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Norm Coleman will head new Super PAC that aims to ‘counter ACORN style groups’

By | 10.13.11 | 2:50 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will head a new Super PAC called the Congressional Leadership Fund that will be able to avoid all disclosure requirements and accept unlimited donations.

Conservative advocacy group chair and former Sen. Norm Coleman signs on with Romney

By | 09.21.11 | 2:41 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Sen. Norm Coleman, chair of a non-profit group that pumped at least $18 million towards conservative candidates or issues in the last election cycle, is joining Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination as a special advisor, Romney’s campaign said Wednesday.

Former Minnesota Sen. Coleman gives vulnerable Cravaack campaign a fund raising hand

By | 09.19.11 | 11:14 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Sen. Norm Coleman hosted a fundraiser for Rep. Chip Cravaack on Friday afternoon at the Minneapolis Club, part of Coleman’s increasing support for Cravaack who is seen as vulnerable.

Cravaack has also picked up support from Rep. Michele Bachmann who has given Cravaack thousands from her PAC as well More…

Norm Coleman: Voting rights are a ‘privilege’

By | 03.30.11 | 10:21 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Sen. Norm Coleman stopped to talk with Pajamas Media at last weekend’s True the Vote conference hosted by the King Street Patriots in Houston. The conference trains conservative activists in how to monitor polls and push for tighter voter ID laws. In the interview, Coleman downplayed assertions that More…

Norm Coleman’s American Action Network accused of violating tax status

By | 03.08.11 | 2:13 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Citizens for Ethics in Washington filed an IRS complaint against former Sen. Norm Coleman’s American Action Network Tuesday alleging that the group violated its 501(c)4 status by working to elect Republicans. CREW posits that AAN used its tax status to protect Republican donors from disclosure and spent the majority of More…

Michael Steele to announce RNC intentions on conference call tonight (UPDATED)

By | 12.13.10 | 12:39 pm

UpdateFox News has now revised its article to indicate that Steele will seek a second term as RNC chair. That shift comes after Tim Mark at FrumForum reported that Steele would in fact run to retain his position. Steele himself is not expected to give official word until More…

Minnesota News - October 30, 2010

Looming recount may allow Pawlenty to position himself for 2012

By | 11.05.10 | 6:00 am

Haunted by memories of the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken, Minnesota is bracing for yet another contentious recount, this time to determine the state’s next governor.

Just as the drawn-out recount in 2008 had national implications — for months, Franken was prevented from becoming the More…

How Likely Is Another Franken-Coleman-Style Recount?

By | 11.02.10 | 10:01 am

With allegations of voter fraud swirling in several swing states and both parties dispatching lawyers into the field at record rates, there’s been a lot of buzz about the chances of a repeat of the kind of contested election the country witnessed with Sen. Al Franken (D) and former Sen. More…

Fact Checking the RNC’s New Al Franken Website

By | 11.01.10 | 4:28 pm

In the RNC’s latest fundraising appeal, a website called nomorefrankens.com, the group makes a number of claims about the contested 2008 Minnesota Senate race between Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). Now, someone who was there for nearly every minute of it — Jay Weiner, More…

American Future Fund Scrutinized for Ties to Ethanol Industry

By | 10.12.10 | 11:06 am

Another day, another Section 501 nonprofit under scrutiny for its political activity. Today The New York Times profiles the American Future Fund, which does not disclose its donors but was revealed in interviews last week to have been founded with seed money from Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter, a co-founder More…