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When it comes to ads, "the political industry is still stuck back in the 1970s in terms of figuring out what works and what doesn't," said Bill Hillsman, a Minnesota political consultant who created offbeat, eye-catching ads for such candidates as the late senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and former governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota. (He was the man behind the animated "heads up" ads for Christy Mihos's 2006 gubernatorial campaign. (Boston Globe)
Flaherty: Education Versus Incarceration Nov 15, 2007
Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone visited in 1998, and incarcerated kids broke onto a roof to shout out complaints about their treatment. The New York Times wrote several articles that same year, including a front page report calling Tallulah the worst youth prison in the US, and the US Justice Department sued the state of Louisiana over the systematic abuse at the prison, where even the warden said, "it seemed everybody had a perforated eardrum or a broken nose.". (Zmag.org)
What's at stake in 2008 Nov 7, 2007
He narrowly won the seat in 2002, after incumbent Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash weeks before the election. Comedian Al Franken is among hopefuls for the Democratic nomination. (USA Today)
Lars and the Real Girl Nov 4, 2007
The wise, nurturing nature of the Midwestern townsfolk, part Garrison Keillor and part Paul Wellstone, is unconvincing because of the complexity Gosling lends to his characters delusions. If he were simply an eccentric caricature, as the other characters emphasize repeatedly, their acceptance of the village idiot would be pro forma. (Yale Herald, CT)
Sen. Kit Bond to Endorse Rudy Giuliani Nov 2, 2007
Coleman, a Republican incumbent facing a tough re-election next November, entered the U.S. Senate in 2003, replacing Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash shortly before the 2002 election. He is the former mayor of St. Paul. (Fox News)
Today in History - Oct. 29 Oct 29, 2007
Paul Wellstone turned into a virtual political rally as friends and relatives urged Minnesotans to honor his memory by putting a Democrat in his seat. One year ago: The board of trustees of Gallaudet University, the nation's premier school for the deaf, voted to revoke the appointment of incoming president Jane Fernandes, who had been the subject of protests. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Today In History - October 29, 2007 Oct 29, 2007
Five years ago: A Minneapolis memorial service for the late Senator Paul Wellstone turned into a virtual political rally as friends and relatives urged Minnesotans to honor his memory by putting a Democrat in his seat. One year ago: The board of trustees of Gallaudet University, the nations premier school for the deaf, voted to revoke the appointment of incoming president Jane Fernandes, who had been the subject of protests. (CBS2.com, CA)
No Museum Cash, Says Woodstock Vet -AP Oct 29, 2007
In 2002, Ken Mehlman, the White House political director at the time, tried to favorably compare candidate Coleman with the incumbent senator, Minnesota Democrat Paul Wellstone. Only one of two candidates attended Woodstock. (Guardian Unlimited)
Click for Full Story Oct 25, 2007
Five years ago: U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (Democrat, Minnesota) was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota along with his wife, daughter and five others, a week and a-half before the election. Actor Richard Harris died in London at age 72. (KWTX.com, TX)
Mental health ills deserve equal insurance coverage Oct 17, 2007
Paul Wellstone, D-Minn ... The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, H.R. 1424, is co-sponsored by over 260 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Anchorage Daily News)
Congress Suffers Fifth Death of Year -AP Oct 10, 2007
Paul Wellstone, D-Minn. was killed in a plane crash in 2002. (Guardian Unlimited)
Settling for less in mental health bill Sep 29, 2007
By specifying the scope of coverage as the same that federal employees receive, the House bill, named after the late Senator Paul Wellstone, ensures that no one with any form of mental illness or addiction would face discrimination. You will recall that insurers promptly leveraged gaps in the 1996 law to require larger copayments and to restrict treatment access for people with mental illness. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation Sep 19, 2007
Paul Wellstone, D-Minn ... The House version is called the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act." ... In 1996, Paul Wellstone and Sen. (WCCO.com, MN)
Democrats / State party leaders move on Sep 14, 2007
Paul Wellstone of Minnesota. As the primary Democratic spokesman, Farrell stirred up controversy in Montana, with attacks on top Republican officeholders. (Missoulian, MT)
SENATOR FUNNY: Republicans dig up crude humor from Al Franken's past... Sep 8, 2007
"He's Paul Wellstone returned," said Tom Olson, a retired pharmacist who attended a Chisago County party picnic later in the day. "Wellstone stood for stuff and Al Franken is like that.". (The Drudge Report)
Cubin's husband 'critical' Sep 2, 2007
