Al Franken

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Al Franken

Al Franken

FRANKEN VISITS WHITE HOUSE, MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
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...
May 11 at 12:42pm
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Al Franken

Al Franken

FRANKEN ANNOUNCES CHIEF OF STAFF SELECTION
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...
May 11 at 12:42pm
Lauren
Lauren at 2:58pm June 30
FRANKEN FRANKEN FRANKEN FRANKEN! Im so excited I cant say anything sensical.
Al Franken

Al Franken

FRANKEN ANNOUNCES ALANA PETERSEN AS CHOICE FOR MINNESOTA STATE DIRECTOR
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,...
May 11 at 12:42pm
Reni John
Reni John at 7:58am May 23
Amen Meg!
Adrian
Adrian at 11:44am July 1
I like this guy!!!!!!!!
Al Franken

Al Franken

ELECTION CASE CONCLUDES
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...
March 26 at 1:24am
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Al Franken

Al Franken: Obama Stimulus Plan Can Turn Crisis Into Opportunity
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...
February 12 at 4:11pm
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Frederick
Frederick at 9:17am April 23
I don't think Al's been too much of a nice guy at all--I think he has modeled what Gore should have done; without presumption or palaver, stick to your shit until it all comes out.
Ann
Ann at 10:23pm May 1
are you related to Neil Von Drasek?
Al Franken

Al Franken

Mistakes were made, and every valid vote must count
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...
February 5 at 9:20pm
Joelle
Joelle at 12:07pm February 14
Please Al, explain to me how "There is nothing magic about tje number 60." I need to feel that way, too.
Al Franken

Al Franken

Update on Norm Coleman’s Lawsuit to Overturn the Electio...
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...
January 29 at 2:37pm
Donna
Donna at 5:44am March 18
We're ALL pulling for you Al!! Three things you can't hide from: the sun, the moon and the truth.....it's on your side Al.
Carl
Carl at 11:32am April 28
Hey James Bacon, is it cool to join a group you hate just so you can say negative things? I mean, is it worth it? Maybe I should reciprocate? Anyway, since you felt free to express yourself so will I, as much as this forum allows me to tell you what I think of you... You're an immature piece of dog offal tool and it makes me sooooo happy to think that you're angry and frustrated because that kind of energy tends to shorten one's life.
Good
Good at 11:49am April 30
your the best thing to happen to Merika in yrs thank you for your fight!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Al Attends President Obama’s Inauguration
Read a statement from Al on attending President Barack Obama’s inauguration… (...)Read the rest of Al Attends President Obama’s Inauguration (176 words) © TeamFranken for Al Franken for Senate, 2009. | Permalink |
January 21 at 11:53am
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Rollie
Rollie at 3:55pm May 2
How come when the votes are counted some Republican calls it cheating?
Reni John
Reni John at 8:15am May 23
Amen Rollie!
Al Franken

