Norm Coleman
FREE SPEECH ZONE | A Minnesota voice on Senator Al Franken
Let me tell you how this looks from the progressive, social justice, anti-war and election integrity activists right here, you know, in Minnesota.
Al Franken for Senator is a sad pathetic joke. Big part of the story that has been missed was that there was another candidate who picked up 15% of the votes. Dean Barkley of the Independence Party, which is still a major party in Minnesota.MORE »
MN Supreme Court hears Franken-Coleman contest
Every ballot tells a story. Or maybe it doesn’t.
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Coleman’s silence suggests new route to Senate; CEO talks like he’s still there
Reading between the lines suggests that Norm Coleman’s sights are firmly set on starting a federal-court fight to win his return to the U.S. Senate seat — and that at least one local corporate leader thinks he’s still occupying that seat.
Coleman cites media in plea to use campaign cash for civil suits
Norm Coleman used media coverage of his dealings with friend and benefactor Nasser Kazeminy to argue to the Federal Election Commission that he should be able to spend campaign cash to fight two lawsuits that implicate him in a cash-funneling scheme.
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Ventura: Coleman’s a "hypocrite"
Jesse Ventura called Norm Coleman a “hypocrite” last night for having advised Al Franken to concede to Coleman, then failing to take his own advice once the Republican fell behind in the Senate vote-count.MORE »
Specter backpedals on Coleman support: ‘I conclusively misspoke’
Perhaps sensing that it might be impolitic to cheer on a member of the party he just left, Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter says his statement, revealed Tuesday, that Norm Coleman will prevail in the battle for Minnesota’s second senate seat, was a mistake.MORE »
Specter switches, making 60 Democrats in Senate — with Franken
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter announced today that he is switching from the Republican to the Democratic Party and will run for re-election as a Democrat in 2010. That means Minnesota’s empty U.S. Senate seat could become the Democrats’ sixtieth — the number needed to break a Republican filibuster.MORE »
And then there were two? Recusals in Coleman case could whittle state high court below quorum
Pinch hitters could be called up to help the Minnesota Supreme Court handle Norm Coleman’s election-contest appeal if more justices recuse themselves.
Two of the seven high-court justices have already said they won’t deliberate on the case.MORE »
Court: Franken won, and Minnesotans "should be proud of their election system"
Franken won. That's the conclusion of the 68-page ruling handed down Monday evening by the three-judge recount court, completing their work. They wrote:
The overwhelming weight of the evidence indicates that the November 4, 2008 election was conducted fairly, impartially, and accurately. [Citations omitted] ...MORE »
Pawlenty hems, haws on if he’ll OK new senator after state high court rules
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he might not sign an election certificate to seat Democrat Al Franken or Republican Norm Coleman in the U.S.MORE »
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