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Breitbart, RightOnline headed to Minneapolis

By | 04.13.11 | 6:32 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Billed as a “counter to the leftwing Netroots Nation Convention” being hosted by Minneapolis in June, RightOnline has announced it’ll also be coming to Minnesota’s largest city this summer. The conference will feature Andrew Breitbart, a blogger whose selective editing of video has generated heated criticism, along with More…

RightOnline Attendees Soak Up Success

By | 08.18.09 | 6:00 am

PITTSBURGH – Scott and Anna Allegrini founded The Children of Liberty shortly after the inauguration of President Barack Obama. It was a small group that would meet at the local library in Sylvania, Ohio, bringing in guest lecturers to talk about economics and the More…

Specter Calls Grassley, Doesn’t Get Through

By | 08.14.09 | 11:59 am

SpecterSpencer Ackerman passes along a photo of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), backstage at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, calling Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to talk about the Iowan’s recent comments on “death panels,” as Specter promised during his debate with Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.).

Unfortunately, More…

Arlen Specter at Netroots Nation: ‘I’ve Carried the President’s Message’

By | 08.14.09 | 11:00 am

PITTSBURGH – Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has sat down with moderators Susie Madrak and Ari Melber for a taut but friendly conversation, where he’s attempting to win over the most skeptical segment of his new party. Minutes before it began, Daily Kos posted a new poll showing Specter slipping More…