huffingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009
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After operating largely under the radar during his first few months in office, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is slowly beginning to make political ripples.
On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Democrat got his first piece of legislation passed by the United States Senate via roll call vote. The ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/7/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by
her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in...
Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for ...
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Franken Wins Bipartisan Support For Legislation Reining ...
minnesotaindependent.com - 10/7/2009
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minnesotaindependent.com —
An amendment that would ban federal funds going
to companies that require arbitration in the case of...
sexual assault passed the Senate on Tuesday. The amendment was offered by Sen. Al Franken and was added to the defense appropriations bill by a vote ...
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Franken amendment to protect victims of sexual assault ...
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Franken Gets His First Amendment Passed By Roll Call Vote
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... But it did add another notch in his belt as he makes the transition from popular comedian to serious politician. The senator has largely avoided the national spotlight in favor of pursuing a behind-the-scenes yeoman-like approach. Indeed, when asked to discuss what role congressional Democrats would play in adding conditions to any potential troop increase in Afghanistan, he demurred, saying there wasn't enough time in the brief interview to address such a weighty topic. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/07/franken-gets-f... :woohoo: :applause:
Franken's anti-rape amendment in trouble?
Daily Kos —
... Franken's amendment passed the Senate on October 21, 2009 by a voting margin of 68 to 30. The 30 Republicans who opposed the provision were widely pilloried in the press. But they were actually joined in some of their concerns ...
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politicolnews.com 7/6/2009 — Finally Al Franken by way of the longest legal battle in history for Minnesota is getting to do what the people of Minnesota elected him to do -take his seat as the Senator from Minnesota in a hotly contested court battle from the Republican contender Norm Coleman.
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brilliantatbreakfast.blogspot.com 10/7/2009 — I can't help but compare the early days of Senator Al Franken to the early days of Senator Barack Obama. Barack Obama sat on his hands rather than stand up for the black citizens of Ohio who were denied the chance to vote in the 2004 election and ...
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