November 22, 2000 - The process of hand counting hundreds of thosands of ballots in three Florida counties has been described as excruciatingly dull. But that hasn't stopped hundreds of counters and observers from showing up for work. Minnesotan Brian McClung jumped at the chance to be a Republican observer in Broward, County Florida. He was recruited last weekend at a Young Republicans conference in Austin, Texas. We reached him outside of the Broward county emergency operations center, where the hand count had just wrapped up:
November 22, 2000 - MPR's Amy Radil reports on financial struggles within the Independence Party of Minnesota. A campaign season that brought the Independence Party many candidates but no winners has also left the organization broke. Party officials say a combination of legal expenses, website maintenance costs and campaign costs have the party facing a deficit of about $20,000. Party leaders call the debt "miniscule" and say it's the price they pay for not accepting special interest money.
November 27, 2000 - President Clinton says he will review a clemency request for American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. In 1977, Peltier was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Peltier says he's innocent and that the evidence against him was falsified. Gina Chiala, co-coordinator of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, says President Clinton's willingness to review the case bodes well for Peltier.
November 27, 2000 - Joining us now with his take on the situation in Florida is Steven Schier, chair of the political science department at Carleton College in Northfield.
November 27, 2000 - (FOR MONDAY, NOV 27) The Twin Cities ramp meter experiment is winding down. While traffic experts pore over reams of data and develop recommendations based on the study, Minnesota transportation officials must decide what to do in the meantime: leave the meters off? Turn them back on? Something in between? Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
November 27, 2000 - Interview with Chris Farrell, talking about the impact of business and lifestyle in Florida during the election recount and talking about holiday shopping.
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November 28, 2000 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, whose office is hosting a training conference for police patrol officers from around Hennepin County on training how to handle domestic violence calls. Officers often find it difficult to handle such calls because the family members involved often have conflicting views over what happened, and whether someone should be arrested.
November 28, 2000 - Saint Paul mayor Norm Coleman's weekend announcement that he will not seek re-election raised expectations that he'll run for governor. But Coleman's decision also changes the landscape of Saint Paul city politics. Yesterday (Mon), former city council member Bobbi Megard entered a mayor's race that is certain to become more crowded by next fall. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
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