Al Franken

WASHINGTON - Franni Franken pauses during her lunch at a Mexican restaurant on Capitol Hill to extract a green flash drive from her purse. This is my

So far, the list of Al Franken's bills in the U.S. Senate reads more like the stuff of everyday life than legislative legend. There are measures on school

Updates Vice President On Legal Proceedings, Discusses Issues Of Importance To Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS [05/06/09] - This afternoon, Senator-elect Al Franken visited the White House to meet with Vice President Biden. Franken updated the Vice President on the state of Minnesota’s second U.S. ...

Veteran Advisor Drew Littman Agrees To Head Up Washington Office MINNEAPOLIS [4/29/09] - Senator-elect Al Franken today announced that Drew Littman, a longtime Capitol Hill veteran, has agreed to serve as his Washington-based chief of staff...

Longtime Oberstar Director To Head Up Franken’s State Office, Franken Says When He’s Certified “She’ll Work With Me To Hit The Ground Running On Day One” MINNEAPOLIS [4/20/09] - Sen.-elect Al Franken today announced that Alana Petersen has agreed to serve as his Minnesota State Director, citing hi...

SAINT PAUL [3/13/09] - Former Sen. Coleman’s lawsuit to overturn the results of the U.S. Senate election concluded today with closing arguments from both sides. Franken’s closing was delivered by attorney Kevin Hamilton. (....

By Al Franken Star Tribune In the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election, it became all too clear that we were heading into a deep and dangerous recession...

Minnesota has long had a reputation for clean, fair, transparent elections. That reputation was put to a test this election, and after 48 days, a hand count of nearly 3 million ballots, and a state canvassing board above reproach, our state passed with flying colors...

This week, as the trial starts in Norm Coleman’s lawsuit to overturn the election in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, we wanted to make sure you had the latest information concerning the contest. ...

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“It has been a remarkable couple of months. Our recount brought national attention to Minnesota, and what Americans saw is that we take our democracy seriously. Our recount process was long, it was fair, and it was thorough. ...