Senate Republicans to Norm Coleman: Drop Dead

For all their Gandalf-versus-the-Balrog declarations that former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) “will resume his seat,” Senate Republicans have all but admitted that Al Franken will be joining the Senate soon. From CQ Politics:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached

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Stevens: I Haven’t Been Convicted

Sen. Ted Stevens, who was found guilty Monday on seven felony charges related to his failure to disclose gifts from an oil services firm, told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that he has not been convicted of a crime.

The longtime senator, who is up for reelection Tuesday, has been More…