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Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race

Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Al Franken refused his rival's calls for an election night concession last November, choosing instead to begin vote counting and courtroom haggling that stretched almost eight months and ultimately landed him a seat in the U.S. Full Article at China Post

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  1. The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator, I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from Minnesota. Coleman could have carried his fight into federal court, but it was unlikely to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision. Sure I wanted to win. I thought w...
    Norm Coleman – Norm Coleman SOURCE: China Post 5 months ago
  2. I was amazed how unfunny he was on the campaign trail
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 5 months ago
  3. He intentionally tried to distance himself from his celebrity past ... He wanted to be taken seriously, and he knew he needed to demonstrate substance in order to win.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 5 months ago
  4. I am happy that we now have two senators, and Al is in the fire
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 5 months ago
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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) (L) and Sen. Al Frankin (D-MN) visit before the bill signing ceremony for the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) walks past Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) as they talk with aids during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Al Franken, D-MN, attends a hearing on Patriot Act re-authorization September 23, 2009 in the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  4. US President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One alongside (L-R) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken after arriving at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapoli...
  5. Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken greets fellow Congressmen prior to the address by US President Barack Obama on his embattled healthcare reform plan September 9, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
  6. BOSTON - AUGUST 29: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (C) leaves the John F. Kennedy Library as Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket is transported to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for his funeral August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  7. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 06: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talks to reporters after the Senate confirmed judge Sonia Sotomayor making her the next Supreme Court Justice, on Capitol Hill August 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - JULY 28: Ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (R) talks with Sen. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (2nd R) during a markup and vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor July 28, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - JULY 06: Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN) appears on Capitol Hill July 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Al Franken will be officially sworn in as a U.S. Senator today after winning a court decision last month against Norm Coleman in his highly publicized Senate race.

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  1. Norm Coleman Norm Coleman
  2. U.S. Democratic Party U.S. Democratic Party
  3. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  4. Al Franken Al Franken
  5. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party
  6. Barack Obama Barack Obama