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OPINION

Don't Expect Laughs From Sen. Franken

During campaign
he was wonky and
even a bit boring

Jul 1, 09 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Liberals may be hoping for biting wit and conservatives for embarrassing shtick, but according to Bob Benenson of CQPolitics, Al Franken is likely to disappoint both when he finally arrives in the Senate. Throughout his campaign Franken displayed an impressive mastery of Minnesota issues and made clear his candidacy was... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • comedian

Coleman Could Be Mulling Gubernatorial Bid

Former Senator asking donors to wait on endorsing other candidates

Jul 1, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman has given up the fight for Minnesota’s US Senate seat, but he may be mulling a run for governor. Coleman has been calling his major donors, asking them “to hold off making any commitments to other candidates,” a University of Minnesota political scientist tells the... More »

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Republican • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • fundraiser • Al Franken • governor • fundraising


 Franken: 
 I Can't
 Wait to
 Start Work 

Senator-elect stresses loyalty to state, downplays Dem. supermajority

Jun 30, 09 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken said he was “thrilled and honored by the faith Minnesotans placed in me” after the state Supreme Court declared him the winner of the Senate recount, CNN reports. "I'm so excited to finally be able to get to work " said Franken, who added that he... More »

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Democrat • Norm Coleman • filibuster • Minnesota • Al Franken • senator • recount • US Senate • Minnesota recount

updated

 Coleman Concedes to Franken 


Jun 30, 09 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman isn't going to drag out Minnesota's Senate fight any longer. Coleman conceded the race to Al Franken today, hours after the state's Supreme Court decreed that Democrat Franken was the rightful winner of November's election, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "Further litigation damages the unity of our... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Norm Coleman • filibuster • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election

(Newser) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Democrat Al Franken in the Senate election battle there, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The court decided that Republican Norm Coleman’s challenge of a lower court’s ruling did not merit reconsideration, the Pioneer Press adds. Though Coleman may... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota recount • court ruling

(Newser) - We still can't say for certain who will be Minnesota's next senator, but at least some of the legal bills are being straightened out. A Minnesota elections court ordered Norm Coleman to pay Al Franken nearly $95,000 to cover trial costs, reports the Minnesota Independent. Coleman must pay up... More »

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Unanimous Ruling Against Coleman Likely

The end may finally
be near in Minnesota Senate race

Jun 5, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota’s Senate contest seems poised to end at long last, the Minnesota Independent reports. Election-law experts are sure that the Minnesota Supreme Court will shoot down Norm Coleman’s appeal, and it will probably be unanimous in doing so. “What he’s asked the Supreme Court to do... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • disputed election • Minnesota Supreme Court

analysis

 Coleman 
 May Have 
 Shot as
 Governor 

Newser Newsroom 2.11.1

Jun 3, 09 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if Minnesota politics needed another twist: Tim Pawlenty's announcement that he won't seek a third term as governor has all eyes on Norm Coleman as a potential successor, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Because he's still locked in a legal fight with Al Franken over a Senate seat, Coleman... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • governor • Republicans

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Pawlenty is seen as a probable Republican candidate for 2012, but he was mum on the subject. “I don’t have any plans beyond serving out my term,” he said today. “I’... More »

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presidential campaign • Republican Party • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • governor • Election 2012

Senate Recount Case Goes
to Minn. High Court Today 

But decision could take months

Jun 1, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments today in the Senate seat dispute between Al Franken and Norm Coleman, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. If the court goes Franken’s way, he could be seated in Washington; if the five justices find for Coleman, “recounting-type” hurdles will remain before... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Minnesota Supreme Court

 Coleman-Franken Fight 
 Heads to Minn.'s Top Court 

Ex-lawyer Coleman working case; Franken acting like senator

May 31, 09 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman and Al Franken take their protracted election battle to Minnesota's Supreme Court tomorrow, reports the Hill, in what could be its final stage. Lawyers on both sides have spent some 6 weeks readying their arguments—including Coleman, himself a lawyer. Franken, meanwhile, holding to a slim ballot... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • Minnesota Supreme Court

(Newser) - Norm Coleman and Al Franken are tussling over $94,000 in legal fees as they head to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Talking Points Memo reports. A county clerk ruled this week that Coleman, after losing a court ruling in the Senate race, owed Franken the money under a loser-pays election... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Minnesota Supreme Court

Analysis

Republicans Hang Pawlenty Out to Dry

By refusing to certify Franken, Minn. gov risks own future

May 6, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - By refusing to certify Al Franken’s Senate win, Tim Pawlenty is taking a big political risk, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The Minnesota governor’s numbers have dropped precipitously since November; he currently has just a 46% approval rating, with 50% disapproving. The Franken/Coleman fracas may not bear... More »

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(Newser) - The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed today to hear oral arguments in the Al Franken-Norm Coleman legal battle starting June 1, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The appeal date is closer to a schedule proposed by Coleman, who appears to face an uphill battle in the Senate seat contest and sought... More »

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Coleman Wants More Time to Craft Appeal

Republican pushes for mid-May appearance in Minn.'s high court

Apr 22, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for Republican Norm Coleman want more time to prepare arguments for their appeal to Minnesota’s top court in the fight over last November's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The attorneys’ timeline, presented today, would put off oral arguments until mid-May; attorneys for Democrat Al Franken, declared the... More »

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Coleman Takes Vote Battle to Top State Court

Franken picks Senate staffers as rival
refuses to concede

Apr 21, 09 1:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled former senator Norm Coleman is keeping alive the last fight of Election 2008 with an appeal to Minnesota's Supreme Court, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman is arguing that a lower court that awarded Al Franken a 312-vote victory denied constituents their constitutional rights by rejecting some absentee ballots.... More »

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Democrats: $1 a Day Sends Norm Coleman Away

Groups pressure GOP holdout by funding other candidates

Apr 20, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Democratic groups think the best way to get rid of Norm Coleman is by pressuring his fellow Republicans. The newly formed Progressive Change Campaign Committee, together with Howard Dean’s Democracy for America, has sent an email to more than a million addresses asking supporters to donate... More »

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Howard Dean • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • campaign fundraising • progressive • fundraising • Republicans

Behind in Votes, Tedisco Asks
to Be Declared Winner

Challenges could drag out NY House race

Apr 17, 09 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Tedisco has officially asked a New York court to declare him the winner of the 20th Congressional District race even though he’s behind in the vote count, the Register-Star of Hudson, NY, reports. With every vote tallied except challenged ballots, Scott Murphy leads Tedisco by 178 votes.... More »

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New York • House of Representatives • Norm Coleman • disputed election • Kirsten Gillibrand • Scott Murphy • Jim Tedisco

 Minnesotans 
 to Coleman: 
 Concede 

Both candidates low on cash

Apr 16, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A whopping 63% of Minnesota voters want Norm Coleman to concede the Senate race to Al Franken, with only 37% supporting more appeals, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling. Another 59% said they want Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Franken’s victory. “It appears that most... More »

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poll • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • legal fees • poll numbers • recount

(Newser) - Democrats have widened their campaign against Norm Coleman to include a radio ad urging him to concede to Al Franken, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Minnesota deserves two senators and voters deserve to have their verdict stand,” says the ad, produced by the DNC. “Call Norm... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Democratic National Committee • Al Franken • radio advertising • Election 2008 • ad buy

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