By Noah Kunin, Senior Political Correspondent4/22/2008St. Paul, MNYesterday, several election reform bills started moving through committees in the Minnesota Legislature. Several were inspired by problems uncovered by the recount and election contest between the former Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken.Most reforms would end up saving the state money or would be cost neutral. However one proposal could cost the state - runoff elections for close races. None of the election reform bills died in committee and move on to the larger Finance committee.

Patrick Carmack -- the producer of the acclaimed documentary "The Money Masters" detailing how private international bankers gained control of the American economy -- shares his view on the current meltdown in the global financial services sector and his Monetary Reform Act to fix the fundamental underlying problem. To read the Monetary Reform Act, please visit:comFor the full interview, please visit:com/index.ph...

Complete video at: fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=...Former New Jersey Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Bradley criticizes the influence of lobbyists and high-dollar campaign contributors on American politics.-----"A Troubling Nexus: Big Money and Politics" with Senators Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson speaking at The Commonwealth Club of California.Two former senators reach across the aisle to take an inside look at the impact of big money on our political system. They discuss how money influences who runs for office, who gets elected and the ability of elected representatives to remain in office, and they explain why they now support public funding of federal elections and the reasons behind their affiliation with Americans for Campaign Reform. -- The Commonwealth ClubWilliam Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who challenged Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.