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National media reflect on Franken’s first year: ‘quiet,’ ‘low-key’

By Andy Birkey | 07.06.10 | 7:49 am

The Associated Press and Newsweek posted articles Monday reflecting on Al Franken’s first full year as a U.S. Senator, and both say he’s upended expectations that he’d be loud, brash and comical. Franken told…

PoliTweeps: Newsweek on the road with Bachmann all week

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.10.10 | 12:00 pm

Newsweek’s Andrew Romano is tagging along with Rep. Michele Bachmann this week and tweeting what he finds. Today Bachmann does a series of jobs forums, starting in St. Cloud. So far Romano’s done a little fact checking

Transgender advocates slam Pawlenty over Newsweek interview

By Andy Birkey | 12.28.09 | 10:11 am

pawlentyThe National Center for Transgender Equality (NTCE) slammed Gov. Pawlenty last week for his telling Newsweek that Minnesota’s laws protecting transgender people from employment discrimination should be changed. Pawlenty called the 1993 Minnesota Human Rights Act “overbaked” because…

Pawlenty to Newsweek: Dems ‘interesting, bold, dramatic’

By Chris Steller | 12.21.09 | 11:55 am

pawlenty romneyGov. Pawlenty tells Newsweek that “Democrats have all kinds of characters who are interesting, bold and dramatic,” while Republicans have Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin … and him.

Drumbeat grows louder for Coleman to concede soon

By Chris Steller | 04.13.09 | 8:47 am

coleman-speaks-still-handThe time is nigh for Norm Coleman to say goodbye. That was the word over the weekend from Kiplinger.com, USA Today and an editor at National Review. Coleman’s bid to up-end Al Franken’s U.S. Senate recount win must stop…

Post-election gossip: Towel-head Palin lacked McCain OK for terrorist-pal attack

By Chris Steller | 11.06.08 | 6:49 am

Newsweek is rolling out its “How He Did It, 2008″ series of untold secrets from inside the presidential campaigns that were embargoed until after the election. Even among revelations about foreign cyber attacks against both campaigns, the Sarah