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With his chances of winning in court seemingly fading, the former senator talks about a re-vote.
By Alex Koppelman
February 26, 2009
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The recount shows that he won the Minnesota Senate race. The lying liars who say otherwise have no evidence of cheating.
By Joe Conason
January 9, 2009
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Republicans have promised to block any attempt to swear Al Franken into the Senate, at least for now.
By Alex Koppelman
January 6, 2009
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The Democrat is declared the winner of Minnesota's Senate election, but Republican Norm Coleman has only begun to fight.
By Alex Koppelman
January 5, 2009
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The Republican caucus appears ready to filibuster in order to ensure that the Minnesota Democrat won't be sworn in until court challenges are resolved.
By Alex Koppelman
January 2, 2009
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The putative 59th Democratic senator pulls ahead in Minnesota senate race.
By Thomas Schaller
December 19, 2008
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A couple key decisions about lost and improperly disqualified votes went in the Minnesota Democrat's favor Friday.
By Gabriel Winant
December 12, 2008
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Thanks to lost ballots and inevitable lawsuits, the now sort-of completed Minnesota recount has brought us little closer to a solution.
By Gabriel Winant
December 5, 2008
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Al Franken's attorney says the Democrat has overtaken incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, but has he really?
By Alex Koppelman
December 3, 2008
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As the process continues, the number of ballots challenged by the campaigns is growing, meaning it'll be even longer before we know who won.
By Alex Koppelman
November 25, 2008
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With the recount in their race entering its third day, the gap between Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken is now even smaller.
By Alex Koppelman
November 21, 2008
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With the recount in their race 18 percent complete, Al Franken has narrowed Norm Coleman's lead to 174 votes.
By Alex Koppelman
November 20, 2008
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His attempt to stop certification of the results in his race against Sen. Norm Coleman failed, but a study suggests Al Franken will pick up votes in the recount.
By Gabriel Winant
November 18, 2008
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Republicans have flooded the airwaves with baseless propaganda to discredit the Coleman-Franken recount in advance.
By Joe Conason
November 17, 2008
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Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken is shrinking, and the recount hasn't even started yet; Republicans cry foul, but are they just trying to derail the count?
By Gabriel Winant
November 13, 2008
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In which Salon makes predictions we'll probably regret about the outcome of the undecided races still remaining.
By Justin Jouvenal
November 12, 2008
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It's hard to find examples of trailing candidates coming back in a recount, but it can happen.
By Gabriel Winant
November 7, 2008
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Fewer than 800 votes separate the candidates in a tough Senate race, and a recount looms.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
November 5, 2008
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Sources say he'll challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in 2008.
By Tim Grieve
February 1, 2007
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A fascinating look back at the right wing's sordid attempt to deport John Lennon. Plus: Al Franken! Juliette Lewis! Orlando Bloom!
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 14, 2006
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Al Franken speaks about "God Spoke"
September 12, 2006
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The festival premieres films about Al Franken, the Pixies and the music biz. Plus: Did Andy Dick really hump an audience member's head?
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 14, 2006
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Al Franken pukes into his wastebasket in Chapter 4 of his new book, then spends Chapter 5 in "Rove-induced septic shock."
By Lynn Harris
October 25, 2005
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And that could be sunny news for Senate hopeful Al Franken.
By Page Rockwell
May 16, 2005
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He's good enough, he's smart enough, but doggone it, will people vote for him? To find out, Al Franken is moving his radio show back home to Minnesota to get ready to run against Sen. Norm Coleman.
By David Paul Kuhn
April 28, 2005
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