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Minn. Battle
Has Nothing on '74-75 Marathon

Dem Durkin finally won
NH Senate seat after revote 10 months later

Nov 9, 08 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The vitriolic standoff between Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race—headed for a recount, then likely the courts and possibly the Senate—could take many months to resolve, judging from a precedent in New Hampshire 34 years ago, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. That fight, after... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Recount • election results • election history • John Durkin • Louis Wyman

 Coleman Beats 
 Franken by 
 762 Votes 

Dem demands a recount in Minnesota's squeaker Senate race

Nov 5, 08 7:22 AM CST
(AP) - Norm Coleman has defeated Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections ever, declares the AP. The GOP incumbent led by 762 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. Coleman had 42.03%, Franken 42%, and third-party candidate Dean Barley 15%. But the former comedian has not conceded... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount • Dean Barkley

 Franken Race Too Close to Call 

Recount looms as Minnesota Senate contest goes down to the wire

Nov 5, 08 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesotans may have to wait days to learn the winner of their state's close-fought Senate race, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken are locked in a dead heat, and the winning margin will almost certainly be slender enough to trigger an automatic... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount • Dean Barkley

senate results

Hagan Defeats Dole;
Dems Flip 5 Seats So Far


Nov 4, 08 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and at least four other Democrats captured Republican seats in the Senate as the party inched toward a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, ABC News reports. It's going down to the wire. Democrats now have 56 seats, and four races remain undecided,... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Election 2008 • Saxby Chambliss

Your Hour-by-Hour Guide
to Election Night

What to watch for as the clock ticks on

Nov 4, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Tonight’s election promises to end before bedtime, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. Nate Silver breaks down which polls close when, and what to watch for.
  • 6pm: Indiana and Kentucky: Usually these get called red right away, but this year Indiana is
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • election results • Proposition 8 • polls

Ugly Debate Wraps Up Minn. Senate Race

Coleman, Franken
trade insults in front of catcalling audience

Nov 3, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota's Senate race is going down to the wire, and a debate last night in St. Paul between Norm Coleman and Al Franken descended into angry, personal attacks. As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports, Franken laid into the GOP incumbent for taking money from a "political sugar daddy," ... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Dean Barkley

OPINION

 10 Senate Races to Watch 

Dems could pick up 8 seats; GOP could oust Landrieu in La.

Oct 31, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 35 Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday, Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post, predicts Democrats will flip eight. Two more are close calls for the Dems, while the GOP has one hope for a pickup. Starting with the most likely:
  1. Virginia is in the bag for Mark Warner;
... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Senate Democrats • John F. Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Senate Republicans • Gordon Smith • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Senate race • Election 2008 • Tom Udall • Mark Begich • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley • Kay Hagan • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

Coleman Sues Franken in Minn. Senate Race

GOP incumbent says comedian rival's ads are defamatory, false

Oct 30, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota's tight Senate race has turned litigious. Incumbent Norm Coleman sued opponent Al Franken today for character defamation, the Hill reports. Coleman’s campaign says ads claiming he is the “fourth most corrupt senator in Washington” are false and violate Minnesota campaign law. “Our ads are factual and... More »

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lawsuit • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • defamation • Al Franken • political advertising • Senate race • Election 2008

Franken Takes Serious
Lead in Senate Race

Former SNL comic persuades Minnesotans his candidacy is no joke

Oct 25, 08 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken is playing it straight on the Minnesota campaign trail and, doggone it, voters are liking it, the Washington Post reports. The comedian-turned-Democratic candidate, who now spends more time discussing ethanol policy than cracking jokes, has opened up a 6-point lead over his rival in the Senate race. Minnesota... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008

 Ventura Won't
 Jump Into
 Senate Ring 

Cites media scrutiny for staying out of race

Jul 15, 08 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura wrestled with the idea of running for the US Senate as an independent candidate, but has decided he won't join the race against Republican pro-war incumbent Norm Coleman and satirist Al Franken. His uncomfortable experience facing intense media scrutiny as governor and concerns about his... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • US Senate • Jesse Ventura

Opinion

The Real Joke
May Be on
Minn. Voters

If they don't learn to laugh, they'll reelect
the inoffensive hack

Jul 7, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters always say they’d rather support “real people” than “professional politicians.” But Al Franken is having trouble in Minnesota precisely because he hasn’t spent his life reading a political script, Michael Kinsley writes in the Washington Post. Instead, he told jokes for a living—jokes... More »

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

OPINION

 Is Franken 
 Too Vulgar 
 for Politics? 

Pundit thinks funnyman-turned-politician's 'satire' reinforces system's failures

Jun 18, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken was cracking tasteless jokes for decades before entering politics, but it may be his opponent in the Minnesota Senate race who'll be accused of coarsening debate if he dares to brings them up, Michael Gerson writes in the Washington Post. Franken calls his work "provocative, touching, and... More »

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satire • Senate • comedy • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken

Al Franken to Cough Up $70K  in Back Taxes

Tax issue
rattles comedian's
Senate campaign

Apr 30, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Funnyman-turned-Democratic candidate Al Franken has announced he'll pay up $70,000 in back taxes to 17 states, AP reports. Franken blamed the backlog on bad advice from his accountant. Most of the income at issue was from speeches and other appearances dating back to 2003. The tax issue has sidetracked... More »

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Wisconsin • income tax • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Senate race

Workers Charge Laptops to Lingerie on Fed Credit Cards 

Audit: Nearly half of purchases broke rules

Apr 9, 08 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of dollars government employees charged to federal credit cards went for less-than-appropriate perks ranging from digital cameras to dating services, sexy lingerie, laptops, and a $13,000 postal party, reports the Washington Post. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that 48% of major purchases on federal credit... More »

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State Department • Department of Homeland Security • Department of Defense • Norm Coleman • Government Accountability Office • USPS • Department of Agriculture • purchase cards • Forest Service • Debra K. Durfey • Office of Management and Budget • Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act

In Minn. Senate Race, Joke May Be on the GOP

Cracking up audiences, Franken mounts serious challenge to Coleman

Sep 7, 07 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Minnesota GOP, facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from would-be Democratic nominee Al Franken, is turning some of his humor around on him. Immediately after the actor-author announced his US Senate candidacy, the GOP released a list of what it called “mean-spirited and divisive partisan” wisecracks, the Journal reports,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Democrats • Republican • GOP • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008

GOP Colleagues Jump Sinking Craig Ship

McCain, Coleman join calls for cruising senator's resignation

Aug 29, 07 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators John McCain and Norm Coleman joined two Republican congressmen in urging GOP Sen. Larry Craig to resign today, the AP reports, after Craig was moved out of top committee posts by party leadership. The White House, too, said it was “disappointed" with the Idaho lawmaker after the revelations... More »

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John McCain • gay rights • Republican • White House • Norm Coleman • Larry Craig • Barney Frank • political scandal

Democrats Lose Withdrawal Vote

Republicans hold out against Iraq exit measure

Jul 18, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats failed to collect enough votes this morning to pass a bill that would force President Bush to begin pulling troops out of Iraq within 120 days. After a spirited all-night debate, 52 voted in favor of the measure and 47 against, but rules require 60 "yes" votes... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Democrats • Republican • law • Senate • Harry Reid • GOP • legislation • troop withdrawal • Norm Coleman • filibuster • cloture • vote

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