Ron Kind (D-Wis) - $2,000 Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) - $2,000 Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) - $2,000 Willie Landry Mount (D-La) - $2,000 Tom Carper (D-Del) - $2,000 Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) - $2,000 Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) - $2,000 Maxine Waters (D-Calif) - $2,000 Ned Doucet (D-La) - $2,000 John Neely Kennedy (D-La) - $2,000 Lane Evans (D-Ill) - $2,000 Norm Dicks (D-Wash) - $1,500 Rick Weiland (D-SD) - $1,000 Ron Wyden (D-Ore) - $1,000 Tim Holden (D-Pa) - $1,000 William J. Jefferson (D-La) - $1,000... (Casper Star-Tribune)
House Farm Bill falls short in providing market access Aug 30, 2007
Paul Wellstone was an advocate for competition reform and policies that would level the playing field for farmers. During the 2002 farm bill, Wellstone led efforts and twice won a ban on packer ownership on the Senate floor. (Winona Daily News, MN)
The lamentable Edwards campaign Aug 22, 2007
Paul Wellstone, a liberal populist to his core, never had such embarrassments ... Paul Wellstone, a liberal populist to his core, never had such embarrassments. (Townhall.com)
'08 PROSPECTS: EDWARDS' HEDGES Aug 21, 2007
Paul Wellstone, a liberal populist to his core, never had such embarrassments. The former North Carolina senator is experiencing a kind of toxic shock from his synthetic political persona. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The One About a Senator, A Lawyer and a Comedian Aug 17, 2007 Mississippi's poverty a draw for politicians Jul 24, 2007 70 Dems Vow to Cut Off Funds for Troops... Jul 20, 2007 Poverty Tour Returns to Kentucky Jul 18, 2007 Wyoming's New Senator Jun 23, 2007 Diverse field Jun 21, 2007 It probably won't bite Jun 6, 2007 Power lines are a powerful need in this area Jun 1, 2007 Pres. Candidate Sam Brownback May 13, 2007 First demonstration of muscle restoration in an animal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy Apr 23, 2007 Lincoln: Va. Tech shootings shows need for mental-health parity Apr 20, 2007 Camera turns on Michael Moore Mar 17, 2007 Patrick Kennedy on addiction, recovery Mar 17, 2007 Fringe-Left Democrats Wield New Influence Mar 14, 2007 Politicians no longer hide mental health battles Mar 11, 2007 Senator making good on promise to visit all of Minnesota's counties Mar 1, 2007 Editorial: Insurers feel heat on mental-illness coverage Mar 1, 2007 What they should have done then Mar 1, 2007 Hearing focuses on mental health coverage Feb 28, 2007 Celebrity Political Madness Feb 27, 2007 MICHAEL CHAPMAN: Tilted celebrity clout Feb 26, 2007 Kennedy: Treat mental health equitably Feb 23, 2007 Al Franken talks politics Feb 22, 2007 Effort to stop development may be too late Feb 21, 2007 Free Advice for Presidential Hopefuls Feb 21, 2007 Al Franken announces Senate run Feb 16, 2007 No Joke: Al Franken's Running For Senate Feb 15, 2007 Is Al Franken Worthy to Take Wellstones Seat? - Feb 15 Feb 15, 2007 Al Franken to Run for US Senate Feb 15, 2007 Vote for Me, Al Franken Feb 15, 2007 Al Franken Confirms Planned Senate Run Feb 15, 2007 Open Forum: Priorities of U.S. leaders are wrong Feb 11, 2007 Coleman'sIraqtroubles Jan 26, 2007 Michael Horowitz: Christianity's second-best Jewish friend. Jan 20, 2007 Obama emerges as Clinton's rival for Dems' left Jan 17, 2007 Better insurance coverage sought Jan 17, 2007 Arroyo talks rock 'n' roll Jan 12, 2007 Analysis: The mental-health Congress? Jan 11, 2007 Rep. Keith Ellison: Confronting Challenges of Race and Religion Jan 8, 2007 Two new members offer a study in contrasts Jan 5, 2007 Meet the Freshmen Jan 5, 2007 Blast of BernieThe first socialist senator in US history is set to stir things up Jan 4, 2007
Coleman won his Senate seat by just 2 percentage points in 2002 against Walter F. Mondale, the former vice president and 1984 presidential nominee, who was the last-minute Democratic stand-in after incumbent Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash. Coleman, long considered a loyal Bush supporter, has moderated his stance on some issues given the presidents low approval rating. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
House erupts in chaos after voided vote... Aug 4, 2007
"Actually, Hillary Clinton is more like the Democrats version of Adolph Hitler and the murder of Vince Foster was her night of long kives" Don't forget about Ron Brown and Paul Wellstone. Posted By: Maddog | August 03, 2007 at 08:44 AM. (The Drudge Report)
Paul Wellstone, D-Minn. came through in 1997, followed by President Bill Clinton in 1999. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Look at Paul Wellstone, he said two terms, yeah, but he still ran for another term. That being said, democrats have NEVER truly supported the military. (The Drudge Report)
Paul Wellstone, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Martin Luther King III, son of the famed civil rights leader, have all trekked through central Appalachia on poverty tours though many remember Robert Kennedy's as the most genuine and meaningful. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash, Independent Party Gov. Jesse Ventura replaced him with fellow Independent Party member, Dean Barkley. . (Time.com)
They are desperate to enhance their one-vote majority in the Senate and to reclaim the Senate seat that Coleman snatched from the party after incumbent Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash in 2002, just days before the election. On paper, Minnesota Democrats should be optimistic for 2008. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
