FRANKEN BRINGS “FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, FOR A CHANGE” TOUR TO ST. CLOUD, MORRIS, CROOKSTON, CLIMAX, MOORHEAD, BRAINERD, BEMIDJI

Franken Calls For Fundamental Change In Washington, Details Bold Economic Agenda For Minnesota’s Middle Class Families

10-Day Statewide Tour To Drive Unprecedented GOTV Operation

SAINT PAUL [10/27/08] - DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken, joined by Congressman Collin Peterson, today rallied supporters in St. Cloud, Morris, Crookston, Climax, Moorhead, Brainerd and Bemidji on his “For The Middle Class, For A Change” Tour.

Franken focused on his bold economic agenda for Minnesota’s middle class families - including his plans to do bring back oversight on Wall Street and address the housing crisis; cut taxes for middle-class families; make health care and college more affordable; protect Social Security; end giveaways to special interests like big drug and oil companies; repeal tax breaks for companies that ship American jobs overseas; create jobs by investing in infrastructure and renewable energy; and make credit available to small businesses.

Al Franken:

“Folks are frustrated, they’re anxious, and, frankly, they’re outraged - and they have a right to be all three. Washington just isn’t working for Minnesota’s middle class families. And if we want change, we’re going to have to work for it. I want to go to Washington and work with President Barack Obama and Senator Amy Klobuchar to stand up for Minnesota’s middle class families. And I’m calling on everyone who’s ready for change to stand with me in this campaign.”

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FRANKEN BRINGS “FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, FOR A CHANGE” TOUR TO ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS

Franken Calls For Fundamental Change In Washington, Details Bold Economic Agenda For Minnesota’s Middle Class Families

10-Day Statewide Tour To Drive Unprecedented GOTV Operation

SAINT PAUL [10/26/08] - DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken today rallied supporters with Congressman Keith Ellison, Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Mayor R.T. Rybak in Minneapolis and St. Paul on his “For The Middle Class, For A Change” Tour.

Franken focused on his bold economic agenda for Minnesota’s middle class families - including his plans to do bring back oversight on Wall Street and address the housing crisis; cut taxes for middle-class families; make health care and college more affordable; protect Social Security; end giveaways to special interests like big drug and oil companies; repeal tax breaks for companies that ship American jobs overseas; create jobs by investing in infrastructure and renewable energy; and make credit available to small businesses.

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Al Franken On The 6th Anniversary Of Paul And Sheila Wellstone’s Passing

SAINT PAUL [10/25/08]:

“Today marks six years since the plane crash that took the lives of Paul and Sheila Wellstone, their daughter Marcia Wellstone Markuson, Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy, Will McLaughlin, and pilots Richard Conry and Michael Guess.

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Franken Calls For Fundamental Change In Washington, Details Bold Economic Agenda For Minnesota’s Middle Class Families

10-Day Statewide Tour To Drive Unprecedented GOTV Operation

SAINT PAUL [10/25/08] - DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken today rallied supporters in St. Paul, Austin, Albert Lea and St. Peter on his “For The Middle Class, For A Change” Tour.

Franken focused on his bold economic agenda for Minnesota’s middle class families - and urged supporters to take action as part of the DFL’s state-wide grassroots Get-Out-The-Vote campaign. The campaign will involve 77,000 volunteers making 1.5 million phone calls and 2.8 million door knocks before Election Day.

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“Jobs, Baby, Jobs”: Al Franken Wins Fourth Debate By Focusing On Minnesota’s Middle Class

After Four Debates, It’s Clear: Al Franken Is The Candidate Of Change For The Middle Class

SAINT PAUL [10/24/08] - Al Franken won his fourth consecutive Senate debate tonight – not by yelling the loudest or throwing the most elbows at his opponents, but by focusing on his middle-class economic agenda.

Communications Director Andy Barr:

“Al Franken is proving that you don’t need to be a career politician to win debates if you’re the candidate of change in an election that’s all about change. Tonight, Minnesota voters saw that it’s Al Franken who will be a strong voice for the middle class. It doesn’t matter how slick his opponents’ rhetoric is or how many elbows come his way. Al Franken won this debate for the same reason he’ll win this election: he’s the candidate of the middle class, and the candidate of change.”

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