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After tour, Klobuchar is ready to work - Star Tribune |
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Monday, 27 November 2006 |
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After meeting President Bush for the first time and getting a glimpse of her tiny transition office on Capitol Hill, Democratic Sen.-elect Amy Klobuchar is back in Minnesota, trying to whittle away the 27 items on her 11-year-old daughter's to-do list. Read the article |
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Klobuchar named to Agriculture Committee - Star Tribune |
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 |
Sen.-elect Amy Klobuchar got her wish on Tuesday, landing a seat on the Agriculture Committee. She had requested the position, saying it will be important for Minnesota as Congress prepares to write a new farm bill in 2007. Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton, Klobuchar's predecessor, served on the panel, along with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the incoming chairman of the committee, said there will be two other Democratic newcomers on the panel next year in addition to Klobuchar, Sens.-elect Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.
As the new Democratic majority began organizing for the 110th Congress, Klobuchar received three other committee assignments: Commerce, the Environment and Public Works, and the Joint Economic Committee.
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Klobuchar cruises to landslide victory - Star Tribune |
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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 |
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She becomes the first woman elected by Minnesotans to the U.S. Senate. Minnesotans for the first time elected a woman to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as DFL candidate Amy Klobuchar won a landslide victory. A beaming Klobuchar, flanked by her husband and 11-year-old daughter, took the stage at a St. Paul hotel at 10 p.m. to explosive cheers, pounding drum music and chants of "Amy, Amy!"Today you had the chance to raise your voice for change," she told the crowd, "and you did it." Klobuchar called her GOP rival, Mark Kennedy, "a tenacious, hard-working opponent with a supportive family, and we wish them our best." Read the article |
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Klobuchar pledges to speak for rural Minnesota - West Central Tribune |
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar pledged at a rally in rural Willmar Friday night to be a voice in Washington for rural Minnesota.
Her half-hour stop at Earl and Marian Larson's farm was part of a "Campaign for Change" bus tour across the state in the final days before Tuesday's election.
Clapping and cheers punctuated Klobuchar's remarks several times as she told DFL fans that she will support affordable health care, energy independence and fiscal responsibility in Washington.
"Energy is our next frontier and it's going to be about jobs in rural Minnesota," she said to applause.
Klobuchar said that if she's elected, she will work for an appointment to the U.S. Senate agriculture committee. Read The Article |
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Gore visits to boost Klobuchar campaign - Star Tribune |
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Friday, 03 November 2006 |
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Former Vice President Al Gore revved up hundreds of college students Thursday at a rally in Minneapolis for U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar, calling her an ally in his campaign against global warming who would fight abuse of power by the White House. Read The Article |
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Klobuchar still in command - Pioneer Press |
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Thursday, 02 November 2006 |
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar holds a significant lead over Republican candidate Mark Kennedy heading into Tuesday's election. But he has gained a little ground in the past month, particularly among independent and outstate voters, according to a new St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio poll.
Klobuchar, the Hennepin County attorney, has support from 50 percent of likely voters, while Kennedy, a three-term congressman from Watertown, has backing from 40 percent in the latest poll conducted last Thursday through Monday. A month ago, Klobuchar had a 15-point lead.
But, given the numbers in this and all published polls, it would be a shocker if Klobuchar weren't elected to represent Minnesota in Washington, D.C., for the next six years, said nonpartisan experts aware of the poll's results. Read the article |
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Our View: Klobuchar Has the Right Ideas - Mankato Free Press |
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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If you don't care about the issues at all, Amy Klobuchar is the better person to elect to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. If you do care about the issues, she's still the right person. Klobuchar has conducted a first class campaign that promotes positive messages and politely, but firmly and resolutely, disagrees with a lot of what's been happening in Washington under a Republican president and Congress. Read the Article |
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Klobuchar for U.S. Senate - Worthington Daily Globe |
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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During her eight years of service as Hennepin County Attorney, Amy Klobuchar has been an aggressive prosecutor for the state's largest county. She now wants to fight not just for Minneapolis, but for all of Minnesota. Klobuchar, a Democrat, is hoping to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Mark Dayton, who chose not to run after serving one six-year term. Her chief rival is Republican Mark Kennedy, a three-term congressman who has been trailing in the polls for most of the campaign. While some could criticize Klobuchar as being naive on national political issues — and tout Kennedy's experience in Washington — this is by no means a thorough examination of the two rivals' qualifications. Read the Article |
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We Choose Oberstar, Klobuchar - International Falls Daily Journal |
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Monday, 30 October 2006 |
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Klobuchar is a breeze of fresh air when considering her opponent Mark Kennedy.