John Kerry, Paul Wellstone, Barbara Boxer and many of the climate issue s current champions were among those who essentially declared Kyoto dead on arrival. Within four months of taking office, Bush did the same, saying the United States would take no part in talks regarding a treaty it had no interest in joining. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
In fact, Paul Wellstone helped make a name for himself by fighting a power line project. Let s hope that none of the lines around here give anyone that much fame. (Winona Daily News, MN)
He is against Gay marriage and even civil unions, but also has consistently fought diligently alongside former Senator Paul Wellstone against human trafficking such as Ukrainian mail-order brides or others who are brought here from foreign countries as sex slaves. In 2004, Brownback visited the Sudan and later became an advocate on behalf of those suffering in Darfur by supporting the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act. (Suite101.com)
Dr. Sweeney directs a Paul Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Center, sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. He is also on the Scientific Advisory Board of PTC Therapeutics Inc.. (EurekAlert!)
Paul Wellstone of Minnesota who was a strong supporter of better mental health coverage, that would require mental health "parity.". Lincoln emphasized mental-health "parity" in response to a question on whether gun control laws should be strengthened in light of the shootings. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
you know, I went up to him at Paul Wellstone Memorial Award in Flint, and at one of the premieres of Fahrenheit 9/11, where I told him I wanted to speak with him. And he did talk to me at the Flint Memorial, but he still didn't do a sit-down interview, which is what we wanted. (ABC Online)
Congressman talks about his depression and dependence on painkillers. March 16: The congressman talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about his car crash in Washington D.C. last May and his subsequent rehab stay. (MSNBC)
(The last CPC member in the Senate was the late Paul Wellstone of Minnesota. Lee is jubilant. (Human Events Online)
Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who championed the cause until he died in a plane crash in 2002 ... The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1367). (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Paul Wellstone, when they learn she's from Minnesota. Klobuchar is pictured with Chisago County Attorney Janet Reiter in smaller photo. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
Jim Ramsted, plan next week to introduce the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Act, named for the late Minnesota Democrat who made mental illness one of his signature issues. The bill would amend the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 by requiring group health insurers to offer identical benefits for mental and physical illnesses. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
However, there were some heroes, like Paul Wellstone, Democrat of Minnesota, who even in the midst of a very difficult re-election campaign voted to slow the march to war. Then there was the moving statement by Robert Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, in support of the Levin amendment and against the administration- backed resolution: "This is an unprecedented and unfounded interpretation of the president's authority under the Constitution of the United States not to mention the fact that it... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Kennedy expects to introduce the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, named for the Minnesota Democrat who championed mental health parity in the U.S. Senate until his death in a plane crash in 2002. To help fuel the cause, Kennedy, hosted by U.S. Rep. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Paul Wellstone (D.-Minn. in a 2002 plane crash was no accident, reported the New York Post. (Human Events Online)
Paul Wellstone in a 2002 plane crash was "no accident," reported the New York Post. Apparently, Wellstone was bumped off to make room for Republican Sen. (Washington Times)
Kennedy talked with UC Davis administrators and student peer counselors Tuesday in Hart Hall as part of a cross-country campaign to promote the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equitable Treatment Act ... The Paul Wellstone Act seeks to change that ... The Paul Wellstone Act (HR 1402 in 2005), authored by Kennedy and Rep. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
He said his politics are in the tradition of greats like Hubert Humphrey and Paul Wellstone, as well as new Sen. Amy Klobuchar. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Paul Wellstone, proposed a larger residential development across Mower County No. 61 from the nature center, the idea was soundly rejected by citizens in a 2000 referendum. Some residents of northeast Austin thought that was the end of the story and no housing development would ever encroach on their coveted natural attraction, the nature center. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
