Republicans pay Franken $96,000 for court costs
(minnesotaindependent.com)
The U.S. Senate contest may finally be over, but Republicans are still paying a price for the protracted electoral fight. Minnesota’s Republican Party sent a check for $96,000 to Al Franken earlier... More
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WaPo profiles Franken campaign manager
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When Stephanie Schriock took over as Al Franken’s campaign manager in May, most political pundits had all but written his electoral obituary. Franken’s campaign had been beset by revelations about... More
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Before he was a senator, Franken played one on TV
(minnesotaindependent.com)
In a story on the Senate Judiciary Committee taking up Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court next week, the New York Times makes mention of something noted here last week: committee... More
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Welcome to the Al Franken Decade
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Al Franken, formerly of Saturday Night Live and the author of Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, will be sworn in as a US Senator from the state of Minnesota later this morning.... More
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Franken jokes! New Senator’s speech to supporters elicits laughs, tears
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Al Franken proved there’s no such thing as a former comedian at a reception today following his swearing-in as a U.S. senator. It was an informal speech that featured both laugh lines (15 by one... More
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DeMint likens Franken’s election to Honduran coup
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Republican Sen. Jim DeMint laid out a funny kind of welcome mat for his new colleague from Minnesota today: He likened Al Franken’s win to the way Honduras President Manuel Zelaya was recently... More
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That’s all folks: Franken pulls his punchlines
(minnesotaindependent.com)
Al Franken is not going to be funny. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who watched his epic campaign against Norm Coleman. But the national media seems shocked that Franken didn’t begin... More
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Sen. Franken sworn in
(minnesotaindependent.com)
Eight months after election day, Al Franken will be sworn in today as Minnesota’s second U.S. senator. The UpTake brings the video of the 11:15 ceremony — in which Franken will be sworn in on a... More
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Franken's First Act: Signs On As EFCA Co-Sponsor | AlterNet
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iHours after he was seated, Sen. Al Franken, D-MN, let it be known that he would be sign on as a co-sponsor to the Employee Free Choice Act, the labor-backed provision that would allow unions to more... More
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GOP web ad warns of Al-mageddon (minnesotaindependent.com)
A new Republican web ad, titled “60,” again recycles footage of Al Franken gesticulating wildly — in imitation of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone cheering his son’s cross-country race. This... More
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