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Coleman can’t win for losing: Peek at crib sheets gets witness’ testimony stricken

By Chris Steller | 02.25.09 | 7:22 pm

Testimony from a witness for Norm Coleman was stricken from the court record today when the three judges in Minnesota’s election contest trial agreed with Al Franken’s side that Coleman lawyers should not have shared notes with her during a…

The UpTake’s Kunin on Coleman’s rejected ballots list

By Paul Schmelzer | 02.04.09 | 1:47 pm

When it comes to rejection and Norm Coleman’s campaign, Noah Kunin knows a thing or two. As senior political correspondent for The UpTake, he’s seen his questions ignored at Coleman press conferences; his colleagues have been refused access to campaign “media availabilities”; and the state GOP chair called The UpTake a “partisan, liberal blog” as a way of attacking Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who referenced The UpTake’s video feeds in an email.

But what Kunin wasn’t prepared for was the rejection of his absentee ballot.

Live from St. Paul (not), it’s a Franken campaign press conference!

By Chris Steller | 11.25.08 | 5:06 pm

Al Franken may have written for and performed on “Saturday Night Live!” but his campaign has apparently pulled the plug on allowing live video from its now-daily press conferences about Minnesota’s statewide recount. For the last two days, the…

Video: O’Reilly Factor ambush on Moyers backfires at media conference

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.07.08 | 6:53 pm

One of the worst kept secrets at this weekend’s National Conference for Media Reform at the Minneapolis Convention Center is that Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News show sent a crew to record the “real nuts” who are advocating for…