Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]

Debate showcases intensity in Minnesota Senate race

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

...unsettled U.S. Senate race provoked sharp exchanges Sunday night between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken on the ailing economy, the war in Iraq and the art of compromise. A third man in the race, Dean Barkley, kept both

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Senate Candidates Meet For 1st Debate

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

...for U.S. Senate are meeting for the first debate of the general election in Rochester, Minn. Incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, Democrat Al Franken and the Independence Party's Dean Barkley meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the University Center in Rocheste

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With 10 Vulnerable GOP Seats, Senate Democrats Could Win Filibuster-Proof Majority

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

...key races to watch include the Senate race in Minnesota, where comedian Al Franken could push out Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Franken is well-financed and well-known and has been ramping up to run for years, getting help from former Vice President A

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Gore campaigns for Senate candidate Franken

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...to the war in Iraq to the lack of government action on climate change. The campaign of Franken's opponent, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, used Gore's appearance as an opportunity to criticize Franken for what they say is a history of personal attac

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Dems Gunning for 60 Seats in Senate

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...showing a powerful surge for the party’s candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states. A poll out Friday shows Sen. Norm Coleman could now easily lose his Minnesota seat to comedian-turned-candidate Al Franken. A Colorado race that initially lo

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Sen. Obama has accused Sen. McCain of supporting tax havens for businesses. Get the facts!

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...$100 billion dollars each year." Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat, and ranking minority member Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican, condemned the practice in a written statement. The Verdict: True, but incomplete. McCain did say he opposed

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Franken pulls ahead in new Minn. poll

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...now taken his first clear lead, 43 percent to 34 percent, in the much-watched race against Minnesota incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. The Star Tribune poll also shows support for the relatively low-profile campaign of Independence Party candidat

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Coleman is loser in bad ad competition

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...worse than others. And the loser in the bad ad competition, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll, is Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. The survey, taken this week, shows that more voters think that ads targeting both Coleman and DFLer Al Franken a

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Ramstad's quest for mental health parity finally realized

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...was going to pass before leaving town, which made attaching this life-saving legislation our only hope to make it a reality," Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., said Friday. After the House rejected the financial package Monday, Senate leaders tried to gain mo

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Amid bid for reelection, Coleman has second race

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Norm Coleman is locked in a second intense election contest: The Minnesota Republican is running against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to become the next chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). Several Republican senators told

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Franken opposes Wall Street bailout

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...needed to fix the roof here." Franken's opposition puts him on the other side of the issue from his Republican opponent, Sen. Norm Coleman, who voted for the bailout bill Wednesday night. Minnesota's Democratic U.S. senator, Amy Klobuchar, also voted fo

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Franken's Wife Discusses Her Alcoholism in New Senate TV Ad

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...(D) most recent TV advertisement touches on his wifes bout with alcoholism more than 20 years ago. Franken is challenging Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) in one of the most hotly contested and expensive statewide races in the country. Franni Franken is a fr

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Vulnerable senators broke in favor of bailout package

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...state House Speaker to Washington’s borrow-happy ways. Merkley had previously used his ads to hit Smith on the bailout. Sens. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), John Sununu (R-N.H.), Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) al

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Minnesota Senate race makes for toxic TV

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...- The feeling between U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic opponent, Al Franken, was always raw. In the past few weeks, it's turned positively toxic in a multimillion dollar ad brawl. _A Coleman ad questions Franken's temperament by running several

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Senate Passes Bailout Bill

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...it, while 10 Democrats and 15 Republicans opposed it. Several Senators facing strong re-election challenges such as Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) voted for it. The only endangered Democratic incumbent, Sen. Mary Landrieu (La

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DFLer, ex-state senator backs Norm Coleman

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...he's supported in more than 40 years. TOWER, MINN. - A former DFL legislator from northern Minnesota says he's supporting Sen. Norm Coleman's reelection bid. Former state senator Doug Johnson of Tower says Coleman is the first Republican he's supported

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Lori Sturdevant: It's Eisenhower (McCain) vs. Stevenson (Obama)

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

In 1952, friendly, mild-mannered Republican Sen. Edward Thye was running for his second term, just as Sen. Norm Coleman is this year. ...

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Norm Coleman: Has fraud in Iraq gone unchallenged?

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Here are the facts: During my tenure on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), I've worked with my Democratic counterpart, Sen. ...

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Investigations By Coleman's Subcommittee

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...chairman or ranking Republican of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations from 2003 to the present, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman helped initiate several dozen investigations into government waste, fraud and abuse. Coleman's Democratic oppone

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Sen. Candidates To Hold Debate Next Sunday

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

... WASHINGTON (AP) ― Senator Norm Coleman, DFL challenger Al Franken and Independence Party challenger Dean Barkley will participate in a debate next Sunday in Rochester. Coleman, a Minnesota Republican, is seeking re-election after one term in t

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