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U.S. Sen.-elect Al Franken and his wife, Franni, have been ready and waiting to go to Washington for a long time.

Sen.-elect Al Franken is already marching into his new role: He'll participate in six Independence Day parades on Minnesota's Iron Range.

The jokes about Minnesota's prolonged recount can finally stop, just in time for Democrats to secure a reliable vote from a former funny man.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she wants to give northern Minnesota resorts a shot in the arm in this time of declining tourism, so she's co-sponsoring a bill to attract more foreign visitors.

I spoke on Monday with Christine Norton, co-founder of the Minnesota Breast Cancer Coalition, about the controversial breast-cancer bill that Sen.

Newly certified Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken and Minnesota's other U.S. Sen.

Attorney Karen Torre, center,A pauses on Monday as she speaks to members of the media on the steps of Federal Court in New Haven, Conn., with Frank Ricci, front right, the lead plaintiff in the "New Haven 20" firefighter reverse discrimination case.

Jun 30, 2009 3:05 pm US/Eastern ST. PAUL 1 of 1 Coleman, whose term in the Senate expired in January, trailed Franken by 312 votes after a recount and his lawsuit challenging the results of that recount.

At this early stage in the health care reform game, with at least three major plans floating around Congress, Minnesota's delegation is mostly operating in wait-and-see mode.

About 125,000 people gathered in Minneapolis on a sunny Sunday to watch the Gay Pride Parade roll down Hennepin Avenue, said Christopher Taykalo, a spokesman for Twin Cities Pride.

WASHINGTON - Lynn Schurman wants to see the same sense of commitment from Minnesota's congressional delegation that she feels for finding a solution to the nation's health care crisis.

Congressman should disclose cost of privately financed trip. Last update: June 25, 2009 - 8:53 PM KEITH ELLISON'S OFFICE RESPONDS: "When Congressman Ellison received the offer of this trip, he knew it would be important for him.

Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Deputy Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Judith Applebaum on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to Holder testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes legislation.

Last fall, two years after becoming the first Muslim member of Congress, U.S. Rep.

Despite criticism from leading cancer scientists, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appears to be continuing to work with Rep.

Herea s a look at some of the things that the Minnesota delegation was up to in a week of continued health care wrangling, climate change compromises and transportation tiffs.

Paul Goldberg reports : "In recent weeks, several prominent scientists and public health experts attempted to explain to Rep.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will launch an investigation into exclusive handset deals between mobile carriers and handset makers, acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps said.

The DTV transition continued to get high marks from Capitol Hill last week. Following shout-outs at a House hearing on a satellite bill, some Senators followed suit, including one who had long expressed concerns about her heavily-analog state.

Legislation proposed in March would help make certain groups of women younger than age 40 aware of their elevated risk for breast cancer, Rep.