Al Franken

AL FRANKEN STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTS
“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...
January 5 at 2:33pm
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Steve
Steve at 9:31am January 17
please update your facebook page, it appears you are still running for office. Let everyone know that you won, and now you can use facebook to receive feedback from your constituents. save america al!
Reni John
Reni John at 8:15am May 23
Yes, but what does this say about Minnesota being that the election is so close? Thought you people learned your lesson the first 2 years with Colemen!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 1/2
TOMORROW: WRONGLY REJECTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO BE COUNTED IN ADVANCE OF MONDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT Despite nonstop efforts by the Coleman campaign to derail the counting process, absentee ballots judged to have been improperly rejected will be counted by a state elections official beginning tomorrow...
January 2 at 1:32pm
Jan
Jan at 10:26pm January 2
I am pulling for you here in St. Louis! I know you will be great!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/31
FRANKEN HOLDING LEAD Yesterday, the state canvassing board unanimously approved a spreadsheet reflecting the final disposition of nearly 3 million votes cast in the U.S. Senate race. With all challenges reviewed and all ballots allocated, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 49 votes...
December 31, 2008 at 1:52pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Statement From Al Franken
SAINT PAUL [12/30/08] - Al Franken: “Today, the state canvassing board completed an important step in this process. I’m glad to be ahead, and as it appears that we’re on track to win, I want Minnesotans to know that I’m ready to get to work for them in Washington on Day One...
December 30, 2008 at 1:08pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/29
TOMORROW: CANVASS BOARD TO COMPLETE CHALLENGED BALLOTS REVIEW - FRANKEN CAMPAIGN PROJECTS 35-50 VOTE LEAD Tomorrow morning, the State Canvassing Board completes an important step in this recount process: the board will wrap up its challenge review process...
December 30, 2008 at 1:08pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/30
TODAY: CANVASSING BOARD APPROVES FINAL BALLOT REVIEW – FRANKEN HOLDS 50 VOTE LEAD Today, the state canvassing board unanimously approved a spreadsheet reflecting the final disposition of nearly 3 million votes cast in the U.S. Senate race...
December 30, 2008 at 1:08pm
Chris
Chris at 10:35pm January 4
Congratulations!!! I am thrilled you finally won! Woo hoo!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/22
CANVASS BOARD TO COMPLETE CHALLENGE REVIEW TOMORROW - FRANKEN CAMPAIGN PROJECTS 35-50 VOTE LEAD Tomorrow morning, the State Canvass Board completes an important step in this recount process: the board will wrap up its challenge review process...
December 22, 2008 at 1:15pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Franken Statement On Latest Coleman Lawsuit
SAINT PAUL [12/19/08] - Communications director Andy Barr: “This is just the latest desperate act by a campaign panicked because it has suddenly realized that it is going to lose the election...
December 19, 2008 at 4:01pm
Reni John
Reni John at 8:10am May 23
And we all know what happens when republicans panic. People like Hanniy, Beck, O' really, Coulter, Fox News are born
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/19
STATE CANVASSING BOARD COMPLETES CHALLENGE REVIEW; FRANKEN HOLDS LEAD The state canvassing board has finished its review of ballot challenges, and we are more confident than ever that more people voted for Al Franken than voted for Norm Coleman last month...
December 19, 2008 at 4:01pm
Reni John
Reni John at 8:08am May 23
Amen Ron!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/18
NEW FRANKEN BRIEF: COLEMAN REVERSING POSITION ON “DUPLICATE BALLOT” ISSUE The Franken campaign today filed a supplemental brief with the state canvassing board exposing that the Coleman campaign, contrary to its last-minute desperate attempt to change the rules of the recount, previously argued...
December 18, 2008 at 2:15pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Coleman Sues To Stop Counting Of Lawful Ballots
Despite Coleman’s False Characterization Of Lawsuit, Campaign Is In Fact Attempting To Overturn Decision Of State Canvassing Board SAINT PAUL [12/15/08] – On Friday, the Coleman campaign told reporters that it was going to the state Supreme Court to ask the Court to clarify the process for...
December 15, 2008 at 5:37pm
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Al Franken

Franken Campaign Commends Hennepin County For Agreeing To Corr...
County Begins Process Of Sorting, Counting Ballots Today Despite Coleman Efforts To Shut Down Recount SAINT PAUL [12/15/08] - The Al Franken for Senate campaign today commended Hennepin County for its decision to correct errors related to the improper rejection of absentee ballots...
December 15, 2008 at 5:37pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/15
ASSOCIATED PRESS ANALYSIS: FRANKEN LIKELY TO WIN RECOUNT An Associated Press examination of ballot challenges in the U.S...
December 15, 2008 at 5:37pm
Reni John
Reni John at 8:07am May 23
Conservatives= It's the liberal media stealing the election!
Al Franken

