Topic: Al Franken

Driving a Metaphor Into the Ditch

CNN and NBC have been gently mocking President Obama for his recurrent metaphor about the economy being " ) Al Franken took the metaphor to its outrageous conclusion, as he campaigned for MN gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton. In case you missed it, ...
Christine O'Donnell is a perennial United States Senate candidate from the state of Delaware. Christine O'Donnell was one of six children born to an Italian-American family. " - Christine O'Donnell"I was the 2008 endorsed candidate against Joe Biden and I won in ...
Minneapolis police investigate apparent pellet shot found in window of Sen. Franken's condoMinneapolis police are investigating a hole apparently made by a pellet shot in the window of Sen. Al Franken's downtown condominium.Police spokesman Sgt. Bill Palmer said Wednesday that Franken and ...
Live from Minneapolis! Franken enlists `Saturday Night Live' star to help raise cash for DemsLive from Minneapolis, it's Al Franken and "Saturday Night Live" star Seth Meyers!Minnesota's junior Democratic senator spent much of the 2008 campaign downplaying his years on NBC's sketch ...
Bitter recount, loss to former 'SNL' comic Al Franken sours ex-Minn. senator to governor's bidFormer Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman says it's too soon to jump back into politics after his bruising loss to former " Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.Coleman put ...

Norm Coleman

Aspects of the topic Norm Coleman are discussed in the following places at Britannica. The initial count showed that the incumbent Republican senator Norm Coleman had defeated DFL candidate Al Franken by just 215 votes.
A self-professed lover of policy, Al Franken relishes opportunity to get to work in the SenateJust weeks into his Senate term, Al Franken's portfolio compares favorably to any of the Senate's freshman members. He has signed on as co-sponsor to a half ...
At Sotomayor hearings, Franken couldn't recall a key 'Perry Mason' episode despite family tieSen. Al Franken got some chuckles at Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing with a cheeky observation about the classic TV show "Perry Mason": "It amazes me that you wanted ...
Sotomayor, Sen. Franken recall Perry Mason fondlyIt turns out Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and Sen. Al Franken were both Perry Mason fans as kids.The two reminisced at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday, after the Minnesota Democrat noted that he and his family ...

AL FRANKEN, SENATOR

AL FRANKEN, SENATOR It took 238 days to figure out who won the Minnesota race for U.S. Senate, but the contest is finally over. On June 30 the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of Democrat Al Franken, and his opponent, Norm ...
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