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Reid's Signal on Possible Seating of Franken Sparks Partisan Rancor (CQPolitics.com)

 
CQPolitics.com - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's signal that Democrats might soon try to seat Al Franken as Minnesota's new senator is sparking partisan rancor that the new majority had wanted to avoid. (link)

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