More Paul Wellstone and less Dick Morris. For John Edwards: Thoughtful Democrats would be reassured if he expressed some understanding that poverty stems in large part from individual choices -- whether to complete high school, have children out of wedlock, and avoid illegal drug use. (Human Events Online)
Paul Wellstone as his political hero. ( ). (CNN -- Showbiz)
Comedian Says He'll Seek Democratic Nomination For Seat In Minnesota. The balance of power shifts and new leadership takes control as the latest session convenes. (CBS News)
There is no Republican who I want to see defeated more than Norm Coleman who challenged the late Senator Paul Wellstone in 2002, and only won after Wellstone tragically died in a plane crash ... He spoke from the heart about growing up in Minnesota, what issues he passionately believes in, and that Paul Wellstone was his political hero ... In 2002, the White House wanted to get rid of Paul so badly that Dick Cheney personally called other Republican candidates and told them to drop out they... (Beyond Chron)
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 By Article Tools. (MINNEAPOLIS) Comedian Al Franken said Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, confirming his long-suspected plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. (Time.com)
Paul Wellstone lost when he, his wife and daughter were killed in a plane crash two weeks before the 2002 election, and which was won by Republican Norm Coleman. The New York City-born Franken, whose parents moved to the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park when he was four, has long honed his campaign slogan against Coleman: "I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.". (Time.com)
For the story behind the story. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 3:17 p.m. EST. (Newsmax)
Paul Wellstone urged the Bush administration to not invade Iraq. While a majority of Americans went along with the administration's arguments in favor of war, which we now know were at best wrong, and at worst lies, a significant minority in Brainerd and elsewhere spoke out against the war. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Coleman to 2008 test - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com. Iraq puts Coleman to 2008 balancing test. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Paul Wellstone (a liberal secularist). That act has saved hundreds of thousands of young girls from trafficking and bondage. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Hillary Rodham Clinton expected to announce the same shortly, the race to represent "the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party'' -- as the late Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota described the party's liberal base -- is wide open. There could ultimately be as many as a dozen Democrats who decide to pursue the presidency, a field that already includes former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the party's pick for vice president in 2004, whose anti-poverty, pro-labor talk endears him to some on... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Jim Ramstad of Minnesota, both high-profile recovering substance abusers, opened a series of Congressional field hearings Tuesday at the Statehouse to draw attention to the disparity between mental and medical health services and drum up support for the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, a bill Kennedy said he has sponsored since entering Congress a dozen years ago. The legislation would require group health plans to offer benefits for mental health and addiction on the same... (Pawtucket Times, RI)
" Um, and I'm trying to think, off the top of the head, I know there's plenty more but it's hard to think about them. Let's see, those three for sure. Let's see, hmmm. One. Two. Three. Ah, there's so many good albums, but a lot of them I'm thinking only have two or three really good songs on them, you know? Well, we can come back to it. Is Pearl Jam your favorite band? Yeah, I would say Eddie (Vedder) is -- his voice, man, is just so unique, and you know, he can sing anything, man, and to me it... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Paul Wellstone of Minnesota who championed rights for mentally ill citizens, have stalled. But there could be a breakthrough. (United Press International)
And although, Sharon Belton an effective African-American female, also served as mayor, it was arguably the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone who was Ellison's closest political role model - and he would often take visitors out to Wellstone's grave to make the point. Nevertheless, although Ellison won his election by a strong vote of 56 percent, backed by the dominant Democrat-Farm-Labor coalition, it will be his religion that may complicate his tenure in Congress the most. (Louisiana Weekly)
An Iowa liberal and a conservative Minnesotan to take their oaths. J. Scott Applewhite / AP fileNew House membersMichele Bachmann ofMinnesota and David Loebsack of Iowa. (MSNBC -- International)
Two new members offer a study in contrasts - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com. Two new members offer a study in contrasts. (MSNBC -- Politics)
(Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, the only senator to have joined Mr Sanders' left-leaning group, was killed in a plane crash in 2002. . (BBC News -- Americas)
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