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Norm Coleman
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Election Coverage from MPR
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he'll push to
rescind $1 billion in U.S. funding for Iraqi reconstruction -- responding to a report that Iraq could finish the year with as much
as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus.
(08/08/2008)
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his DFL-endorsed opponent Al Franken debated for the first time today in front of hundreds of people at Farmfest.
(08/05/2008)
Major party candidates for the U.S. Senate debated rural issues Tuesday in their first joint appearance. The traditional Farmfest debate was held at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood County, Minn.
(Midday, 08/05/2008)
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's re-election campaign has put out a new television ad that's sharply critical of DFL challenger AL Franken. With the election less than four months away, new ads from both campaigns signal the gloves are coming off.
(07/24/2008)
DFL Senate candidate Al Franken has a tax plan that he says would ease the strain on the middle class. Franken accused Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of favoring the wealthy and special interests.
(07/21/2008)
U.S. Senate candidates Norm Coleman and Al
Franken are scheduled to share a stage for the first time after
criticizing each other for months.
(07/19/2008)
The two major party candidates for U.S. Senate were talking up their energy proposals on the campaign trail today, now that gas prices have hit record highs.
(07/02/2008)
A government watchdog group is calling for a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's Washington D.C. rental arrangement.
(07/01/2008)
The chairman of the DFL Party continues to question Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's relationship with a high-powered GOP operative.
(06/30/2008)
Minnesota's 2008 Senate race leads the nation in campaign money.
(06/30/2008)
Candidate snapshot
Party: Republican
Biography
Date of Birth: 08/17/1949
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Education: JD, Univeristy of Iowa College of Law, 1976;
BA, Political Science, Hofstra University, 1971
Positions Held: U.S. Senator, 2002-present;
Mayor, St. Paul, Minn, 1993-2001
Business/Professional Experience: Minnesota Attorney General's Office, 1976-1993
Religion: Jewish
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