She is the clear choice for Minnesotans for our next U.S. senator.
Clearly, Klobuchar has taken the high road in her campaign, when compared to the attack ads offered by Kennedy. Instead of telling us why we should for Kennedy, his ads told why not to vote for Klobuchar. That's not what voters need or want to hear. Read The Article |
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Editorial: Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senate - Star Tribune |
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Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
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She brings a strong combination of competence, energy, focus.
The timing is clearly right for Amy Klobuchar. Long recognized as a rising political talent, Klobuchar has come into her own during this year's high-profile campaign to replace fellow DFLer Mark Dayton in the U.S. Senate. Her message is spot on, her competence is manifest and her direct, upbeat and outgoing personality seems equally comfortable in every small town, suburb and city in Minnesota. The Star Tribune recommends Amy Klobuchar's election on Nov. 7. Read the Article |
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To replace Dayton and join Coleman, Klobuchar - Pioneer Press |
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Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
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This wind started blowing in 1994, when Republicans took over the U.S. House from Democrats who had held it too long and had become arrogant, corrupt and imperious. It blew harder in 2000, when George Bush won the presidency, and harder yet in 2002, when voters put Republicans in charge of the U.S. Senate as well.
For six years, it favored Mark Kennedy, the Republican from Watertown, Minn., who was elected to the U.S. House in 2000, again in 2002 and again in 2004.
But things changed. The war on the terrorists who perpetrated Sept. 11 morphed into a different war, and more Americans have become more uncomfortable with the Bush administration's retroactive reasoning as to why. The Republican Congress has spent money like a counterfeiter. The middle class is worrying more about health care and good jobs than about same-sex marriage.
The wind is still blowing the same way — against arrogance, against abuse of power, against misdirection — but since the D.C. GOP turned into it, it now favors Amy Klobuchar instead of Mark Kennedy.
So do we. Read the Article |
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Forum Editorial: Klobuchar easy choice for Senate-Fargo Forum |
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Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
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Amy Klobuchar, the Hennepin County prosecutor, should be Minnesota's next U.S. senator. The DFL-endorsed candidate's campaign has been effective, convincing and civil. Her opponent, 6th District Republican Congressman Mark Kennedy, can't say the same. The candidates are vying for the seat to be vacated by retiring Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn. Klobuchar's campaign got off to a good start and got better. Kennedy's campaign got off to a good start and then careened into the ditch. Klobuchar took the high road with positive advertising about who she is and what she stands for; it took on an edge only when responding to Kennedy's attacks. Kennedy went negative early in the race; his poll numbers dropped as his television ads turned nasty. Apparently unable to discern a trend everyone else saw, Kennedy and his team kept up the nasty stuff as polls showed voters were turned off. Read the Article |
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Our View: Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senate - Duluth News Tribune |
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Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
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If there's any question how tough Amy Klobuchar is, take a look back at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Then, two speakers took the floor to share their experiences as no-nonsense county attorneys: Klobuchar and John Kerry. Kerry went on to see his presidential campaign torpedoed by swift boaters taking liberties with the truth. Klobuchar, facing a similar onslaught by opponent Mark Kennedy, has made mincemeat of her attacker. That toughness coupled with compassion and intelligence makes Klobuchar a solid choice for the U.S. Senate. As a prosecutor, her county has seen a reduction in serious crime since she took office in 1998. As a mother, she has advocated aggressively for the rights of victims and children in particular.
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Klobuchar will do Minnesota proud - Albert Lea Tribune |
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Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
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Minnesota has a clear choice for its next U.S. senator: Amy Klobuchar. She has proven she is someone who gets things done. She has proven she doesn't follow party lines. She has proven she is willing to stick her neck out to stand up for what's right. And she has shown that in this campaign season that seems like a whirlpool of mud, she is an intelligent and honest politician. While her Republican opponent, Mark Kennedy, churns out attack ad after attack ad for TV viewers, Democrat Klobuchar keeps her message positive. She has responded to Kennedy's charges with smiles and straight answers. Read the Article |
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