging from an exuberant “Hooray” in a front yard to a more formal greeting above the downtown Hooters restaurant.