An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who denied victims of assault the right to bring their case to court is in danger of being watered down or stripped entirely from a larger defense appropriations bill.
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Al Franken has immersed himself in the health care debate. He's had a chance to question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. He's signed on as a co-sponsor of a half dozen bills. Weeks into his late-starting Senate career, the former comedian ...Read More
It's been two weeks since the Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in the legal battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in the state's unresolved U.S. Senate race. The legal battle over ballots from last November's U.S. Senate in ...Read More
On the same day Republicans surrendered a symbolically significant seat in the Senate, the Sarah Palin wars erupted again inside the party. Leaks followed by trash-talking followed by recriminations. The latest Palin flare-up began in Vanity Fair with a lengthy article ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- Comedian Al Franken is virtually certain to become the new U.S. senator from Minnesota after the state Supreme Court ordered that he be certified as the winner of last year's election. His election would give Democrats control of 60 ...Read More
The Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled that former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken (D) won his election last November against former senator Norm Coleman (R), potentially completing one of the longest election processes in American history and giving the ...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural obstacles and push ...Read More
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken has won the state's Senate race. Norm Coleman can still appeal the decision; Franken has yet to be certified as senator. The panel dismissed Coleman's arguments against the election results, writing that ...Read More
If Minnesota's Supreme Court rules in favor of Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's disputed U.S. Senate election Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Sunday he would certify the election. Pawlenty, a Republican, told CNN Sunday "I'm prepared to sign as soon as they ...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman must pay Democrat Al Franken $94,783 to cover court costs for his appeal of Minnesota Senate election results. A Ramsey County court administrator entered the judgment Wednesday. It results from the two-month trial that ...Read More
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