All this week, the Franken campaign and the DFL blanketed Minnesota holding Norm Coleman accountable for letting defense contractors like Halliburton off the hook during his tenure as Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Norm Coleman held zero hearings on the waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq reconstructions - and now Minnesota taxpayers are paying the price. Below are some of the clips from this weeklong, state-wide tour:

PIONEER PRESS: Franken keeps up criticisms over Iraq (6B)
http://www.twincities.com/ci_10550464

PIONEER PRESS: Franken: Coleman failed on Iraq costs
http://www.twincities.com/ci_10533898

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Franken hits Coleman over Iraqi reconstruction
http://www.startribune.com/local/29264199.html

ROCHESTER POST BULLETIN: Franken hits Coleman over Iraqi reconstruction
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=16&a=362593

STAR TRIBUNE: Coleman failed as panel chair, Franken says
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/29264199.html

DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE: Franken: Coleman didn’t look into Iraq fraud closely
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=74403

KEYC MANKATO (CBS): DFL Leaders Denounce Coleman
http://keyc.com/node/11236

NORTHLANDS NEWS CENTER: DFL Party Attacks Coleman
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/29758309.html

NORTHLANDS NEWS CENTER (NBC/CBS): Norm Coleman Attacked For Oversight
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/explorepolitics/29379159.html

KARE 11 (NBC): Franken takes Coleman to task for Iraq oversight
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=525167

WCCO (CBS): Franken, Coleman At War Over Iraq
http://wcco.com/politics/franken.coleman.iraq.2.822908.html

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