Veracifier
About this original series
Original News and Commentary. www.veracifier.com
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# Episodes
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Rating
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Episodes of Veracifier
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Reid Brings Franken Into Fold
Watch www.theuptake.org on Tuesday July 7th at 12:15pm ET/ 11:15pm CT as Al Franken is sworn in as the US Senator from Minnesota. By Noah Kunin, Senior Political Correspondent 7/6/09 Washington, DC Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator-elect Al Franken made statements to the press before entering a close door meeting. Vice President Joe Biden will swear Franken in as Senator on Tuesday on the Senate floor. Live coverage will begin at 1200pm ET / 1100am CT. Reid urged Republicans to joi...
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Release date
Jul 6, 2009
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Runtime
05:47
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The UpTake Ruins Al Franken's Vacation
Senator-Elect Al Franken thanks The UpTake for its coverage of the recount and election trial. Franken talks about how his campaign staff insisted that he take a vacation the first week of the trial and how he spent his vacation watching The UpTake. Franken talks about health care, the late Senator Paul Wellstone and the logistics for his swearing in next week. Franken has two words of advice for any DFL candidate who may possibly end up running against Norm Coleman for Governor: "call me."
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Release date
Jul 4, 2009
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Runtime
09:43
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Senator Elect Al Franken Accepts Coleman Concess...
By Noah Kunin, Senior Political Correspondent 6/30/09 In a midday ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Former Senator Norm Coleman's appeal to overturn the decision by the three judge Election Contest trial court that Al Franken won the the 2008 Senate Election in Minnesota. Coleman, in a humble concession speech, (which The UpTake was not allowed to film) said the process has gone far enough. This video is Senator-Elect Al Franken's response, from his home in Minneapolis, MN. While Se...
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Release date
Jul 1, 2009
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Runtime
13:59
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Milestone In Ending Iraq War
more at http://www.theuptake.org President Obama announced that on Tuesday (June 30, 2009) US Troops turned over all of Iraq's towns and cities to the Iraqi government and security forces. Transcript: I want to say a few words about an important milestone that we've reached in Iraq. Today, American troops have transferred control of all Iraqi cities and towns to Iraq's government and security forces. (Applause.) This transition was agreed to last year as part of our Status of Forces Agreement ...
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Release date
Jul 1, 2009
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Runtime
03:09
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Protecting the poorest from Governor Pawlenty
Opponents of Governor Pawlenty's veto of health care for the poorest Minnesotans are asking the Governor's neighbors to call him and ask him to change his mind. Literature from the DFL organized group says the Governor's "pledge to far right-wing Washington politicians is hurting Minnesota's economy - and Minnesota's families.
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Release date
May 17, 2009
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Runtime
02:07
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Beam Me Up Before The Budget Vote!
more at http://www.theuptake.org Minnesota House Minority Leader Marty Seifert upset that Republican tax plans are not being voted on in the Minnesota House tries to scare Freshman DFL members with a well-rehearsed story from a Star Trek episode. We're not positive which episode the speaker was referring to, but it sounds like one of a dozen on the show. But please don't call Representative Seifert a "Trekkie". If he was he would have quoted the episode's name, original air date and the name o...
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Release date
Apr 24, 2009
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Runtime
02:06
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Late Night Standup Comedy In MN House
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Watch out Conan O'Brien, David Letterman and other late night comedians. The Minnesota House of Representatives is trying to provide you competition. At 11:30 last night when most Minnesotans have turned off the TV and gone to bed, the House put on its own version of stand-up comedy. It all began with a proposal to not pay lawmakers expenses (per diem) during any special session. The idea being that would be an incentive to finish all the work during the regul...
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Release date
Apr 24, 2009
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Runtime
05:56
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Coleman Appeal To MN SupCo Filed From "Secret" L...
Former US Senator Norm Coleman's lawyers announced today that he has filed an appeal with the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that said Democrat Al Franken won the state's US Senate election. This is a press conference phone call with Coleman spokesperson lawyer Ben Ginsberg and Coleman attorney Jim Langdon. For some reason, Ginsberg did not want to reveal where he was making the call from-- saying it was only "secret and undisclosed".
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Release date
Apr 20, 2009
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Runtime
13:08
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Cap and Tirade: Bachmann Repeats Falsehood
More at http://www.theuptake.org. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6) is still spreading false information regarding an MIT study on cap and trade. She held two townhalls today to discuss proposals for a cap and trade program to abet greenhouse gasses. She was joined by Chris Horner, a lawyer for the Competitive Enterprise Institute. They gave prepared presentations and only took highly moderated pre-written questions. For us to know if Rep. Bachmann is "willfully lying" vs "unwittingly mis...
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Release date
Apr 10, 2009
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Runtime
03:48
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What A Long Strange Trip- MN US Senate Election
More at http://www.theuptake.org It's the longest election in Minnesota's history, and it's still not over. But a ruling from Minnesota's election contest court may have signaled the beginning of the end of Minnesota's US Senate race. Former Senator Norm Coleman's chances of winning the election were severely dimmed when the court ruled that only 400 additional ballots will be counted. Democrat Al Franken leads Coleman by 225 votes. The election contest has been a soap opera, drawing thousands...
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Release date
Apr 1, 2009
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Runtime
16:06
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