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  • Coleman compared to Sen. McCarthy by British legislator

    05/13/2005 2:51:57 PM PDT · by MplsSteve · 45 replies · 1,338+ views
    Minneapolis Star/Tribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 5/13/05 | Kevin Diaz/Rob Hotakainen
    A day after Sen. Norm Coleman implicated a member of Parliament in a U.N. oil-for-food scheme, the British legislator shot back Thursday in a cross-Atlantic exchange of words. The legislator, George Galloway, likened Coleman to the late U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a characterization that sets the scene for a televised confrontation on Capitol Hill Tuesday, one that could further raise the Minnesota Republican's profile. Coleman already has gained international attention for calling on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign as a result of the oil-for-food scandal. The latest showdown began Wednesday when the Senate's permanent subcommittee on investigations, which Coleman...