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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2002

Former Vice President Walter Mondale on Wednesday officially entered the race for the Senate seat vacated by the late Paul Wellstone (D), who died in a plane crash last week that also killed his wife, daughter and five others.

Mondale, 74, hasn't held public office for 22 years. But he's already favored by Minnesota voters, who picked him over Republican challenger Norm Coleman 47 percent to 37 percent in a Minneapolis Star Tribune poll.

Republicans are already upset because they felt the intense media coverage of Wellstone's death and Tuesday memorial was unfair. After being booed at the ceremony, Outgoing Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) threatened to appoint an independent to the seat until the race is resolved.

Get the Story:
It's official: Mondale accepts DFL nod (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 10/31)
GOP demands equal time; Wellstone aide apologizes; Ventura upset (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 10/31)
In Minn., Mondale Joins Race For Senate (The Washington Post 10/31)
For Mondale, a 'Sweet Spot' Beckoned (The Washington Post 10/31)
Mondale Accepts Party Call to Run in Minnesota Race (The New York Times 10/31)
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