2008 senate campaign

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 a tentative agreement that would give Democrats a three-seat [...]

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 pressured by some national Republicans to bow [...]