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Minnesota's senator lightens her load with humor

Amy Klobuchar's savvy sense of humor has done more than win legislative victories during her two years in the Senate. It's also put some gloss on what has been an odd predicament both for her and the state of Minnesota.

Wyoming Governor Back Obama

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, a former Clinton administration appointee, announced Wednesday that he will support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Tiller resolution blocked in U.S. Senate
Source: calcatholic.com

California Sen. Barbara Boxer was among three main sponsors of a resolution in the U.S. Senate last week that would have added the term "reproductive health care" to a similar measure adopted unanimously in the U.S.

Senate resolution condemning Tiller murder faces GOP opposition
Source: minnesotaindependent.com

Weeks after Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed in his Kansas church, the U.S. Senate is debating a resolution condemning violence against abortion providers.

Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested/Released In MN (Update With Press Conference)
Source: smirkingchimp.com

Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, who were unlawfully detained. Also arrested was Associated Press photographer, Matt Rourke.

Democrats See Economic Fault Lines in War and Trade
Source: The New York Times

Excerpt: It is not easy to draw a straight line from the slumping economy to the war in Iraq and a trade deal with Colombia, but Democrats are trying to connect those dots.

It's Clinton's divisiveness, not Klobuchar's choice, that should draw feminists' ire
Source: MinnPost

Doug Grow wrote in Tuesday's MinnPost that Jackie Stevenson, a superdelegate pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton, is miffed at Sen. Amy Klobuchar for endorsing Barack Obama ("Klobuchar's Obama support miffs some state women").

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar endorses Obama
Source: CNN

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar -- a superdelegate holdout from a traditional swing state -- backed fellow freshman Sen. Barack Obama Monday morning.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar Will Endorse Obama
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Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar will announce her endorsement of Senator Barack Obama today.

Will Klobuchar Support Obama or Clinton?
Source: minnesotamonitor.com

"Barack's impressive showing in our state is attractive to me," said Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, where Mr. Obama beat Mrs. Clinton two to one in the popular vote last month. "If somehow 200 superdelegates decide this, it will be problematic."

Al Franken: Can a Gag Man Become Senator? - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
Source: msnbc.com

Sept. 17, 2007 issue - Al Franken isn't used to holding his tongue. Knowing that, one might expect the froggy, horn-rimmed comedian to punctuate a recent lunch at his offices in St.

Introducing The Most Impressive Cell Phone Bill Of The 110th Congress
Source: Consumerist

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) recently announced plans to introduce our wet dream of a cellphone bill.

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