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Honoring Paul Wellstone's Legacy: Fighting Like Hell for Health Care Reform

Mike Elk | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Mike Elk

Many Senators referred to Paul as "The Conscience of the Senate." Only 5 feet 4 inches tall and with a severe limp, Wellstone would stand on the floor of the Senate and rail against corporate interests.

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WATCH: Congratulations, Senator Franken!

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.31.2009 | Comedy

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Lee Stranahan

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Sam Stein

Klobuchar: Minnesota Needs A Second Senator

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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For the past five months, Senator Amy Klobuchar has been operating alone, without a second senator from her home state to help handle the responsibili...

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Dear Marty Fleck: My Wife Wants the Senate to Be Fillibuster-proof!

Bill Scheft | Posted 05.31.2009 | Comedy

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Bill Scheft

The people of Minnesota have spoken. And spoken. Gone fishing, come back and spoken again. They want full representation in Washington. They want a new voice.

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Norm Coleman Defends Legal Efforts: Not Thinking About My Political Future

Minneapolis Star Tribune | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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Republican Norm Coleman said he will appeal Democrat Al Franken's court victory in the U.S. Senate race next week. But for now, he said, he's hoping t...

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Norm Coleman's Appeal Being Funded By Lobbyists

The Plum Line | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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A group of several dozen of the most influential business lobbyists in Washington is vowing to raise and spend whatever it takes to bankroll Norm Col...

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Mr. Coleman Doesn't Go to Washington

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Michael Wolff

Norm Coleman has gone from a man of infinite phony-baloney social charm to a demanding, insistent, miserably drunk guest who doesn't know when to leave.

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Al Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Race...Again

Paul Begala | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Paul Begala

If character were oil, Norm Coleman would be a quart low. He has lost the Minnesota Senate race. He also lost the recount. And the lawsuit. You see a trend here?

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DNC Chair: Coleman Should Concede

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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DNC Chair Tim Kaine called Tuesday for Norm Coleman to concede the Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken, after a three-judge panel declared Franken th...

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Judge In Coleman-Franken Case Donated To Coleman Campaigns

MyDD | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Last week, I took a look at the political leanings of the five Minnesota Supreme Court Justices who will decide Republican Norm Coleman's likely appea...

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Sam Stein

Franken Picks Up 87 Votes; Frustration With Coleman Grows

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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The news keeps getting worse for Norm Coleman, with a counting of previously-rejected ballots on Tuesday only adding to his deficit and a growing numb...

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Minnesota's US Senate Election - What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

The Uptake | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

The Minnesota election contest has been a soap opera, drawing thousands of viewers from all over the country every day.

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Court Ruling Deals Blow To Norm Coleman

Washington Post | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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A three judge state panel convened to review an election contest brought by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in his race against entertainer Al ...

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Bush V. Gore Redux: Republicans Urging Coleman To Go To Supreme Court

Politico | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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A state court could rule any day now on Norm Coleman's challenge to Al Franken's 225-vote lead in Minnesota, but the race may be far from over no matt...

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Al Franken: I See "Light At The End Of The Tunnel"

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Al Franken said Tuesday he sees "a light at the end of the tunnel" and expects to be seated as Minnesota's next senator. ...

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More Bad News For Coleman: Ballot Pool Shrinks

Star Tribune | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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In the end, the pool turned out to be pretty shallow. Republican Norm Coleman had hoped an inspection of hundreds of secrecy envelopes holding reject...

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Franken: Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Be Seated

AP | ELIZABETH DUNBAR | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday blocked Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in...

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Coleman Wants Do-Over: Lawyers Ask That Election Be 'Set Aside' Altogether

Star Tribune | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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For more than a month, Norm Coleman stressed flaws in Minnesota's election system. And on Monday, Coleman lawyer Jim Langdon wrote the three-judge pa...

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Norm Coleman 'Rests His Case'

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman's lawyers rested their case in the U.S. Senate recount trial this afternoon, clearing the way for Al Franken's attorneys to begin their c...

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Coleman Wants a Mulligan

David Goldstein | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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David Goldstein

Franken was determined the winner by the rules in place at the time, and that makes him a more legitimate winner than Coleman and his ill-conceived and ultimately futile calls for a re-vote.

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Coleman Signals Support For Do-Over Election

Talking Points Memo | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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The talk from the Coleman campaign about how the Minnesota election results are unreliable, and that a do-over election could be an option, has now go...

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7 Days: Franken on Franken, Air America, "Senator Maddow" & More

Mark Green | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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Mark Green

Senator-elect Al Franken hasn't spoken to the national media since November -- until now.

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RNC Puts $250K Into Coleman Recount

Politico | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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The Republican National Committee has transferred $250,000 to the Minnesota GOP to help pay legal fees in Norm Coleman's ongoing recount battle agains...

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Franken: "We're Going To Win Soon"

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday. Franken acknowledges the difficulties of his lo...

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Coleman Needs A Miracle: Politico

Politico | Josh Kraushaar Josh Kraushaar | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

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Three months after Election Day, the Minnesota showdown between Al Franken and Norm Coleman continues, and the ever-changing storyline has now settled...

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