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Tune in on Wednesday, November 19th at 11 am to Truth to Tell for a special discussion FORECLOSURE TSUNAMI : Thousands More in the Streets? . Even as Washington ducks and dodges the real issues of the descending recession, bailing out criminally irresponsible banking enterprises with hundreds of billions...
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Tune in Tuesday, November 18th, at 7:30am to hear an interview with national recording artist, singer-sognwriter Eliza Gilkyson. Gilkyson will join John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, and more artists, for the Red House Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Cedar Cultural Center Saturday, November 22nd. read...
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In 2007, Palbasha Siddiqui appeared on a special program about the war in Bangaladesh for KFAI' s International Women's Day. During her interview for that program, Palbasha sang four lines of a song. Those four lines led to Palbasha's internet fame as the voice on the YouTube video, Where...
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Join hosts of MN Soundtrack Jackie and Jonathan November 28th at Acadia Cafe for a special Thanksgiving "Electric Turkey" edition of MN Soundtrack Live at the Acadia Cafe! We welcome "ambient glitch" artist Caly McMorrow and "electronic punk" duo Nobot. read more
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The Presidential election has been called in favor of Barack Obama. John McCain recently concluded his concession speech, commenting on the historic nature of the election urging the nation to come together as Americans. Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech in Chicago moments ago, promising a...
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For nearly two decades, veteran reporter Art Hughes has covered dozens of elections, from city hall to the White House. He joined KFAI' s Allison Herrera to give his analysis on the 2008 election.
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While the race between John McCain and Barack Obama has captured the nation's attention, other parties have presidential candidates on the ballot too. KFAI' s Micheal Bracher spoke with Alyson Kennedy, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Socialist Party.
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KFAI' s Benno Groeneveld sat down with Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to talk about his perspective this election day. The Secretary of State is officially in charge of running elections.
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Even with a record turnout, some people do not vote. Who are they, and why? John Slade, a KFAI board member and news volunteer, hits the streets to find out.
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A record turnout is expected at Minnesota's polling stations today. KFAI' s Allison Herrera traveled the city to capture the mood of voters. From the West Bank, to North Minneapolis to the Seward nighborhood, new and returning voters alike were excited to cast their ballots.
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Citizens under 18 got to practice voting today along with their parents, thanks to the Kid's Voting Program. Over 16,000 Minnesota minors participated in 2006 and more are expected to turn out this year. KFAI reporter, Michelle Alimoradi interviewed Executive Director, Tracy Warnberg Lemm of the...
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While it seems like Minnesota may achieve the highest turnout in the state's history, over 500 citizens ran into unforeseen problems. Some simply did not know where to go, while others were denied the right to vote at all. KFAI' s Micheal Bracher spoke with Mike Dean from the Election Protection...
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KFAI ’s 2009 Board of Directors election time is here. We want your input as a listener member. Your opinion counts. Let us know your preferred candidates to the Board of Directors for Listener Members. read more
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Environment and arts supporters in Minnesota are working together to change the state's constitution in order to have a dedicated source of funding. While this seems like a good idea to some, the issue is not as simple as deciding to support the arts and environment or not. KFAI' s Angela Furry...
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KFAI' s Youth News Initiative, an eight-week intensive journalism training session for girls-of-color, 13-18 years of age, had the participants learn the process of creating professional-quality radio news reports by providing training in news research, reporting, creative writing, voice training...