Al Franken to run for Minn. Senate seat
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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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BLAINE, Minn. - Vote for my opponent. Please. Paul Herold entered the primary for a City Council seat in this Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, but then he landed a new job that he says wouldn't leave him enough time to do a decent job for his constituents.
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Variety - (Variety) &#151; NEW YORK -- Air America locked down its marquee star Wednesday, signing humorist Al Franken as host for another three years.
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The restaurant that radio talk show host Thom Hartmann &#151; comedian Al Franken's heir apparent on Air America &#151; has chosen for lunch speaks volumes.
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Sen. Christopher Dodd said Monday that he is gearing up for a possible run for president, announcing plans to travel the country, raise money and hire staff in an effort to garner support.
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US political commentator and comedian Al Franken announces he will run for Senate.
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Pauline Hanson, the former leader of Australia's xenophobic One Nation party, has announced that she was coming back from political retirement to run for a seat in the Senate next month.
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Liberal radio network Air America  on Wednesday said it had extended a contract with comedian and  commentator Al Franken and received an extra $13 million in  funding to continue its national roll-out.
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Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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Rep. Ben Cardin, a veteran congressman who voted against the war in Iraq, won the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Cardin had edged out his closest competitor, former NAACP head Kweisi Mfume, and 17 other candidates and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in November.
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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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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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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as "The Hammer" is also at stake.
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Comedian Al Franken, known for his lacerating satire of the American right, discarded his customary wisecracks as he announced soberly he would run for the US Senate.
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Former Gov. Mark Warner announced Thursday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Sen. John Warner, who is retiring after 30 years in office.
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Al Franken is taking his radio show on the campaign trail. "The Al Franken Show" will broadcast live across the country starting Thursday and ending Oct. 9, making stops in eight cities including swing state battlegrounds Minneapolis; Columbus, Ohio; and Miami.
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MinnesotaÃ¢ÂÂs 5th District, which includes all of Minneapolis and much of its suburbia, is the stateÃ¢ÂÂs premier Democratic stronghold: 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry drew 71 percent there in 2004, and retiring Democratic Rep. Martin Olav Sabo has won all 14 of his House contests there with ease.