Midday

Monday, June 12, 2006

Amy Klobuchar's campaign
Amy Klobuchar, who won the DFL Party's endorsement for the U.S. Senate race, will face Republican Rep. Mark Kennedy in November. Klobuchar is currently the Hennepin County attorney. She discusses the upcoming campaign on Midday.11:06 a.m.
Guests
Amy Klobuchar: Hennepin County Attorney and DFL-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
More from MPR
Klobuchar wins DFL Senate endorsement (06/09/2006)
Kennedy gets Republican nod for U.S. Senate (06/01/2006)
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The legislative branch is broken
Two long-time political observers deliver a pretty harsh critique of the current state of the United States' legislative branch, in a new book called "The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."12:06 p.m.
Guests
Thomas Mann: Senior fellow in Governance Studies the the Brookings Institution. He is co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."