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WaPo profiles Franken campaign manager (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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Republicans pay Franken $96,000 for court costs (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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Before he was a senator, Franken played one on TV (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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Franken's First Act: Signs On As EFCA Co-Sponsor | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

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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Sen. Franken sworn in (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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That’s all folks: Franken pulls his punchlines (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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DeMint likens Franken’s election to Honduran coup (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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Franken jokes! New Senator’s speech to supporters elicits laughs, tears (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

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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Welcome to the Al Franken Decade (www.motherjones.com) TMC

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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Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. � Live video: Al Franken in D.C. (minnesotaindependent.com) TMC

The UpTake’s Noah Kunin is tracking Sen.-elect Al Franken’s arrival in Washington, D.C., and — in advance of tomorrow’s swearing-in — offers live video of Franken’s 12 noon CT press... More

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