The state's judges are paying tribute to
the three-judge panel that decided the winner of Minnesota's disputed U.S. Senate election between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman.
(09/14/2009)
After welcoming Al Franken as the newest
member on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate spent about an hour Thursday
paying tribute to Norm Coleman as the latest to leave.
(07/09/2009)
Democrat Al Franken will be sworn in later this morning as Minnesota's second senator, eight months after the ballots were first counted.
(Midmorning,
07/06/2009)
Democrat Al Franken has arrived in Washington
offering no jokes -- just a promise that he is "ready to get to work." Franken will be sworn in tomorrow as Minnesota's second U.S. senator.
(07/06/2009)
Once Al Franken officially becomes a member of the Senate next week, Senate Democrats will hold a powerful majority with 60 votes in its caucus. But that doesn't mean they can ignore the opposition.
(07/01/2009)
Sen.-elect Al Franken addressed an energized crowd of several hundred supporters on the front lawn of the State Capitol Wednesday afternoon, at a long-awaited victory rally.
(07/01/2009)
Nearly eight months after Election Day, Minnesota finally has its second U.S. senator. Midmorning looks at what lies ahead for Sen.-elect Al Franken.
(Midmorning,
06/30/2009)
Democrat Al Franken, accompanied by his wife, told reporters outside his downtown Minneapolis home this afternoon that "Franni and I are so thrilled that we can finally celebrate this victory."
(06/30/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he intends to sign an election certificate in Minnesota's long-running U.S. Senate race once the court rules on the matter.
(06/29/2009)
The FEC said today that Norm Coleman can use campaign funds to pay legal fees arising from allegations that a supporter funneled money to Coleman through his wife's employer.
(06/25/2009)
The fundraising committee for Senate
Republicans has invested heavily in Norm Coleman's ongoing battle
in Minnesota, including about $938,000 last month alone.
(06/23/2009)
A three-judge panel has ordered Norm Coleman to pay Al Franken nearly $95,000 related to Coleman's lawsuit over the still-unresolved U.S. Senate race.
(06/10/2009)
Nearly seven months after Minnesotans cast their ballots in a Senate election, the state's unresolved race -- the longest running recount in Minnesota history -- is now in the hands of five state Supreme Court justices.
(06/01/2009)
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