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Schultz and Hennen Team Up

The Fargo Forum is reporting this morning that former North Dakota progressive radio talker Ed Schultz and Fargo right-wing crackpot Scott Hennen -- described by the Fargo Forum as being an occupant of the holier-than-thou realm of the rabid right -- are teaming up.Ed Schultz will once again helm a radio show focused on local issues, this time on a station that will be owned by Scott Hennen.The ...
NorthDecoder.com - 10:34 a.m.

Senator Al Franken

The Minnesota Supreme Court, today, rejected Norm Coleman's frivolous arguments in his desparate attempt to derail the will of a majority of North Dakota's neighbors in Minnesota. Here's the important part:For all of the foregoing reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under Minn. Stat. §...
NorthDecoder.com - Tue 12:18 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Where Are North Dakota's Senators On "The Public Option"? (Part II)

As you know, I submitted four questions to Senator Kent Conrad and to Senator Byron Dorgan relating to healthcare reform. I posted Senator Conrad's answers (index.php/Where-Are-North-Dakota-s-Senators-On-The-Public-O earlier this week. Here are Senator Dorgan's answers: Q) Do you support a public healthcare option as part of healthcare reform? Yes I do. First of all, I t...
NorthDecoder.com - Jun 26 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Hoeven v. Sanford: A Comparison

I don't much care about the political carnage going on in South Carolina right now, except when I think about North Dakota, North Dakota's Governor and the media in North Dakota. I've been thinking about how a similar story might play out in North Dakota. In thinking about it, I've come up with some questions I think we should all ask ourselves. We should also ask these question...
NorthDecoder.com - Jun 25 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Where Are North Dakota's Senators On "The Public Option"?

There seems to be some confusion as to whether Senator Kent Conrad's position on the public option is in flux. Some --like Ryan Grim at the HuffingtonPost (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/22/conrad-moves-close -- are suggesting Senator Conrad is changing his position on the public option and is moving closer to Public Health Care after yesterday's negotiat...
NorthDecoder.com - Jun 23 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

99 cent gas on its way and how North Dakota might be the next battleground for American energy indep...

I hope leaders are paying attention to the topic I will discuss in this post.  I am honestly nervous for North Dakota and the US.  -Gas prices- As a regular consumer, I am ecstatic that prices are no longer insane.  It is only right that we are not paying $4.00/gallon for gas, but my immediate [...]...
Dakota Democrat - Feb 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks