Norm Coleman News

The 2009 Senate has holes in it; the race in Minnesota is going to the courts, and the Senate refused to seat the Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris.

A northern Minnesota man committed a crime when he voted on Election Day. That's because 25-year-old Eric Stephen Willems of Warroad is a convicted felon - and the Roseau County Attorney's office says that made ...

Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 1:22 pm Opinion: Bradblog.Com Blogged by Brad Friedman on 1/5/2009 2:28PM Franken Declared 'Winner', But Final Certification Will Likely be Delayed Excellent provision in MN law ...

Lawyers for Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken face off in court later this month, beginning the next phase in their long-running battle over who should be Minnesota's next U.S. Senator.

Summary: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough falsely suggested that assertions in The Wall Street Journal about the Minnesota Senate race were the result of "reporting," including the Journal 's reference to "double ...

Steve Tataii believes he is the right man to represent Hawaii's first district in Congress.

Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer while leaving the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Sun, Jan 4, 2009 Sun Topics More politics headlines More coverage Sen. Reid called Blagojevich about Obama seat Washington - It seemed so simple on election night, the way Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

It would be hard to argue with the premise that Congress has become a largely dysfunctional institution, plagued by partisan rancor.

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The Wall Street Journal is bar none one of the best newspapers in the country -- except when its Editorial Board is having a bad day.

Problem gambling? What problem gambling? Well. Here's a bit of apparent breaking irony on the front page of the Review-Journal website: Former Station exec named chairman of National Center for Responsible ...

Sen. John Cornyn threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week.

Reporter Gail Chaddock discusses the flurry of activity on Capitol Hill during what's usually a quiet time in Congress.

January 3, 2009, 8:01 p.m. Comedian Al Franken extended his unofficial lead over Sen.

RICHARDSON WITHDRAWS FROM CABINET POST; FRANKEN WINS; KAINE TO CHAIR DNC; REID TAKES LAST SHOTS AT BUSH; McAULIFFE ENTERS VA GOV RACE.

Sen. Chuck Schumer , the outgoing chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, declared Sunday that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount against Sen.

Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: "We are the senator." And we, that is he, the former Illinois attorney general, told me that he will try to avoid making a scene ...

Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to name Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill a Senate vacancy that will be created by the promotion of Sen.

Posted by Sam Stein , Huffington Post at 6:40 AM on December 31, 2008. As the window closes on Norm Coleman's chances for retaining his seat in the Senate, some conservatives are beginning to envision life ...