Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com - 4/20/2009
A Franken Staff Announcement
—
Norm Coleman might be taking the MN Senate election to court, but Democrat Al Franken is gearing up to govern. He announced today that he's hired Alana Peterson , who has worked for five years for Rep. Jim Oberstar , as his state director. "I want Minnesotans to be able to rely on me for ...
startribune.com - 4/24/2009
Minnesotans won't know second Senator until at least June
— startribune.com — The state Supreme Court set the schedule today for the legal showdown between Democrat Al Franken and... Republican Norm Coleman over the Senate seat that has been vacant since January. (more) Minnesotans won't know second Senator until at least June

Comments vote down The Page by Mark Halperin found this 4/24/2009found this
Minnesota's Missing Votes
online.wsj.com - 4/18/2009
Minnesota's Missing Votes
— online.wsj.com — Meanwhile, back in the Minnesota Senate recount, the three-judge panel reviewing the race has declared Democrat Al... Franken the winner. Republican Norm Coleman intends to appeal to the state's Supreme Court, while Democrats and the press corps pressure ... (more) Minnesota's Missing Votes

Comments vote down Say Anything found this 4/18/2009found this
MPR: Franken begins to hire senate staff
minnesota.publicradio.org - 4/20/2009
MPR: Franken begins to hire senate staff
— minnesota.publicradio.org — St. Paul, Minn. — Franken told Minnesota Public Radio News he has selected Alana Petersen to serve... as his State Director. Petersen has been working for DFL Congressman Jim Oberstar for the past five years. Franken said Petersen will have one of the ... (more) MPR: Franken begins to hire senate staff

Comments vote down The Page by Mark Halperin found this 4/20/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Franken Staffs Up

Daily Kos:  Midday open thread

Comments
Blog Reactions

Franken Staffs Up
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Although it's expected Norm Coleman (R) will formally file his appeal in the Minnesota Senate recount case later this week, The Hotline reports Al Franken (D) has begun hiring staff for what he assumes will be his Senate office. ...

Midday open thread
Daily Kos — ... it is. The times are changing, and the culture with it. And consumers are getting increasingly sophisticated about how and where and from whom they consume their news. Shoot the messenger, Charlie, but it doesn't change anything. I'm not the reason people are deciding to take more direct ownership of their media production and consumption. Oh, and one more thing Charlie: The Huffington Post does pay its reporters. MN-Sen: Sen. Al Franken starts staffing up his Senate office, even as Sore Loser Coleman continues to talk appeal. Then ...

Related Content
MN-Sen: Franken officially wins (but still not final)
dailykos.com 4/14/2009 — Franken won ! Again! Over five months after the election, a three-judge panel has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. The judges issued their final ruling late Monday, stating "Franken received the highest ...
Why Not Him?
eschatonblog.com 4/14/2009 — The Al Franken decade is almost here. Over five months after the election, a three-judge panel has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. The judges issued their final ruling late Monday, stating "Franken received ...
The Associated Press: Franken meets with vice president in Washington
google.com 5/6/2009 — 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken met privately with Vice President Joe Biden late Wednesday afternoon to update him on the still-contested Minnesota Senate race. Franken, who said he is eager to join the Senate, said ...
What happened in Minnesota
powerlineblog.com 4/8/2009 — Minnesota's excruciatingly close Senate election between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and former unfunny humorist Al Franken is in the final innings of the post-election proceedings. Franken is of course a left-liberal Democrat about whom I have ...
Franken: Senate "Going To Try" To Seat Him
huffingtonpost.com 1/22/2009 — WASHINGTON — It's no joke: Senate Democrats are moving toward letting comedian Al Franken join the chamber while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending. "We're going to try to seat Al Franken," Senate Majority Leader Harry ...
If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees
startribune.com 3/17/2009 — Each side submitted summaries of its case to the three judges who are deliberating in the Senate election contest.
Franken Comes to Washington
rollcall.com 7/6/2009 — After waiting eight long months for final confirmation that he defeated former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Sen.-elect Al Franken (D) will have no time to spare as he seeks to get up to speed this week on two of the biggest debates facing the chamber. ...
The Associated Press: Which Al Franken will show up in Washington?
google.com 7/2/2009 — 5 days ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington? Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or ...
Senator Franken, At Last?
truthdig.com 1/5/2009 — After recounting 2.4 million ballots, Minnesota officials are expected to name Al Franken the state’s next senator, winning by a mere 225 votes. Franken’s rival, Sen. Norm Coleman, will likely fight the decision in the state supreme ...
Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election-Again
politicolnews.com 7/6/2009 — Finally Al Franken by way of the longest legal battle in history for Minnesota is getting to do what the people of Minnesota elected him to do -take his seat as the Senator from Minnesota in a hotly contested court battle from the Republican contender Norm Coleman. The Supreme Court Judge ...
Downballot: The Supremes — First Read 4/20/2009
MINNESOTA: The AP profiles the state Supreme Court, which is expected to receive Norm Coleman’s appeal sometime this week. “Five of the seven justices were put there by Republican governors. But Coleman's edge with the court, which is expected to ...
Franken Picks First Senate Staffer — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 4/20/2009
Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress . Democrat Al Franken may not yet be a senator, but that did not stop him from naming his first Senate staffer Monday—a Minnesota state director “to ensure that we hit the ground running on Day One” when ...
Minnesota Senate race moves to high court appeal (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/20/2009
AP - Lawyers for Republican Norm Coleman have filed notice to appeal his election-lawsuit loss to Democrat Al Franken.
Coleman files appeal with Minnesota Supreme Court — CNN Political Ticker 4/20/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — Attorneys for Norm Coleman announced Monday afternoon they have filed an appeal seeking to overturn a District Court's decision that he lost his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate last November. The appeal, ...
Coleman appeals to state Supreme Court — First Read 4/20/2009
From NBC's Harry Enten and Mark Murray In the latest move in the never-ending Minnesota Senate race, Norm Coleman's legal team today announced it would be filing a notice of appeal with the Minnesota Supreme Court. Coleman lawyer Jim Langdon ...