news.yahoo.com - 7/6/2009
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AP - Democrat Al Franken has arrived in Washington offering no jokes just a promise that he is "ready get to work."
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/5/2009
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David Broder has a column this morning calling
for bipartisanship. I know, you're shocked. But what struck...
me was this bit about Al Franken: Franken, the loud-mouthed former comedian, will be the 60th member of the Senate Democratic caucus ... Two ...
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Al Franken's secret
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 7/7/2009
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
The National Republican Congressional Committee has just released
a new Web ad featuring footage of Al Franken...
that makes him look like an angry, Red Bull-guzzling cross between Jim Carrey and the Hulk. The ad suggests that the Dem supermajority is ...
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GOP Ad Paints Franken As Angry Maniac — Using Footage Of ...
blogs.tnr.com - 7/6/2009
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In his column yesterday, David Broder called Minnesota
Senator Al Franken "the loud-mouthed former comedian." Needless to...
say, given the authorship, that this is a conventional view, though Broder has expressed it with unusual vehemance. ...
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David Broder Isn't Laughing
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Franken in Washington, says he's ready to work
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Harry Reid on Monday. Franken is expected to be sworn in to the Senate on Tuesday after a protracted, eight-month recount, then finally a concession by the Republican incumbent he beat, Norm Coleman. Franken spoke slowly from a podium in a Senate corridor packed with press. As cameras clicked rapidly in the background, Franken said he wants to be known as Minnesota's second senator, not the 60th Democrat. He says he will dive in to education, health care and energy issues. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_go_co/us_fran...
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CNN Political Ticker 7/6/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Al Franken says his main goal is to represent the people of Minnesota when he is sworn in Tuesday as the state's new U.S senator following an election that took almost seven months to decide.
"I'm going to work day and night ...
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