Al Franken's First Vote in Senate Goes Against President Obama
buzztok.com 7/8/2009 — Newly sworn in Minnesota Senator goes against the Obama White House in his first vote.  Franken Joined other Democrats who opposed the House plan that would cut $6 million in funding to protect buses from terrorists.  The amendment was sponsored by Senator John McCain What a way ...

Al Franken's secret
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 7/5/2009 — 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 ...

What Franken's Win Does and Doesn't Mean
voices.washingtonpost.com 7/1/2009 — By Ben Pershing The 2008 election began 545 days ago with the Iowa caucus, and it ended yesterday in Norm Coleman's backyard in St. Paul, where he finally conceded victory to Al Franken in their Senate contest. The Republic had been functioning just ...

Al Franken's Explicit Language
mydd.com 9/24/2009 — Oh, thank the heavens above for Senator Al Franken. With the Obama Justice Department seeking renewal of three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of the year, it has been a disconcerting time for those of us who are ...

Some of Senator Franken's
driftglass.blogspot.com 1/11/2009 — Early work. driftglass

Franken's first goal: dogs for vets
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 7/21/2009 — Sen. Al Franken unveiled his first legislative goal Monday. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Newly-minted Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, unveiled his first legislative goal Monday — providing funding to train dogs to work with wounded ...

Al Franken's Minnesota
online.wsj.com 11/21/2008 — Al Franken's campaign takes exception to our recent description of the curious goings-on in Minnesota's Senate vote count . We're delighted to hear his growing vote total is all routine. But who needs to worry about votes discovered in a car when the ...

Recount Day 238: Coleman quits; Goshdarnit Al Franken's a senator
latimesblogs.latimes.com 7/1/2009 — Well, it's finally over. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled 5-0 today that Democrat Al Franken won the 2.9 million vote Senate election there by a landslide 312 votes. Hours later Republican incumbent Norm Coleman conceded defeat and congratulated ...

Brian Maloney: Al Franken's Former Talk Radio Colleagues Vocalize Disapproval
radioequalizer.blogspot.com 7/10/2009 — FRANKEN-LY UNHAPPY Schultz Tirade Against New Senator Provides Reality Check Likely knowing full well that Al Franken has yet to prove his worth as a US Senator, the alleged funnyman's mainstream media pals are working overtime to remake his dodgy ...

Clerk.House - Official Website
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Franken relishes policy role in new position (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Al Franken has immersed himself in the health care debate. He's posed thoughtful questions to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. He's signed on as a co-sponsor of a half dozen bills.