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Inhofe digs in deeper: Franken ‘looked like a clown’

By Chris Steller | 07.08.09 | 10:49 am

U.S. Sen. James Inhofe dug himself in deeper Tuesday trying to explain why he called Al Franken “the clown from Minnesota” last week: “He kind of looked like a clown when I was talking to him.” The Oklahoma…

Stale news story shows how times have changed for Coleman, GOP senators

By Chris Steller | 05.14.09 | 1:03 pm

CQ Politics reported today that a GOP Web ad aims to raise money for Norm Coleman so Republicans can count on having 42 votes in the U.S. Senate. Huh? Turns out the YouTube video the story describes — replete with…