AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCES HE WILL SEEK U.S. SENATE SEAT
Liberal radio host and former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken announced on his final Air America radio show on February 14, 2007, he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman. Franken is pictured in Los Angeles on March 25, 2006 at the Human Rights Campaign gala, where he received the Humanitarian Award in this file photo. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen/FILE)
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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 25 (UPI) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court left Norman Coleman, Al Franken and the citizens of Minnesota in limbo Thursday without a ruling on the U.S. Senate race.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 20 (UPI) -- Al Franken's staff said Monday the Democratic U.S. senate candidate has picked his Minnesota state director though he has yet to have his victory certified.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A Minneapolis poll worker called as a witness in the state's U.S. Senate recount trial communicated with Republican Norm Coleman's lawyers, attorneys say.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken of Minnesota wants nearly 1,600 rejected absentee ballots considered for recount in the disputed election.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday the Senate should seat Democrat Al Franken to succeed Republican Norm Coleman, whose Senate term expired Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Democrat Al Franken leads incumbent Republican Norm Coleman by 48 votes in the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount, figures compiled by state officials indicate.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Election officials in Minneapolis Monday gave up looking for 133 missing ballots that were part of the statewide recount of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A statement by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., makes it more likely the Senate could intervene in a Minnesota election, an analyst says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The long election season goes on for three U.S. Senate races and three House of Representatives races, all too close to call since Nov. 4.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Democrat Al Franken held a slight lead Tuesday over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman in the race to grab Minnesota's Senate seat in Washington.
