http://dir.salon.com/topics/al_franken/?source=rss&aim=al_franken en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Joe Conason Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/07/03/al_franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/07/03/al_franken/index.html?source=rss And so are his Fox News pals, who lambasted Sen. Al Franken's "stolen election" By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/04/franken_video/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/04/franken_video/index.html?source=rss Al Franken talks with some angry constituents about reform, and no one loses a finger By Mike Madden Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/16/sotomayor_live_blog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/16/sotomayor_live_blog/index.html?source=rss Live updates from the Hart Senate Office Building. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/07/03/rsu_franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/07/03/rsu_franken/index.html?source=rss Jackie and Dunlap on why comedians shouldn't be politicians By David Sirota Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/01/democrats_specter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/01/democrats_specter/index.html?source=rss With Arlen Specter and Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate. They can no longer blame Republicans for standing in the way of a progressive agenda. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/13/franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/13/franken/index.html?source=rss The Senate's newest member gets involved in the Sotomayor confirmation hearings By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/07/franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/07/franken/index.html?source=rss It took a while, but Minnesota finally has two senators again By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss The Minnesota governor says he'll help seat the Senate's newest Democrat By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_concedes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_concedes/index.html?source=rss The long fight over Minnesota's Senate election is finally over By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/reid_statement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/reid_statement/index.html?source=rss Democrats are pushing the Minnesota governor, a Republican, to help them seat Al Franken in the Senate By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_franken/index.html?source=rss The court unanimously declared Al Franken the winner of a contested Senate election By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/coleman/index.html?source=rss The former senator owes $94,000 to Al Franken, but isn't going to pay up until the Minnesota Supreme Court rules By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/coleman/index.html?source=rss The former Minnesota senator might not take his case to federal court after all By Gabriel Winant Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/coleman_appeal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/coleman_appeal/index.html?source=rss His state's highest court may soon put Norm Coleman out of his misery -- if he doesn't take his case federal By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/28/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/28/coleman/index.html?source=rss Sen. Arlen Specter's defection from the GOP makes the fight in Minnesota even more vital for Republicans. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/24/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/24/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss The Minnesota Supreme Court won't hear the ongoing legal battle between Norm Coleman and Al Franken until June. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss Most Minnesotans want the former senator to concede now, but it seems like he might continue his legal battle against Al Franken for a while longer. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/coleman/index.html?source=rss Former Sen. Norm Coleman isn't giving up his court fight against Al Franken, at least not yet. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/07/absentee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/07/absentee/index.html?source=rss A batch of previously rejected votes in the Coleman-Franken race is tallied, and counting in NY-20 begins Wednesday. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/06/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/06/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss Gov. Tim Pawlenty tells MSNBC he's not ready to sign the election certificate in the Coleman-Franken race just yet. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/01/nrcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/01/nrcc/index.html?source=rss In a fundraising e-mail about Tuesday's special election, the GOP's congressional committee tells supporters, "Don't let 'em pull a Franken." By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/31/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/31/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss A ruling says only 400 new absentee ballots will be counted, far fewer than the Republican wanted and probably not enough for him to retake the lead. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/19/snl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/19/snl/index.html?source=rss Al Franken's former writing partner, Tom Davis, has written a connect-the-tokes history of the drugs, silliness and genius of "SNL's" early years. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss Even with a Minnesota court's ruling expected soon, the legal battle between the former senator and challenger Al Franken might drag on. By Alex Koppelman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/coleman/index.html?source=rss In a last-ditch move the former senator had previously hinted at, lawyers for the Republican ask that results of the Minnesota Senate election be thrown out.