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...DIED. PAUL WELLSTONE, 58, liberal Democrat senator from Minnesota, who was running head-to-head with Republican Norm Coleman in one of this year's most competitive Senate races; in a plane crash in Minnesota. Wellstone's reelection was seen as vital for the Democrats' control of the Senate...
...hadn't changed his views, and he wasn't going to apologize for them, despite the fact he was already running behind in the polls back home. And yet, a funny thing happened. In the week after the vote, his numbers improved. He took a slight lead over Republican Norm Coleman. Even Minnesotans who didn't agree with Wellstone's stance on Iraq were proud to have a senator who voted for what he believed...
...Engaged in a tough fight for his third term, Wellstone had recently grabbed a slim lead in the polls over his opponent, former St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman. Now, 11 days before Election Day, Wellstone's death throws a chaotic race for control of the Senate into even greater turmoil. Minnesota state law allows Governor Jesse Ventura or the state Democratic Party to replace Wellstone's name on the ballot up until four days before the election. State Democratic leaders said they were confident they would find a replacement, possibly Rebecca Yanisch, the state trade commissioner who unsuccessfully sought...
...question of judgment." It's an artful but nervy charge to level at Johnson, who actually supports the use of force against Iraq and whose son Brooks is the only congressional son to serve in Afghanistan. Not one to waste a good sound bite, Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman attacks incumbent Paul Wellstone for proposals like a seven-year freeze in defense spending. "It's not about Paul's patriotism," Coleman says. "It's his judgment that's wrong." If Republicans are implicitly arguing that our national security would best be served by a Republican Senate, Democrats counter that our financial...
...question of judgment." It's an artful but nervy charge to level at Johnson, who actually supports the use of force against Iraq and whose son Brooks is the only congressional son to serve in Afghanistan. Not one to waste a good sound bite, Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman attacks incumbent Paul Wellstone for proposals like a seven-year freeze in defense spending. "It's not about Paul's patriotism," Coleman says. "It's his judgment that's wrong." If Republicans are implicitly arguing that our national security would best be served by a Republican Senate, Democrats counter that our financial...