Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says all visible traces of cancer have been removed from his lung during a seven-hour surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he's optimistic he'll beat throat cancer. The Republican announced in October he'd been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she hopes for a "grace period" before the 2012 campaign begins, with no declared opponents and $1.6 million in the bank. GOP Chairman Tony Sutton says he expects the field to firm up in two to three months.
Republican Norm Coleman won't seek a return to the Senate in 2012 in a Minnesota race that would have pitted him against Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Minnesota Republicans want Congresswoman Michele Bachmmann to take on U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. In a recent poll conducted by the organization Public Policy Polling 36% say they'd most like to see Bachmann as their Senate candidate, followed by Tim Pawlenty at 20% and Norm Coleman at 14%.
The next election is nearly two years away, but the first poll for Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has already been conducted. And, at least for now, Democrat Amy Klobuchar is sitting pretty comfortably.