Al Franken

State Canvassing Board: Every Vote Should Be Counted
In Unanimous Decision, Board Denies Coleman Effort To Disenfranchise 133 Voters In Minneapolis Board Recommends That Counties Correct Improper Absentee Rejections, Include Uncounted Ballots - Will Accept Amended Returns From Counties Attorney General: “There Is No Doubt That Voters Who Have...
December 12, 2008 at 1:11pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/12
TODAY: STATE CANVASSING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS FRANKEN POSITIONS ON UNCOUNTED ABSENTEES, MISSING MINNEAPOLIS BALLOTS In a devastating rejection of the Coleman campaign’s attempts to stop lawful votes from being counted, the state canvassing board today voted unanimously to accept Election...
December 12, 2008 at 1:11pm
Al Franken

Al Franken Hey, everyone! Watch this video about some voters that had their absentee ballots rejected: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBOad11LueE
-Louie, TeamFranken

December 11, 2008 at 2:35pm · Report
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/11
ONLINE SENSATION: WEB VIDEO FEATURING DISENFRANCHISED MINNESOTANS GENERATES 15,000 VIEWS IN FIRST 24 HOURS Yesterday, the Franken campaign released a new web video telling the story of seven Minnesotans who lost their right to vote because their absentee ballots were improperly rejected...
December 11, 2008 at 11:33am
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/10
NEW VIDEO: MEET MINNESOTANS DISENFRANCHISED BECAUSE THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOTS WERE IMPROPERLY REJECTED A new web video released today by the Franken campaign tells the story of seven Minnesotans who lost their right to vote because their absentee ballots were improperly rejected...
December 10, 2008 at 1:17pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

New Video: Meet Some Of The Minnesotans Disenfranchised Becaus...
“My Vote” Features Voters Who Did Everything Right, But Whose Ballots Remain Uncounted Franken Campaign Continues To Fight For Minnesotans’ Right To Vote SAINT PAUL [12/10/08] – A new web video released today by the Franken campaign tells the story of seven Minnesotans who lost their right...
December 10, 2008 at 1:17pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update 12/08
SECRETARY OF STATE: IF MISSING 133 BALLOTS CANNOT BE FOUND, PRECINCT MAY REVERT TO ELECTION NIGHT COUNT The Secretary of State website now records results for every precinct except Minneapolis Ward 3, Precinct 1, where 133 ballots are missing...
December 9, 2008 at 12:32pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/09
SECRETARY OF STATE: PRECINCT WITH 133 MISSING BALLOTS TO REVERT TO ELECTION NIGHT COUNT The Secretary of State website now records results for every precinct except Minneapolis Ward 3, Precinct 1, where 133 ballots are missing...
December 9, 2008 at 12:32pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/05
TODAY: FRANKEN HOLDS 4 VOTE LEAD OVER COLEMAN AS HAND COUNT ENDS As of this writing, every precinct in the state has completed its hand count – with the exception of the precinct in Minneapolis where 133 ballots are missing...
December 5, 2008 at 2:01pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Franken Campaign Demands Intensive Search For Ballots Lost in ...
133 Minneapolis Voters At Risk Of Being Disenfranchised Franken Campaign: “The Integrity Of This Election Is At Stake” SAINT PAUL [12/04/08] – The Al Franken for Senate campaign today demanded that the Secretary of State oversee an immediate and intensive search for a lost envelope containing...
December 4, 2008 at 4:32pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/04/2008
TODAY: WITH 133 MISSING BALLOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, FRANKEN CAMPAIGN DEMANDS INTENSIVE SEARCH The Al Franken for Senate campaign today demanded that the Secretary of State oversee an immediate and intensive search for a lost envelope containing 133 ballots from Minneapolis Ward 3, Precinct 1...
December 4, 2008 at 4:32pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Franken Recount Effort Raises $2.1 Million Since Election Day
SAINT PAUL [12/04/08] – The Al Franken for Senate campaign today announced that $2.1 million had been raised for its recount effort, both directly by the campaign and through a joint fundraising committee with the Minnesota DFL Party (the Franken Recount Fund)...
December 4, 2008 at 4:32pm
Reni John
Reni John at 8:05am May 23
Send the $2.1 million right to your lawyers bank account and let's not forget to Thank Norm!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/03/2008
RECOUNT UPDATE: FRANKEN TAKES 22 VOTE LEAD OVER COLEMAN By our count, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 22 votes with roughly 138,000 ballots left to be hand counted...
December 3, 2008 at 3:34pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Franken Campaign Demands That Recount Be Kept Open In Minneapo...
In Letter To Ritchie, Reichert, Franken Campaign Expresses Grave Concerns, Demands Immediate Action SAINT PAUL [12/03/08] – After 133 ballots were lost by elections officials in the city of Minneapolis (Ward 3, Precinct 1), the Franken campaign today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mark...
December 3, 2008 at 3:34pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

