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Sen. Coleman wants 4 debates with foes

Sen. Norm Coleman has proposed a series of four debates this fall in the U.S. Senate race, including himself and the DFL and Independence Party candidates. In a statement released Friday by his campaign, Coleman said that...

Saturday Night Live: Universal Announces The Complete 4th Season (Aykroyd & Belushi's Last as...

Saturday Night Live - Universal Announces The Complete 4th Season (Aykroyd & Belushi's Last as Regulars) Confirms the December 2nd release date we exclusively reported that Saturday Night Live - The Complete 4th Season...

You Don't Mess with the Patrón

Reporting from Train Car No. 50: John Paul DeJoria, the billionaire co-founder of Paul Mitchell hair products, has some advice for John McCain. "The only thing that would make [McCain] look better is long hair pulled back...

It's Always 1968 Somewhere

When I left the University of Minnesota I paused for a second inside the May Day Book Store (est. 1975), right near campus. Nothing unsurprising there, if you've ever been to a college town. Posters of Eugene Debs, Ho Chi...

Along With the Politicking, Time to Cash In

With GOP Lagging in Campaign Fundraising, The Convention Is the Place to Woo Donors Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza and Ben Pershing discuss the highlights of the first full day of the Republican National Convention....

Crowley: Coleman takes turn at the stage

Coleman is running for the Minnesota senate against Al Franken. The hometown boy, Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, is getting some almost-prime time exposure at the podium now. Coleman is a big GOP hero for winning a Senate...

Brent Batten: Returning to normalcy at GOP convention

The band was one indication things are getting back to normal at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. The full slate of speakers was another. But the surest sign that the subdued mood that gripped the Xcel...

Coleman and Bachmann take aim at Democratic foes, local and national

Jumping back in where an abbreviated convention left off, two prominent Minnesota Republicans took the stage Tuesday for their time in the national spotlight. Sen. Norm Coleman, who is expected to have another speaking...

Republicans shift gears

BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist $$$$$: The decision to turn the Republican National Convention into a "fund-raiser" for Hurricane Gustav victims is at this juncture: whether to make it a telethon or an Internetathon....

Where the velvet rope meets Nye's

One schlub tries to hang with the RNC in crowd (and nearly gets arrested for it). By CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Star Tribune So this is what the RNC party scene is all about: velvet rope and red carpet at Nye's. Nye's, for...

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