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Franken keynotes Roe v. Wade event

By Andy Birkey | 02.02.10 | 3:56 pm

Sen. Al Franken was the keynote speaker at the Roe v. Wade 37th Anniversary Luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon. Franken has championed several bills to address reproductive inequalities, including the much talked about “anti-rape amendment.” He’s

Poll: Majority of Minnesotans support abortion rights

By Andy Birkey | 12.21.09 | 8:25 am

scsusurveySt. Cloud State University poll data released on Friday (PDF) shows most Minnesotans support abortion rights and oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, a result that’s in line with polling throughout the decade. Republicans, religious conservatives and those who…

Who interrupted Franken’s statement on Sotomayor?

By Andy Birkey | 07.14.09 | 6:45 am

sotomayorJust as Sen. Al Franken began his opening statements during the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, a woman shouted “wrong about abortion!” and ran out…

By RNC standards, is SUV ramming Planned Parenthood terrorism?

By Chris Steller | 01.23.09 | 10:56 am

When an SUV rammed the Planned Parenthood office on Ford Parkway in St. Paul yesterday on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, was the driver furthering terrorism in violation of Minnesota’s Patriot Act – a charge Ramsey…