tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/6/2009
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Here's yet another example of how Republicans across the country are becoming just a little unbalanced over the victory of Sen.-elect Al Franken.
Last week, soon after Franken's win became official, Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Peter Bronson put up a blog post that included a curious photo ...
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/5/2009
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
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
blogs.tnr.com - 7/6/2009
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blogs.tnr.com —
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
google.com - 7/2/2009
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google.com —
5 days ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Now
that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which
Franken will show up in Washington? Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or ...
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The Associated Press: Which Al Franken will show up in ...
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Al Franken is Officially Boring
Talking Points Memo —
... It's going to take some time being measured and monotone to put to rest his image as a rowdy bombthrower (which is both embraced and reviled by the right -- take, for example, this fake photo of Franken still making the rounds and being passed of as legit). Somewhere between the obnoxious Franken and the straight-arrow Minnesotan is a truly witty guy. I look forward to it being safe for that Franken to emerge. ...
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huffingtonpost.com 7/9/2009 — WASHINGTON — Al Franken became a senator on Tuesday, completing the transformation from comedian to politician.
The Minnesota Democrat's swearing-in marked the end of an eight-month political and legal struggle and drew thunderous applause ...
Remembering The Funny Al Franken
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/7/2009 — As we've seen over the last week, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is now going to be a dead-serious public servant, leaving behind the image of the goofy comedian that he'd cultivated for decades before. With that in mind, it's time to remember and say ...
Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election-Again
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.
The Supreme Court Judge ...
Al Franken, Policy Wonk
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 7/3/2009 — Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) welcomed her new colleague Al Franken to the Senate with a fairly rude remark : “It’s important he go against the grain of his past career and really get to know the issues.” As Jon Chait says :
A couple things ...
Josh Marshall's bad news for Franken...
powerlineblog.com 6/3/2009 — which is posted here , represents a pure case of liberal projection. Marshall deems Governor Tim Pawlenty's decision not to seek a third term (announced yesterday) bad news for Franken. Why?
As long as he was going to run for governor and had ...
The Associated Press: Franken sworn in as Minnesota senator
google.com 7/7/2009 — 11 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Comedian-turned-politician Al Franken is now a senator. The Minnesota Democrat was sworn in Tuesday, ending an eight-month political and legal struggle. He gives the Democrats 60 votes to thwart possible Republican ...
Franken Makes His Mark
powerlineblog.com 8/1/2009 — The prospect of Al Franken as a United States Senator worried many, not only because he had no qualifications for the job but because he is temperamentally unsuited to high office. A bitter, angry man, Franken has a long history of confrontations and ...
Franken Comes to Washington
rollcall.com 7/6/2009 — After waiting eight long months for final confirmation that he defeated former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Sen.-elect Al Franken (D) will have no time to spare as he seeks to get up to speed this week on two of the biggest debates facing the chamber. ...
Democrats Saved Senate Committee Seats for Franken
cqpolitics.com 6/30/2009 — Democrats in the Senate are more than ready for Al Franken to join their ranks. In anticipation of the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling in Franken’s favor, his party’s leaders reserved spots for him on four committees, including those taking up the ...
Reid Welcomes Franken to Senate —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 7/6/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress.
Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada welcomed Sen.-elect Al Franken of Minnesota to the U.S. Senate today, telling reporters that Americans will be pleasantly surprised by the former Saturday Night Live ...
Franken poised to join Senate —
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 ...
Al Franken: From SNL to satirist to senator —
CNN.com - Politics 7/6/2009
Ten years ago, Al Franken wrote a satirical book detailing his fictitious race for the White House. In "'Why Not Me?" Franken trounces former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to win the election, but after countless scandals, a mental breakdown and a ...
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