BU Now » Norm Coleman http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 It will be “Senator” Franken http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/30/it-could-be-senator-franken/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/30/it-could-be-senator-franken/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:23:12 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1900 After seven months of recounting U.S. Senate election results in Minnesota, that state’s Supreme Court said Democrat Al Franken is “entitled” to be certified the winner.  GOP challenger Norm Coleman then conceded.  When Franken is seated, Democrats could have a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority.  College of Communication Professor Linda Killian, director of the BU Washington Journalism Center, can discuss the politics of it all.

Contact Linda Killian, 202-756-7801, lkillian@bu.edu

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