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Races to Watch: Franken May Get Last Laugh in Minnesota
Races to Watch: Franken May Get Last Laugh in Minnesota
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Franken Gaining Ground in Minnesota Senate Race
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... A couple months ago, Al Franken’s U.S. Senate bid might have seemed like a longshot, even when it comes to politics as (un)usual in his quirky home state of Minnesota. Now, victory may be within reach for the “SNL” star in his race against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. ...

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MANKATO, Minn. -- Al Franken settled into the Wagon Wheel Cafe and for 45 uninterrupted minutes talked with a handful of Minnesota farmers about the promise of cellulosic ethanol, the impact of the sinking dollar on crop prices and his pledge to ...
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Best-known for an "SNL" skit in which his character stares into a mirror and attempts to reassure himself that, doggone it, people like him, Al Franken has pulled ahead in his Senate race.