Al Franken draws a crowd (+ update)
Al Franken, with his wife Franni at his side, announced that he would go to work for the people of ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court decides in favor of Al Franken; Coleman concedes
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled for Al Franken today, in the long-running Minnesota Senate race. Franken is shown with his ...
Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison for massive financial scam
In a New York City courtroom today, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin sentenced Wall Street insider Bernard Madoff to 150 ...
Coleman-Franken recount tussle brings in big bucks
Politico, MinnPost and the Star Tribune, among other outlets, reported today that the Federal Election Commission ruled that former Sen. ...
Tony Kushner talks about art, politics and Minneapolis
As the Guthrie Theater's unprecedented celebration of his work comes to a close, the playwright talks with the American Jewish ...
Insurrection in Iran, via Twitter
People around the world have been riveted by news reports about the ongoing protests in Iran, and the brutal repression ...
Jewish Community Action takes part in Minneapolis rally for immigration reform
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a member of Congress from the Chicago area, spoke at a press conference outside of Incarnation Church ...
Tony Kushner's torrent of words dazzles the Scando-Minnesotans
I dreamed about Tony Kushner the night before last. My repeated inquiries to the Guthrie Theater publicist about arranging a ...
Will gunman at U.S. Holocaust Museum be charged as a terrorist?
The American Jewish World published an editorial on April 24, "Obama and the rise of the Jew-haters,"Â which looked at the ...
Rabbi Manis Friedman denounced for his article on waging war ‘the Jewish way’
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It was not the publicity the Lubavitchers were looking for. Rabbi Manis Friedman, an esteemed Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi ...
