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Senate bill halves contested tax on medical devices 20 Nov 2009 03:55 GMT
... medical devices, proposed as part of the Senate's landmark health-care legislation, has been cut in ... of politicians, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and Rep. Erik Paulsen, a Republican. Stephen ...
Legislation supports service dogs for disabled vets 20 Nov 2009 15:40 GMT
... the recent passage of legislation by U.S. Sen. Al Franken, more disabled veterans will be benefiting by ... director of Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota �We provide the service free of charge,� ...
Northstar shines with opening trips 20 Nov 2009 03:32 GMT
... the way to St. Cloud. United States Senator Amy Klobuchar was one of several featured ... and Hennepin County commissioners, respectively. Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's successor, Sen. Al Franken, acknowledged his Johnny-come-lately involvement in the Northstar ...
Senate Democrats unveil their health bill 19 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... Democratic Sens. Richard Durbin of Illinois, left, Al Franken of Minnesota, Charles Schumer of New York, ... Hill. (Associated Press: Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid presented an $849 ... bill, "I was very impressed by what Senator Reid has done." The Senate bill is ...
$849 billion health bill sets up historic debate 19 Nov 2009 01:11 GMT
... Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks ... 2009, in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Al Franken, D-Minn., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ... Reid outlined the legislation to rank-and-file Democratic senators at a closed-door meeting. "Everyone was positive," ...

Medtronic Chairman and CEO Bill Hawkins Comments on U.S. Senate's Revised Medical Device Industry Fee Proposal 19 Nov 2009 19:31 GMT
... Company Applauds Leadership of Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, Governor Tim Pawlenty and the Minnesota Congressional ... issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate's revised proposal regarding a medical device industry ...
Medtronic Chairman and CEO Bill Hawkins Comments on U.S. Senate's Revised Medical Device Industry Fee Proposal (BIZ) 19 Nov 2009 19:30 GMT
... Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken were instrumental in reducing the size of ... Al Franken, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Representative Erik Paulsen and the other members of the Minnesota ... other members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation. Senator Klobuchar, in particular, has worked tirelessly with ...
Al Franken (D-Minn.) 16 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
... Sen. Al Franken wrote the following letter to a Grist ... innovation, and more opportunities for investment.” The senator has been concerned about the possible loss ... Over the next few months, as the Senate completes work on its energy plan, I ...
Sen. Franken joins other senators in support for public option 17 Nov 2009 19:15 GMT
... Sen. Franken joins other senators in support for public option , Minnesota ... 2009 St. Paul, Minn. — DFL Sen. Al Franken is among a group of liberal Senators ... underway to merge bills passed by two Senate committees. "Some of the progressives in the ...
Can Your US Senator Draw Your State? 17 Nov 2009 17:13 GMT
... Can Your US Senator Draw Your State? Updated: Tuesday, 17 Nov ... CST (MYFOX NATIONAL) - In September Minnesota Sen. Al Franken wowed a crowd at a state fair ...

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Franken Pushes for Climate Change Legislation That's Fair to Minnesota 16 Nov 2009 08:36 GMT
... D.C. -- Nov 12, 2009 – U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) today joined a group of 14 ... Max Baucus Sen. John Kerry As the Senate formulates and debates energy and climate change ...
2010 Minnesota Governor: Coleman Leads GOP; Dayton, Rybak Tops Among Democrats 16 Nov 2009 21:32 GMT
... Reports polling in Minnesota finds former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman ahead of three other potential ... voters in the state. Coleman lost his Senate seat to Democrat Al Franken after a six-month legal dispute over the ...
Senators Concerned About Stupak Amendment 16 Nov 2009 13:52 GMT
... “At a Capitol Hill event this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid implied that the ... I had the good fortune, as did Senator Durbin to serve with Henry Hyde, the ... Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)” MedPage Today, 11/10/09 Sen. Al Franken: “(...) has pronounced himself ‘deeply concerned’ about ...
Polls Shows Political Future Possible for Norm Coleman -- as Minnesota Governor 17 Nov 2009 22:36 GMT
... Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is the overwhelming choice for ... another candidate. Coleman, who lost his 2008 Senate re-election bid to Democrat Al Franken after a lengthy and tedious vote recount, ...
Editorial: Methuen candidates made the right calls 16 Nov 2009 09:04 GMT
... know that." And despite such well-publicized recount reversals as the one that installed comedian Al Franken as U.S. senator for Minnesota, recounts at the local level rarely change the outcome, even when the margin is ...
Monsanto files for approval of low-fat Vistive III soybean 15 Nov 2009 10:55 GMT
... that getting a climate bill through the Senate won't be easy. Fourteen Senate Democrats, including ... energy or hydropower. In the letter, the senators say that the permits should be allocated ... country. Other senators who signed it were: Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Russ Feingold ...
Liberal discontent 17 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... preparing to make a stand in the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is ... under the Senate bill. Lincoln, a second-term senator, helped write some of the legislation's key ... lost a seven-month recount battle to Democrat Al Franken for Minnesota's Senate seat, has not indicated ...
USA - Looking at green farming 15 Nov 2009 01:31 GMT
... Though U.S. Sen. Al Franken has long been an advocate for a ... two full-time and two part-time employees. The senator spent a little more than an hour ...
Congress considers new sick leave bill 18 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... benefits. A spokeswoman from the office of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said a companion bill will soon ... bill will soon be introduced in the Senate by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and that Franken ...
Franken's Craven 'Anti'Rape' Amendment 17 Nov 2009 23:51 GMT
... When it comes to Sen. Al Franken, sometimes it�s hard to tell if the ... Night Live comic and now the junior senator from Minnesota � presented legislation designed to ...

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Survey: Obama would beat Pawlenty in 2012 18 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... highest, with a reading of 58. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., came next with 56, ... still warm 53. The state's other U.S. senator, Democrat Al Franken, has some work to do, with a ...
Poll: Coleman is GOP favorite for governor 18 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... Minnesota Republicans still like former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman. In a Rasmussen poll that ... included several other Republican potentials, the former senator was by far the favorite candidate for ... after an extended battle with Democratic Sen. Al Franken. The pollster gave Republicans their pick among ...
Klobuchar rating at 58%; Franken is making gains 14 Nov 2009 05:50 GMT
... that Minnesotans continue to like the job Sen. Amy Klobuchar is doing and appear to be warming to Sen. Al Franken during his first few months in office. ... Franken. In late September, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll found that Franken's job approval stood ...
Coleman Leads Republican Pack if He Seeks GOP Nod for Governor 17 Nov 2009 18:52 GMT
... Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, who lost a contentious race to Democrat Al Franken following a vote count that dragged on for months, leads a field of Republicans ...
Norm Coleman says he supports redesign of absentee ballots 16 Nov 2009 21:36 GMT
... he supports redesign of absentee ballots , Minnesota Public Radio November 16, 2009 St. Paul, ... 2009 St. Paul, Minn. — Former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman supports efforts to redesign Minnesota's ... Last year, Coleman had more votes than Al Franken on election night, but he ended up ...