Month: November 2008

Franken’s 100 Vote Gain

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 8, 2008
Categories In Minnesota, Voting

Franken’s 100 vote gain in the race for U.S. Senate in Minnesota is the topic of this Star Tribune report. An election night worksheet from St. Louis County showed Franken with 406 votes from Precinct 1 in Mountain Iron. The revised totals Thursday night showed him with 506.

“Eschewing” Lobbyists?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 7, 2008
Categories In LDA

BLT reports on reports of Obama “eschewing” lobbyists.

FCC Transition

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 7, 2008
Categories In FCC

Obama picked a former lobbyist to head up his FCC transition team, according to this report. Obama is reported to have chosen lawyer and DC insider Henry Rivera, a former Democratic FCC commissioner, lobbyist, and currently a partner at communications law firm Wiley Rein.