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• Emotional Franken finally gets sworn in
  New colleagues give Minnesota's junior senator a rousing welcome, predicting that a new side of Franken will be on display.
  Jul 8, 2009
• Al Franken serious, ready to work
  Sen. Al Franken plans to take oath on Wellstone's Bible to honor the late leader he cites as an inspiration. Look for live coverage at 11 a.m. today.
  Jul 7, 2009
• Senator Al Franken: Goodbye to the Class Clown
  By all accounts, Sen.-elect Al Franken will downplay humor and focus on policy when he takes his seat.
  Jul 5, 2009
• Kind words for both sides can't mask the stakes for partisans
  Washington welcomes Sen.-elect Al Franken, but Republicans warn that with a supermajority, Democrats have "no excuses" left.
  Jul 1, 2009
• Stimulus cash isn't a magic bullet yet for Minnesota
  It's been flowing into the state in fits and starts, though some early signs of spending are starting to show. Critics charge the spending is falling short of creating jobs.
  Jun 28, 2009
• Kaplan is named envoy to Morocco
  The Minneapolis attorney is the second Minnesotan selected by the president for ambassadorial duties; Kaplan and his wife, Sylvia, DFL heavyweights, ranked among the president's leading campaign fundraisers.
  Jun 20, 2009
• Draft opinions out on Coleman bills
  The FEC is considering whether to let him use campaign funds to pay legal fees related to a supporter's lawsuits.
  Jun 19, 2009
• Klobuchar taps Lubinski for U.S. marshal's post
  The second in command at the Minneapolis Police Department may soon lead federal law officers in state.
  Jun 16, 2009
• Project: The missing Somali men
  Federal agents and Somali leaders in the Twin Cities struggle to find answers to whether up to 20 young men may have returned to Somalia to fight or receive terrorist training. They are preaching against terror in the mosques, monitoring their sons after school and sharing information with the FBI. The Twin Cities area has been at the center of the federal investigation ever since a 27-year-old from Minneapolis blew himself up in a suicide attack in Somalia last fall.
  Jun 11, 2009
• Congress coming to aid of car dealers
  Lawmakers are preparing legislation that would put the brakes on forced dealership closings until the government has had a chance to review General Motors' and Chrysler's reorganization plans.
  Jun 10, 2009

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