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Franken: Education, fair taxes key to middle-class revitalization in America

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By Andy Birkey | 06.20.11 | 8:22 am

In his keynote speech Saturday morning at the Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Sen. Al Franken noted the growing income disparity between the middle class and the rich, a trend that began in the late-1970s. The Minnesota Independent sat down with Sen. Franken to get some thoughts on that disparity and how the American middle class might once again benefit from economic growth.

Live video: Joe Biden in St. Cloud

By Chris Steller | 03.19.09 | 11:20 am

Vice President Joe Biden held a town-hall meeting on beefing up the middle class in St. Cloud today. Watch live streaming video via the UpTake after the jump.

St. Cloud abhors a vacuum: Socialist Angela Davis and cusser Joe Biden fill void

By Chris Steller | 03.16.09 | 9:17 am

davis-bidenSixth-district podiums left empty by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann are getting grabbed by public figures who pepper their talk with revolution and profanity. Avowed socialist, one-time Most-Wanted radical and now University of California-Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis