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Franken's lack of humor, media interviews irks some reporters on Capitol beat

ST. PAUL -- National news reporters are at least a little frustrated with new Minnesota Sen. Al Franken. First, he seldom displays the humor he used as a comedian. Second,...

news / state Mon, Oct 05, 2009 - 12:00am

GOP stops governor poll: Pawlenty travels

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Republicans stopped a straw poll for governor halfway through the annual Farmfest event. "A straw poll was started but stopped because the state chair had not...

news / state Mon, Aug 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: Another clown in Congress

Well, we finally have our second senator from Minnesota. Just what we need, another comedian in Washington, D.C.! Earl Pederson Renville

opinion / letters Tue, Jul 07, 2009 - 12:00am

Supporters gather Wednesday around Al Franken, left, during a rally in St. Paul. Franken will be sworn in next week as Minnesota's second U.S. senator. Tribune photo by Don Davis

'I'm not going to waste' this chance

ST. PAUL -- "Live, from Washington, it's Sen. Al Franken!" That may not be Minnesota senator-elect's line, but on Wednesday hundreds of supporters got a glimpse of a looser Al...

news / state / nation Thu, Jul 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Cartoon by Dave Granlund

opinion / cartoons Thu, Jul 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota Opinion: On Minnesota Senate:

An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: From The Associated Press On Minnesota Senate: We can't say we were surprised by the Minnesota Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that Al...

opinion / editorials Thu, Jul 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: Kudos to both men: Franken, Coleman

Minnesota's longest U.S. Senate election in history is over. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken was the winner of the Senate election. Republican Norm Coleman quickly...

opinion / editorials Wed, Jul 01, 2009 - 12:00am

GOP, DFL legislators say court's decision is about time

WILLMAR -- Area legislators -- both Republicans and Democrats -- expressed relief Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. Senate race appeared to be over with the Minnesota Supreme Court's unanimous ruling...

news / local / region / state Wed, Jul 01, 2009 - 12:00am

Franni, left, and Al Franken were all smiles Tuesday following a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that made Al Franken Minnesota's newest U.S. senator. The couple talked to reporters in front of their Minneapolis residence. Franken was declared the winner after eight months of recounts and court proceedings. Tribune photo by Don Davis

8 months on, Franken gets last laugh

ST. PAUL -- Nearly 3 million Minnesotans voted for a U.S. Senate candidate eight months ago, but in the end only five votes counted, those state Supreme Court justices who...

news / state Wed, Jul 01, 2009 - 12:00am

In front of the Minnesota Capitol, Al Franken addresses supporters last year. He gained the support of most Democrats who work in the Capitol.

Al Franken wins Minnesota's longest election, Coleman concedes

Updated 5:30 p.m.

news / state Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 1:24pm

Norm Coleman, left, and Al Franken.

Minn. justices examining the differences in rural, urban Senate votes

ST. PAUL -- Five Minnesota Supreme Court justices must decide whether thousands of greater Minnesota voters' absentee ballots were unfairly rejected in the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Republican Norm Coleman's...

news / state Tue, Jun 02, 2009 - 12:00am

Norm Coleman seeks longer schedule for Senate race appeal

ST. PAUL - Norm Coleman proposes that his and Al Franken's campaigns have until mid-May to file written arguments in the U.S. Senate election case headed for a Minnesota Supreme...

news / state Thu, Apr 23, 2009 - 12:00am

In this Feb. 26, 2009 file pool photo, former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman sits pensively during a court delay in the Senate recount trial in St. Paul. AP Photo/Jim Mone, File

Coleman appeals election ruling to Supreme Court

ST. PAUL -- Norm Coleman wants the state's highest court to reverse his U.S. Senate election loss. The former Republican senator appealed to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, hoping...

news / state Tue, Apr 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Coleman appeals his U.S. Senate election loss

ST. PAUL - Norm Coleman is appealing to the state's highest court to reverse his U.S. Senate election loss. Attorneys for the former Republican senator said this afternoon they are...

news / state Mon, Apr 20, 2009 - 4:00pm

Minn. State Capitol Bureau
A happy Al Franken talks to reporters Monday after a three-judge panel ruled that he won last year's U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. However, Norm Coleman says he will appeal the ruling.

Court names Franken as winner, but is race over?

ST. PAUL -- Al Franken won the U.S. Senate race and should be sent to Washington, a Minnesota three-judge panel ruled Monday evening, but Norm Coleman plans to appeal the...

news / state / nation Tue, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:00am

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