Norm Coleman is at the center of current GOP discussions as a possible contender in the 2010 race to be governor of Minnesota. Coleman, a Republican and former Democrat, recently lost his Senate seat to Democrat Al Franken, formerly a writer and comedian on the TV show...
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Update (July 1, 2009): A rally featuring Senator-elect Al Franken is to be hosted by labor groups on Wednesday, July 1, at the State Capitol. Franken and his wife, Franni Franken, will address those present,...
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The opening of the Senate tomorrow may look more like the doorway to a cool nightclub rather than the exclusive august body that it is as the doormen may try to bar the entry of two new senators: Al Franken and Roland Burris.
Now that the state canvassing board has...
Former comedian and Democrat Al Franken is set to be decalred the winner of the Minnesota senate race after a tight result resulted in a recount that has lasted since November. " Democrat Al Franken will be...
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Minnesota Democrat Al Franken is adding to his lead in the last remaining Senate race left to be decided. The next session of Congress begins on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have threatened to block...
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Senate Republicans could move to block Al Franken from taking a seat in the Senate if there is an attempt to seat the Minnesota Democrat next week. Franken currently holds a slim lead over the incumbent Norm Coleman. However, the election has not yet been...
The Al Franken / Norm Coleman is down to 5 votes according to TPM. If that weren't the case then so much would not hinge on whether Lizard People is a 'real person'.
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It seemed like a slam dunk, here in Oregon. Gordon Smith (R) was out, Jeff Merkley (D) was in. So, Fox News called the race in Merkley's favor. So, what's the problem? With only 20% of precincts reporting, the vote was FAR from over. In fact, in some areas (notably downtown...
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The historic win by Democrat Barack Obama in the US presidential race was just the tip of the iceberg for the Democratic party in the 2008 US election. The Democrats dominated in all political arenas;...
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Update 11:48pm EST The Democrats appear to have made further gains in the Senate race. At last count, the Democrats have 56 seats compared to the Republicans 37. If that number holds, the Democrats will have...
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"Call it the second Al Franken decade..."Washington Post:Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.Franken told...
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"NEW YORK - Air America Radio, a liberal talk radio network, said Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement to be sold to the founder of a New York area real estate company. The network also said that Al Franken, its longtime headline personality, would depart next...
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Human kind has a history of obsession with conflict. From the blood
sports of the Aztecs to the Roman gladiator to the conventional
obsession with organized sports, the attraction to physical combat in
one form or...
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