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    November 5, 2014
    Franken easily wins re-election to U.S. Senate
    ST. PAUL -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken is no laughing matter to Minnesota Republicans after winning his re-election contest Tuesday, and doing it much easier than his first election in 2008. With more than 99.5 percent of precincts reporting, returns showed the former "Saturday...
    news / stateNovember 5, 2014 - 10:15am
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    November 4, 2014
    Media projects Franken wins U.S. Senate race in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken is no laughing matter to Minnesota Republicans as major news networks projected him to win his re-election contest Tuesday night less than five minutes after polls closed.
    news / stateNovember 4, 2014 - 8:57pm
    October 23, 2014
    Letter: Disappointing national leaders
    First, I want to thank all those that have chosen to put themselves and families through the process of running for elected office. Second, I am so disappointed in the decisions that have been made in Washington, D.C. These people have been elected to first and foremost to defend...
    opinion / lettersOctober 23, 2014 - 12:00am
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    October 10, 2014
    Clinton stumps for Dayton and Franken
    MINNEAPOLIS — Worried that turnout will fall without a president on the ballot, Minnesota Democrats brought their party’s hottest star to Minneapolis on Friday to fire up the troops. Former President Bill Clinton headlined an afternoon rally that drew a near-capacity 2,700 students...
    news / stateOctober 10, 2014 - 11:41pm
    September 1, 2014
    Incumbent vs. newcomer partially defines Senate race
    FALCON HEIGHTS — Al Franken sat with a dozen St. Cloud workforce leaders to accept their thanks for working on a bill they say will help Minnesotans seeking jobs. Mike McFadden answered questions on a Twin Cities radio station at the Minnesota State Fair, while just out of his...
    news / stateSeptember 1, 2014 - 10:53pm
    June 2, 2014
    Minnesota Republicans finally pick McFadden as Senate 2014 nominee
    ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The Republican U.S. Senate endorsement came down to money vs. party tradition.
    news / stateJune 2, 2014 - 6:00am
    May 31, 2014
    Dahlberg holds GOP Senate lead as convention recesses until Sat. morning
    By Don Davis Forum News Service ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A little-known St. Louis County commissioner emerged early today as the Republican leader to take on Democratic Sen. Al Franken before tired and cranky state convention delegates decided to recess at 2 a.m. ...
    news / stateMay 31, 2014 - 5:00am
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    April 29, 2014
    Dayton, Franken lead GOP rivals, poll finds
    ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken have double-digit leads over all their announced Republican challengers, according to a Suffolk University poll of Minnesota voters released Tuesday.
    news / stateApril 29, 2014 - 1:25pm
    June 20, 2013
    Willmar, Minn.-area veterans provide input on VA backlog and Sen. Franken's proposed solutions
    WILLMAR - Area veterans with a long history of military service and leadership roles in veterans groups weighed in on Sen. Al Franken's proposals to speed up the delivery of veterans' benefits, reduce the backlog of claims and make medical care for rural veterans more accessible....
    news / localJune 20, 2013 - 11:52pm
    May 12, 2013
    U.S. Sen. Franken hopes for Farm Bill legislation
    By Linda Vanderwerf lvanderwerf@wctrib.com WILLMAR -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken hopes to see bipartisan support for the new Farm Bill the Senate Agriculture Committee will be working on in the coming week. The Minnesota Democrat wrote an energy section for the bill, which includes the...
    news / nationMay 12, 2013 - 8:32pm
    U.S. Sen. Al Franken offers advice for college graduates
    WILLMAR -- When Sen. Al Franken speaks at college commencements, he urges graduates to hug their parents, "a lot." Franken stopped in Willmar...
    news / nationMay 12, 2013 - 7:52pm
    April 11, 2013
    Sen. Franken dishes it up with an ode to Willmar, Minn.
    WASHINGTON — Willmar turkey and products from across Minnesota figured prominently in the third annual “Hotdish Off” for the Minnesota...
    news / nationApril 11, 2013 - 11:17pm
    April 27, 2012
    Minnesota Sen. Al Franken expresses optimism on Postal Service issues
    BEMIDJI -- Sen.
    newsApril 27, 2012 - 12:00am
    April 2, 2012
    Sen. Franken to visit Willmar, Minn., to discuss rural health care workforce issues
    WILLMAR -- Sen. Al Franken will visit Willmar on Tuesday to tour Rice Memorial Hospital and talk to area health care officials and employees about the workforce challenges facing rural health care. The visit will include a tour of the Rice Regional Dental Clinic, a joint program...
    news / localApril 2, 2012 - 2:44pm
    Franken: Congress working to preserve rural mail delivery
    WILLMAR -- Congress has until May 15 to work out a plan to keep regional mail processing centers and rural post offices open. Sen. Al Franken,...
    newsMarch 2, 2012 - 12:00am
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