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Minnesota Secy of State Not Happy with 'Premature' Franken Claim

The podcast is available on iTunes or HERE. As I mentioned a little while ago, in our ABC News Shufflle Podcast interview, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie didn't quite care for Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken's comment that "it...

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December 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (209)

Minnesota Secretary of State: Franken Pseudo-Declaration of Victory 'Premature'

We just finished a podcast interview with Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie about the Senate recount going on in that state of 10,000 lakes. Mr. Ritchie had lots to say about the continuing process to recount the 2.9 million...

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December 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (37)

Bobby Rush: Senators Blocking Burris from Senate Would Be Like Bull Connor and Other Infamous Racists of Yore

Count Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., as one supporting Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate. "My prayers have been answered, because I prayed fervidly that the governor would ... appoint an African...

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December 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (51)

Silent Pundits

At the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Conn., humorist Harry Shearer -- he of Spinal Tap, Simpsons, and Le Show fame -- offers a new exhibit called "The Silent Echo Chamber." The video exhibit displays pundits and pols on...

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December 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Obama Opposes Blago Action

President-elect Obama released this statement on Gov. Blagojevich appointing someone to fill Mr. Obama's remaining Senate term: "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant," said Obama, "but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that...

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December 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (143)

Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat

Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over Blagojevich in the Democratic...

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December 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (81)

Biden's Puppy Named 'Champ'

ABC NEWS' MATT JAFFE REPORTS: At every rally on the campaign trail, Vice President-elect Joe Biden concluded his speeches with the inspirational words of his father. "Any time you get knocked down, champ, get up!" Biden recalled his father telling...

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December 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (20)

Puff the Magic Dragon Offended by 'Barack the Magic Negro' Song, President-elect Not So Much

A lot of chatter in the media and political worlds these days about RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman sending around a "comedy" CD to fellow party officials featuring the song "Barack the Magic Negro." (Alternet has posted the song HERE.)...

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December 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (241)

Harsh Reviews for Caroline Kennedy, You Know?

In the New York Daily News, Michael Goodwin writes: "Kennedy is not ready for the job and doesn't deserve it. Somebody who loves her should tell her. Her quest is becoming a cringe-inducing experience, as painful to watch as it...

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December 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (82)

"This Week" This Week: Gibbs, Sens. Corker and Brown, the Roundtable

With George Stephanopoulos taking a well-deserved vacation with his wonderful family, I substituted on THIS WEEK this week. Our first guests were Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. We talked about Israel's air strikes against Hamas in Gaza...

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December 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (19)