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In Air America radio interview, Franken sees himself in Senate seat soon

By Chris Steller | 02.20.09 | 1:16 pm

Al Franken returns this weekend to Air America, the politically progressive national network on which he hosted a radio program before launching his campaign for U.S. Senate, in an interview with Air America president Mark Green on the show “7 Days in…

Tonight’s State of the Union (SOTU) Speech on Minnesota Monitor

By Robin Marty | 01.23.07 | 4:11 pm

Tonight, as part of our State of the Union coverage, we will be running another installment of Voices of Minnesota.  We will have reaction from people across the state shortly after the speech closes.

Until then, be sure to follow…

Voice of Minnesota: Tom McLaughlin, VFW Legislative Officer

By Leigh Pomeroy | 01.11.07 | 8:19 pm

As a follow-up to President Bush’s speech on increasing troops in Iraq, we have asked Tom McLaughlin, the Legislative Officer for the 2nd District of the Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars, for his reaction. McLaughlin was able to listen to

Voice of Minnesota: Al Franken, Comedian

By Robin Marty | 01.11.07 | 7:16 am

As a follow-up to President Bush’s speech on troop increase, we have asked Al Franken, comedian, talk show host, and possible 2008 senate candidate, for his reaction.

This is too little, too late. …

Voice of Minnesota: Dr. Richard Ice on Bush’s Rhetoric

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.10.07 | 11:03 pm

With a backdrop of bookshelves and an oil lamp, George Bush addressed the nation tonight, not from the Oval Office but from the White House Library. But was the change in venue enough to signal a significant change in strategy…

Voice of Minnesota: Charley Underwood, Peace Activist

By Robin Marty | 01.10.07 | 10:03 pm

As a follow-up to President Bush’s speech on troop increas, we have asked Charley Underwood, peace activist, for his reaction.

Watching the president’s speech tonight is a lot like watching a Greek tragedy.  You know that the ending will…

Voice of Minnesota: Tom Maertens, Former White House Counterterrorism Advisor

By Leigh Pomeroy | 01.10.07 | 9:54 pm

As a follow-up to President Bush’s speech on a troop increase in Iraq, we asked Tom Maertens, former National Security Council Director for Nonproliferation at the White House and Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Dept. of State., for

Voice of Minnesota: Kurt Schiebel, political blogger

By Joe Bodell | 01.10.07 | 9:13 pm

As a follow-up to President Bush’s speech on troop increase, we have asked Kurt Schiebel, a political blogger with a son currently serving in the military, for his reaction to the address.  Here’s what Kurt had to say.

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