New Breakthrough in Effort to Count Every Vote: Secretary of S...
Local Officials Will Re-Examine And Sort Previously Rejected Ballots - Ballots That Do Not Meet A Legal Qualification For Rejection Will Be Separated Out Franken Campaign Applauds Efforts Of Elections Officials SAINT PAUL [12/02/08] – In a major development toward counting improperly rejected...
December 2, 2008 at 12:59pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Recount Update - 12/2/2008
RECOUNT UPDATE: COLEMAN LEAD DOWN TO 50 VOTES By our count, the margin stands at 50 votes as of the end of last night’s counting with roughly 200,000 ballots left to be counted. Why is this number different from the Secretary of State’s number...
December 2, 2008 at 12:59pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

A Race Too Close To Call
This race is the closest Senate race in Minnesota history and the closest race anywhere in the country this year. With 2.9 million votes cast, there’s a margin of roughly 400 votes. It’s too close to call, and we don’t know yet who won...
November 6, 2008 at 3:30pm
Dave
Dave at 5:42pm November 6, 2008
Best of luck Al. We need more people like you in the Senate!
Robert
Robert at 4:38pm November 10, 2008
Go for it Al, we need you in the Senate!
Paige
Paige at 8:29pm November 11, 2008
you're trying to steal the election

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/18048/
Al Franken

Al Franken

AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race
AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state’s mandatory recount law...
November 5, 2008 at 8:15am
Al Franken

Al Franken

A Statement from Al Franken
SAINT PAUL [11/05/08] - U.S. Senate Candidate Al Franken: The Secretary of State’s office reports that all but nine of Minnesota’s 4,130 precincts have reported in. And this race is too close to call, with a margin of just about 1100 votes out of 2.9 million cast...
November 5, 2008 at 8:15am
Reni John
Reni John at 8:01am May 23
6 months later, Katherine Harris is still counting!
Al Franken

Al Franken

Obama Urges Minnesotans To Send Al Franken to Washington
AUDIO: OBAMA URGES MINNESOTANS TO SEND AL FRANKEN TO WASHINGTON In Latest Boost For Franken Campaign, Barack Obama Asks Minnesotans To Send Him A Partner For Change: Al Franken SAINT PAUL [11/03/08] - In a unexpected appearance on WCCO Radio’s Don Shelby Show, Senator Barack Obama today made...
November 3, 2008 at 10:05pm
Al Franken

Al Franken

Volunteer on Election Day!
Volunteer to get out the vote for Al and Barack!
The Senate race is so close. We need your help on Election Day – please go to www.gotvforchange.com to help get out the vote for Al Franken and Barack Obama. Can you -- righ...
Host:Al Franken
Time:7:00AM Tuesday, November 4th
Location:Minnesota
November 3, 2008 at 8:47am
Al Franken

Al Franken

Hillary Clinton joins Al Franken at UMD!
GOTV Kickoff with the Franken and Obama campaigns!
The Obama and Franken campaigns invite you to a GOTV Door Knock Kickoff tomorrow featuring special guests Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Amy Klobuchar. We'll be gather...
Host:Al Franken
Time:3:45PM Monday, November 3rd
Location:U of M - Duluth: Romano Gym
November 3, 2008 at 6:49am