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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November 28, 2000 - While political attention's being paid to the presidential race in Florida, one of Minnesota's congressional races still is in doubt. Democratic Congressman Dave Minge narrowly lost to challenger Mark Kennedy in the 2nd Congressional District. Minge is asking for a recount, because he lost by only about 150 votes. The Minge and Kennedy camps have been talking about how the recount should be carried out. And later today, they'll meet with Judge Bruce Douglas of Wright County to finalize plans for the recount. Joining us on the line is Tony Trimble, who's leading the recount effort for Mark Kennedy.
November 28, 2000 - The election results may be certified but the next president is still far from certain. Vice President Gore today brushed aside new polls showing most Americans believe he should concede and pushed ahead with his effort to include more ballots in the final count, while Governor Bush continued building his transition team. Both sides filed briefs with the Supreme Court in preparation for Friday's oral arguments. We asked Minnesota congressmen on both sides of the aisle for their thoughts on this year's unusual election process. Republican Gil Gutknecht thinks Vice President Gore should concede and he says he's not alone.