Al Franken enters Minnesota Senate race
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Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.
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Air America Radio, a startup radio network that offers liberal talk and commentary, has signed a new contract with comedian Al Franken to stay on as its lead personality for at least two more years, the company announced Wednesday.
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Liberal Al Franken is good enough and smart enough to win some of conservative Ben Stein's money Â and doggone it, Stein likes him.
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Democrats in MinnesotaÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Democratic 5th Congressional District put history into motion by nominating state Rep. Keith Ellison in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary Ã¢ÂÂ all but guaranteeing that he will become the first Muslim ever elected to Congress.
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Despite a congressional tenure that extends 32 years Ã¢ÂÂ the past 26 of those in the U.S. Senate Ã¢ÂÂ Connecticut Democrat Christopher J. Dodd enters the 2008 presidential race with a formidable task: introducing himself to the vast majority of potential Democratic primary and caucus participants across the country.
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Democrat Bob Olson, the latest contender in MinnesotaÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 Senate race, is far lesser known than the partyÃ¢ÂÂs other candidates to challenge Republican Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman. He is entering a field already occupied by popular entertainer Al Franken and wealthy lawyer Mike Ciresi, who is widely recognized from his role in state lawsuits against tobacco companies and an initial Senate primary bid in 2000.
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A Senate famous for its "deliberative pace" is hoping to rush out bills this week bolstering pensions, raising the minimum wage and cutting taxes before departing the Capitol and shifting their re-election campaigns into high gear.
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Comedian and political provocateur  Al Franken says the re-election of President Bush was bad for  the country but good for his fledgling liberal radio network,  Air America, as it strives to rebound from a rocky start.
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Democrats seeking a tough challenger to heavily favored two-term Republican Rep. Jeb Bradley in New HampshireÃ¢ÂÂs 1st District have ended up with an unexpectedly competitive contest for TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary, with Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Jim Craig fighting off a challenge from community activist Carol Shea-Porter.
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Five-term Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut jumped into the 2008 presidential contest Thursday, undeterred by the competition from better-known Senate colleagues.
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Rasmussen Reports - Incumbent Republican Sen. John Kyl is in cruise control and appears well positioned to win a third term in the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Kyl leading challenger Jim Pederson 52% to 35%. His lead was 19 in July and the current numbers are repeats of the results from June&#39;s survey.
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Comedian and political commentator Al Franken ended a three-year stint as a talk radio host by announcing on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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MINNEAPOLIS  &#151; Comedian Al Franken said Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, confirming his long-suspected plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
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A Minnesota state legislator who  advocates a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq was favored to become the  first Muslim in Congress, a day after he won his Democratic  primary race.
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The hotly contested race to fill Florida's open U.S. Senate seat has been dominated by someone who is not running, an imprisoned former professor awaiting trial on charges of raising funds for Palestinian suicide bombers.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  -- Erik Bedard is progressing toward an April 2 opening-day start at Minnesota, even though Baltimore Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo isn't quite ready to announce it,
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski,  dogged by criticism about being appointed to her job by her  governor father, was leading the state's Republican primary on  Tuesday, her first statewide election.