politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 2/11/2009
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — Democrat Al Franken will return to the nation's capitol Tuesday night in order to "prepare" for the possibility that he will be named the junior senator from Minnesota, his spokeswoman Jess McIntosh confirmed to CNN.
Franken is in the middle of a bitter court battle with former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, thanks [...]
lasvegassun.com - 2/5/2009
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Lisa Mascaro Thu, Feb 5, 2009 (2 a.m.)
Washington A top Democratic senator said Wednesday that the...
union-backed card-check bill will be taken up if and when Al Franken wins the contested Minnesota Senate race recount and joins the chamber. Iowa Sen. ...
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Card-check bill waitin’ on Al Franken
voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/10/2009
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The Election Contest brought before the 3-Judge Panel
by Loser-elect Norm Coleman has been ripe with courtroom...
moments funnier than some clips on America's Funniest Home Videos. One Coleman witness got caught Perjuring himself and became giddy ...
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Al Franken is in DC today. He won his election and should be Senator Franken. He should be on the Senate floor, giving speeches and voting for the stimulus package. Instead, because of the intransigence of Norm Coleman and the GOP, Al had to write an op-ed about the stimulus in the ...
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Franken, Coleman spar on stimulus from afar —
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