Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s Apology Fail

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2008 Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann apparently understood that she needed to do a little spin control following her jaw-dropping flirtation with McCarthyism on "Hardball" last week, but she apparently didn't feel the need to apologize to anyone, judging by her latest campaign spot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Franken Gaining Ground in Minnesota Senate Race

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2008 A couple of months ago, Al Franken's U.S. Senate bid might have seemed like a long shot, even when it came to politics as (un)usual in his quirky home state of Minnesota. Now, victory may be within reach for the former "SNL" star in his race against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep.’s ‘Anti-American’ Comments Could Cost Her Re-Election

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2008 Rep. Michelle Bachmann was cakewalking to re-election in her Republican-leaning Minnesota district until she told Chris Matthews the media should investigate anti-Americanism in Congress. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee calls that a "$1 million mistake." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team McCain Launches Ayers-Themed ‘Robocall’ Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 During Wednesday night's debate, Barack Obama told John McCain that the McCain campaign's intense focus on Obama's ties to former Weatherman Bill Ayers "says more about your campaign than it does about me." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats as Big Brother?

By Will Evans, Center for Investigative Reporting Oct 9, 2008 A lobbying powerhouse with an emphatically pro-Republican political action committee is pounding Democratic Senate candidates for supporting legislation that would make it easier for workers to unionize. The ads portray Al Franken in Minnesota and Tom Allen of Maine as backing Big Brother-style surveillance of American workers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Evangelical Leader Goes All In For McCain

By Will Evans, Center for Investigative Reporting Oct 2, 2008 And to think that anyone thought James Dobson would sit out this presidential race. The Christian right leader and his advocacy group, Focus on the Family Action, are planning a multistate strategy to help elect McCain, and to prevent Democratic gains in Congress while they're at it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Charges Against Journalists Arrested at RNC Will Be Dropped

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 St. Paul officials have decided to drop charges against journalists, such as Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who were arrested during the recent Republican National Convention in the Minnesota capital. For her part, Goodman was pleased by the news but is calling for an investigation into the convention situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin: Ahmadinejad Aiming for ‘Second Holocaust’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 During a campaign stop in Blaine, Minn., on Friday, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin lamented that neither she nor Hillary Clinton would be able to attend next week's anti-Iran rally in New York City and vowed that she and GOP presidential hopeful John McCain "will not waver in our commitment" to prevent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from obtaining nuclear weapons and potentially starting "a second Holocaust." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Party Police

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 11, 2008 The Democratic and Republican national conventions have passed, but controversy surrounds how they were funded and how they were run. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman, ‘Democracy Now!’ Producers Arrested at RNC

BLANK Sep 2, 2008 According to the "Democracy Now!" Web site, producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were arrested Monday afternoon "while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention," and host Amy Goodman was arrested for "defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cutting Classes to Cut Costs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2008 Although this might strike the kids involved as a good deal, it's a definite sign of the times for the adults: A rural Minnesota school district has decided to strike Mondays from the calendar this fall in order to save money, making classes slightly longer on other days to make up the lost time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ventura Staying Out of Minnesota Senate Race

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 It would have made for quite a political smackdown, but former Minnesota governor and one-time WWF wrestler Jesse Ventura has nixed rumors that he will take on Al Franken and Norm Coleman as a senatorial candidate. Of course, if God intervenes, "The Body" might change his mind. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )