US SENATORS
Woman found in Mississippi River identified as Sen. Klobuchar's stepsister 
The woman pulled this week from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s stepsister.
By Associated Press , July 01, 2010
Klobuchar to speak at Maple Grove Hindu Temple
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will visit the Hindu Temple of Minnesota where she will speak about the work of Minnesota’s faith community.
By Associated Press , May 30, 2010
Conservative Westerner feels anti-incumbent fervor
Republican Sen. Bob Bennett — darling of the National Rifle Association and grandson of a Mormon Church president — suddenly may not be conservative enough for ultraconservative Utah.
By Brock Vergakis and Laurie Kellman , April 26, 2010
Dorgan: GOP 'delay tactics' cause flood insurance expiration
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says delays in reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are hurting thousands of American homeowners who depend on the program for their flood insurance.
By The Forum , April 14, 2010
Conrad part of Obama’s team to curb federal debt
Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota’s senior U.S. senator, is one of the 18 members of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
By Patrick Springer , April 10, 2010
Minnesota groups call for federal cash for Great Lakes
Minnesota environmental groups are pushing Congress to approve federal money to clean up the Great Lakes and keep invasive species out.
By Associated Press , April 08, 2010
N.D. leaders ask FEMA boss to keep temporary dikes
Craig Fugate didn’t commit to the idea, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator said he wants to return to take a closer look at the Red River basin and which flood protection measures should be considered temporary.
By Mike Nowatzki , March 23, 2010
- Graphic: Flood costs
- Photographing a levee
- Go to GrandForksHerald.com's 2010 Floods page of news and photos
- Go directly to links for latest river levels, flood outlooks, road and bridge info
- View Red River live cam at downtown GF-EGF, with links to views of Red at Thompson Bridge and links to Red live cams Fargo-Moorhead
McCain said Democrats have not heard end of health care debate
Sen. John McCain says Democrats who championed the historic health care bill that passed the House haven't heard the last of the issue, predicting reprisals at the polls and in the courts.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2010
John Edwards' mistress didn't want him to run for president
John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter didn't want him to run for president and considered it "reckless" for him to stay in the race after his wife's cancer returned, she said in an interview released today.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2010
Bayh cites strident partisanship in leaving Senate
wo-term Sen. Evan Bayh says ever-shriller partisanship and the frustrations of gridlock made it time for him to leave Congress. Republicans aren't buying it, saying he and fellow Democrats sense that voters will be after their heads this fall.
By Alan Fram , February 16, 2010
EGF analyzes Franken’s jobs plan
Sen. Al Franken’s plan for creating employment — fashionably nicknamed Cash for Jobs — came to East Grand Forks on Thursday.
Some praised it while others thought it was a clunker compared with other government options to stimulate the economy.
By Ryan Bakken , February 11, 2010
Massachusetts certifies GOP's Brown as Kennedy successor
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has certified the results of Scott Brown's upset Senate election win, clearing the way for the Republican to succeed the late Democrat Edward Kennedy.
By Associated Press , February 04, 2010
Obama responds to ire over 2nd anti-Vegas remark
President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some lawmakers from Nevada wish he would pipe down about trips to Sin City.
By Oskar Garcia , February 03, 2010
Genealogist: Obama, Massachusetts Sen.-elect Brown distant relatives
Genealogists said today the Democratic president and the newly elected Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, are 10th cousins.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2010
Franken: Imperfect health care plan can be fixed
Dorgan: Obama shift in emphasis 'instructive'“I’m hopeful the American people recognize that ‘no’ doesn’t come close to cutting it as a solution to our health care challenges,” U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said in prepared remarks.
By Kristen Daum , January 29, 2010
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