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Franken’s first comments

Bob Collins July 13, 2009, 1:31 PM Jul 13, 2009

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The junior Minnesota senator read his prepared remarks at the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

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Doc in the house

Bob Collins July 13, 2009, 12:36 PM Jul 13, 2009

Regina Benjamin, the apparent new surgeon general, has a story that is decidedly non-Washington.

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Klobuchar on Sotomayor

Bob Collins July 13, 2009, 10:49 AM Jul 13, 2009

Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s opening statement at the Sotomayor hearings.

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Who’s in charge?

Bob Collins July 11, 2009, 7:04 PM Jul 11, 2009

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If there’s one story that’s yet to strike a significant nerve with folks outside of Washington, it’s the revelation that the Central Intelligence Agency had a secret counterterrorism program that it didn’t tell Congress about.

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Fact-checking Bachmann

Bob Collins July 10, 2009, 5:15 PM Jul 10, 2009

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The brouhaha over the coming census.

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Sotomayor’s rulings

Bob Collins July 9, 2009, 3:43 PM Jul 9, 2009

The National Archives has released thousands of pages of documents about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

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Brod suspends gubernatorial aspirations

Bob Collins July 8, 2009, 10:39 AM Jul 8, 2009

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Undisclosed health concerns cited.

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A look at congressional office expenses

Bob Collins July 7, 2009, 12:07 PM Jul 7, 2009

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How do members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation stack up?

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On the attack against Franken

Bob Collins July 7, 2009, 10:33 AM Jul 7, 2009

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An old Franken video resurfaces in a new Republican attack ad.

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The health care bills

Bob Collins July 2, 2009, 12:02 PM Jul 2, 2009

Most people won’t read any of the health care bills. But they already have an opinion on them.

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Is a marital affair worse for Republican politicians?

Bob Collins July 2, 2009, 9:01 AM Jul 2, 2009

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Which is worse for a politician: Having an affair or being a hypocrite?

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Franken faces

Bob Collins July 1, 2009, 1:01 PM Jul 1, 2009

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From the looks of people at the Franken rally in St. Paul, it’s impossible to keep the Election Day excitement alive for eight months.

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Coleman-Franken: The reaction

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 5:13 PM Jun 30, 2009

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MPR has been getting plenty of comments in the wake of the end of the Minnesota Senate race

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Q&A on the Franken-Coleman fight

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 2:19 PM Jun 30, 2009

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What happens now?

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The money quotes in the Coleman-Franken decision

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 1:11 PM Jun 30, 2009

Excerpts from Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.

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Franken’s first comments

Doc in the house

Klobuchar on Sotomayor

Who’s in charge?

Fact-checking Bachmann

Sotomayor’s rulings

Brod suspends gubernatorial aspirations

A look at congressional office expenses

On the attack against Franken

The health care bills

Is a marital affair worse for Republican politicians?

Franken faces

Coleman-Franken: The reaction

Q&A on the Franken-Coleman fight

The money quotes in the Coleman-Franken decision