More http://www.theuptake.org. Several bricks and some paint were tossed through the Barack Obama for President Campaign headquarters in St. Paul, MN. It was early on Sunday morning and one volunteer was in the basement of the building and was not injured. We talk with Obama Minnesota campaign sp...
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Halfway between Dallas and Austin we speak to Texans who will vote in the primary but remain somewhat disaffected as to both the utility of voting and the lengths to which they can trust politicians.
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Austin's East Side is a neighborhood in flux - million dollar homes are built next to abandoned gang residences. Resident Christopher Johnson talks about how his support for Obama intersects with his views on gentrification.
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More at http://www.theuptake.org Wayne Bledsoe is entering the field of politics pretty much the same way he did of radio, out of necessity and without a lot of experience. He started as the host of "Bluegrass For Saturday Night" on public radio station KMST as a volunteer fill-in when the former...
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More at http://www.theuptake.org US Senate candidate Al Franken was loose and making jokes as his legal team prepared for Monday's election contest trial that could determine who is Minnesota's next US Senator. After a state-wide hand recount, Franken holds a 225-vote lead over former US Senator ...
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Paul of Paul's Roasted Corn ruminated on the economic situation in East Dallas. Paul says he's a Democrat and "ready for change" but was silent on what candidate he will be supporting on Tuesday March 4th.
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Your Daily Politics Video Blog: It seems that the John McCain campaign can sink as low as it pleases, and John McCain - thanks to his impenetrable bubble of honor and the media's deep denial about what's going on - stays totally clean.
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State Senator Terri Bonoff, Advocate Ashwin Madia and Edina Mayor Jim Hovland battle for the hearts and minds of Minnesota's Third Congressional District Democrats. In the roundup, the candidates explain their differences on health care policy and Iraq.
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While shucking pecans we speak with voters from Irving, Texas on what they are looking for in a President and the unique Texas perspective on politics in the rest of the nation.
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Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Nothing says "not guilty" like dozens of leather-clad bikers. So it was a good thing that a large group of motorcyclists were on hand at the Anchorage airport yesterday to meet Sen. Ted Stevens and escort him to his first post-indictment campaign rally, where Ted s...
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Democrat (and recent U.S. citizen) Rebecca De Vitalis talks about her activism in support of Hillary Clinton at her vintage clothing shop 11 miles north of Waco, Texas.
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