Politics & Policy
The UpTake ruins Al Franken's vacation
Senator-Elect Al Franken thanks The UpTake for its coverage of the recount and election trial. Franken talks about how his campaign staff insisted that he take a vacation the first week of the trial and how he spent his vacation watching The UpTake. MORE »
Estimated 3,300 to 4,700 jobs lost due to Governor’s unallotments
by Katherine Blauvelt
A local dissenting voice on Iran
When Nasrin Jewell heard a CNN commentator respond to footage of Iranian protesters by saying, “Now we know what Iranians want,” she had had enough. She spoke about Iran and the recent election and protests to a crowd of about 60 who gathered June 24 at the Mayday Bookstore, hosted by Women Against Military Madness. MORE »
Sarah's out! Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin resigns
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s stamp is all over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s announcement today that she will leave office at the end of the month. Media reports (video) aren’t failing to note the parallel to Pawlenty’s decision last month not to seek re-election. Palin and Pawlenty were reportedly the two finalists for the Republican vice-presidential slot in last year’s election, and both governors are said to be gunning for the top of the GOP ticket in 2012.
Want to see Palin’s presentation live — rambling from lame duck governors to supporting our troops to what we can learn from Trig to basketball to her parents’ refrigerator magnet? Check out the video at Daily Kos.MORE »
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