Read more Norm Coleman stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5895/norm-coleman.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:09:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63259/dont-expect-laughs-from-sen-franken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberals may be hoping for biting wit and conservatives for embarrassing shtick, but according to Bob Benenson of CQPolitics, Al Franken is likely to disappoint both when he finally arrives in the Senate. Throughout his campaign Franken displayed an impressive mastery of Minnesota issues and made clear his candidacy was...http://www.newser.com/story/63259/dont-expect-laughs-from-sen-franken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 5:34:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63257/coleman-could-be-mulling-gubernatorial-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorm Coleman has given up the fight for Minnesota’s US Senate seat, but he may be mulling a run for governor. Coleman has been calling his major donors, asking them “to hold off making any commitments to other candidates,” a University of Minnesota political scientist tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune...http://www.newser.com/story/63257/coleman-could-be-mulling-gubernatorial-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 4:33:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63239/franken-i-cant-wait-to-start-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Franken said he was “thrilled and honored by the faith Minnesotans placed in me” after the state Supreme Court declared him the winner of the Senate recount, CNN reports. "I'm so excited to finally be able to get to work " said Franken, who added that he got a "very...http://www.newser.com/story/63239/franken-i-cant-wait-to-start-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 17:06:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63235/coleman-concedes-to-franken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorm Coleman isn't going to drag out Minnesota's Senate fight any longer. Coleman conceded the race to Al Franken today, hours after the state's Supreme Court decreed that Democrat Franken was the rightful winner of November's election, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . "Further litigation damages the unity of our state,...http://www.newser.com/story/63235/coleman-concedes-to-franken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:16:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63225/minnesota-supremes-franken-won-senate-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Democrat Al Franken in the Senate election battle there, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The court decided that Republican Norm Coleman’s challenge of a lower court’s ruling did not merit reconsideration, the Pioneer Press adds. Though Coleman may bring the...http://www.newser.com/story/63225/minnesota-supremes-franken-won-senate-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:39:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61546/coleman-owes-franken-95k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe still can't say for certain who will be Minnesota's next senator, but at least some of the legal bills are being straightened out. A Minnesota elections court ordered Norm Coleman to pay Al Franken nearly $95,000 to cover trial costs, reports the Minnesota Independent . Coleman must pay up...http://www.newser.com/story/61546/coleman-owes-franken-95k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 19:32:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61075/unanimous-ruling-against-coleman-likely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota’s Senate contest seems poised to end at long last, the Minnesota Independent reports. Election-law experts are sure that the Minnesota Supreme Court will shoot down Norm Coleman’s appeal, and it will probably be unanimous in doing so. “What he’s asked the Supreme Court to do is to ignore Minnesota...http://www.newser.com/story/61075/unanimous-ruling-against-coleman-likely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 10:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60916/coleman-may-have-shot-as-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if Minnesota politics needed another twist: Tim Pawlenty's announcement that he won't seek a third term as governor has all eyes on Norm Coleman as a potential successor, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Because he's still locked in a legal fight with Al Franken over a Senate seat, Coleman...http://www.newser.com/story/60916/coleman-may-have-shot-as-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 17:17:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60809/pawlenty-wont-run-again-in-minn-prez-push-possible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTim Pawlenty will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Pawlenty is seen as a probable Republican candidate for 2012, but he was mum on the subject. “I don’t have any plans beyond serving out my term,” he said today. “I’m not ruling anything in...http://www.newser.com/story/60809/pawlenty-wont-run-again-in-minn-prez-push-possible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 16:36:01 CDT