Has Coleman been ‘gracious’?

by Bill Clements
Published: June 30, 2009
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I must respectfully disagree with my colleague, Sarah Janecek: Norm Coleman did not exhibit the "gold standard" of graciousness in this near eight-month 2008 election recount battle. This thing dragged on for two and a half months more than it had to or should have. Coleman would have been gracious had he conceded back on April [...]

Has Coleman been ‘gracious’?

by Bill Clements
Published: June 30, 2009
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I must respectfully disagree with my colleague, Sarah Janecek: Norm Coleman did not exhibit the "gold standard" of graciousness in this near eight-month 2008 election recount battle. This thing dragged on for two and a half months more than it had to or should have. Coleman would have been gracious had he conceded back on April [...]

Coleman’s mortgage history reveals big debt

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 9, 2009
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A blog post by Glenn Thrush on politico.com this week reveals that Sen. Norm Coleman (or, as Thrush refers to him, Minnesota Senator-in-Limbo Norm Coleman) and his wife Laurie are up to their ears in mortgage debt, thanks to a dozen refinancings over the last 14 years. The Colemans’ first 30-year mortgage in November 1994 on [...]

Coleman’s mortgage history reveals big debt

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 9, 2009
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A blog post by Glenn Thrush on politico.com this week reveals that Sen. Norm Coleman (or, as Thrush refers to him, Minnesota Senator-in-Limbo Norm Coleman) and his wife Laurie are up to their ears in mortgage debt, thanks to a dozen refinancings over the last 14 years. The Colemans’ first 30-year mortgage in November 1994 on [...]

Bachmann one of 9 ‘most embarrassing’ members of Congress

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: December 8, 2008
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Rep. Michele Bachmann’s remarks about President-elect Barack Obama’s possible "anti-American" views have earned her distinction as one of the year’s "most embarrassing re-elected members of Congress." Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) released a list Monday of eight U.S. House members and one senator who "stand out for their inability to conduct themselves in [...]

Bachmann one of 9 ‘most embarrassing’ members of Congress

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: December 8, 2008
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Rep. Michele Bachmann’s remarks about President-elect Barack Obama’s possible "anti-American" views have earned her distinction as one of the year’s "most embarrassing re-elected members of Congress." Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) released a list Monday of eight U.S. House members and one senator who "stand out for their inability to conduct themselves in [...]

‘Not crazy; not Norm Coleman; not Al Franken’

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 14, 2008
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Are you heartily sick of the Norm Coleman vs. Al Franken cliffhanger? Can you handle one more perspective on it? New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins has a good one. "Right now, the incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman, is about 200 votes ahead of the Democratic challenger, the former comedian Al Franken," Collins writes. "In a race [...]

‘Not crazy; not Norm Coleman; not Al Franken’

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 14, 2008
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Are you heartily sick of the Norm Coleman vs. Al Franken cliffhanger? Can you handle one more perspective on it? New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins has a good one. "Right now, the incumbent Republican, Norm Coleman, is about 200 votes ahead of the Democratic challenger, the former comedian Al Franken," Collins writes. "In a race [...]

Coleman says he’s a ‘tool of extortion’

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 12, 2008
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Hours after a liberal Minnesota organization called for an investigation into possible ethics violations by Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., the senator said he would welcome any such probe. Alliance for a Better Minnesota,a self-described "progressive" group, sent letters to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics and the Minneapolis branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, calling [...]

Coleman says he’s a ‘tool of extortion’

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 12, 2008
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Hours after a liberal Minnesota organization called for an investigation into possible ethics violations by Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., the senator said he would welcome any such probe. Alliance for a Better Minnesota,a self-described "progressive" group, sent letters to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics and the Minneapolis branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, calling [...]

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