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August 08, 2008 McCollum: 'I will be voting for Al Franken' Critical early, says ...
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger US Rep. Betty McCollum, who levied some harsh criticism of Democratic senate candidate Al Franken, today endorsed him. ...
August 08, 2008 McCollum endorses Franken for Senate
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER , AP By candidate: By donor: WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, breaking a long icy delay, endorsed DFL Senate candidate Al ...
August 08, 2008 Franken wins over McCollum support
By candidate: By donor: DFL Senate candidate Al Franken won the backing Friday of US Rep. Betty McCollum, who was the most prominent Minnesota Democrat to ...
August 07, 2008 GR Anderson Jr. Inside the Obama fundraiser (well, part of it, anyway)
Amy Klobuchar (she introduced Obama), US Rep. Betty McCollum, state House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, state Sen. Tarryl Clark, St. Paul Mayor Chris ...
July 31, 2008 Feds to disgraced MnDOT worker: Heckuva job, Sonia!
Last week, I gleaned a press-rights spokesperson ripping US Rep. Betty McCollum for failing to castigate the Tunisian government's "police state. ...
July 24, 2008 McCollum should get behind Franken
As a lifelong Democrat and follower of politics, I was dismayed to read the AP article on Betty McCollum stating, "he is waiting to ask Franken how he plans ...
July 23, 2008 You can't keep a good black man down -- for less than $2 million
A representative for a journalist-protection group dings Congresswoman Betty McCollum for praising Tunisia as a "voice of moderation," even though it's the ...
July 23, 2008 A voice for moderation, perhaps. But oppressive and intolerant ...
By Joel Campagna US Rep. Betty McCollum's recent visit to the North African nation of Tunisia hardly made headlines in Minnesota. ...
July 22, 2008 Congress Challenges AFRICOM
For Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN), the fact that USAID has to have an office of military affairs to communicate with the Pentagon âmeans that ...
July 22, 2008 Al Franken worries even the Democrats in Minnesota's Senate race
Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., said that when the Playboy article came to light congressional candidates faced the prospect of running on the ticket with ...
July 21, 2008 US-Africa Relations to Militarize?
"It's not clear to me what's happening here," said Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.). "I wish we knew if it was a mission to help Africa with its problems or ...
July 20, 2008 MINNESOTA POLITICS NOTEBOOK
US Rep. Betty McCollum said Friday that she is waiting to ask Franken how he plans to put the issue over his material behind him and unseat Republican Sen. ...
July 19, 2008 Franken amps up campaign tone with latest staff changes
US Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., told the Associated Press on Friday that she has not yet decided whether to back Franken and wants to talk to him first. ...
July 18, 2008 Minn. Democrat who chided Franken won't pick sides
US Rep. Betty McCollum said Friday that she is waiting to ask Franken how he plans to put the issue over his material behind him and unseat Republican Sen. ...
July 18, 2008 Minn. Democrat who chided Franken won't pick sides | KXNet.com ...
US Representative Betty McCollum says she is waiting to ask Franken how he plans to put the issue behind him and unseat Republican Norm Coleman. ...
July 15, 2008 Vote 2008 Congress / 3rd District race draws big bucks
In the 4th District, which includes St. Paul, incumbent Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum has a big advantage over Republican candidate Ed Matthews, ...
July 11, 2008 Pickens Goes For The Grass Roots
... D-Del., and Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. Rosser declines to identify any of the other marketing firms who helped create the Pickens Plan media splash, ...
July 07, 2008 Minnesota Leaders Oppose US Military Action Against Iran
US Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Congressman Ellison are sending representatives who will be among the speakers. With over 4000 deaths of US soldiers in ...
July 03, 2008 Qwest and NCMEC Expand Efforts Against Child Pornography in Minnesota
... demonstrates their corporate commitment to keeping our families safe and America's children protected," said US Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.). ...
June 30, 2008 Qwest and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ...
... demonstrates their corporate commitment to keeping our families safe and America's children protected,' said US Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.). ...
June 27, 2008 For St. Paul's Ford plant, hopes and caution
US Rep. Betty McCollum, a DFLer whose district includes St. Paul, said business would drive Ford's decision. "But they need to know that they will never ...
June 26, 2008 New Senate Polls: Udall, Coleman Lead
... back taxes as well as a controversial piece of satire he penned in Playboy magazine for which he was stingingly criticized by Rep. Betty McCollum (D). ...
June 26, 2008 For St. Paul's Ford plant, hopes and caution
US Rep. Betty McCollum, a DFLer whose district includes St. Paul, said business would drive Ford's decision. "But they need to know that they will never ...
June 20, 2008 Senate race, Garnett, Carter among comment topics
I think there were those like (progressive) Betty [McCollum] and (moderate) Tim Walz who were genuinely offended by the stuff he'd written, satire or no. ...
June 19, 2008 SCALE, NATURE OF CERP PROJECTS EVOLVE AMID GROWING CONTROVERSY
... report that the Pentagon made $135 million in payments to foreign governments under CERP but there is no audit trail, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) said. ...
June 18, 2008 Military Mail
... Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative John Kline and Representative Betty McCollum each providing inspirational words for the troops. Gov. ...
June 16, 2008 Today in Washington
Benjamin L. Cardin , D-Md., and Chuck Hagel , R-Neb., and Rep. Betty McCollum , D-Minn., hold a briefing to hear how leading public health experts are ...
June 14, 2008 Letter of the day: Question: Can the satirist be a senator?
... who brought up DFL Senate candidate Al Franken's past should note that many Democrats, including US Rep. Betty McCollum, also criticized his writings. ...
June 13, 2008 Senate race is dropping down the line
The unearthing of a column he penned for Playboy magazine nearly a decade ago on Internet pornography, which led to Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat who ...
June 13, 2008 Reader Roundup: Franken, press freedom among comment topics
Unlike the Strib or Pioneer Press, he caught the floor's groans and boos for Betty McCollum. It's unfathomable to me how the other media outlets missed this ...
