mediamatters.org - 7/3/2009
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SUMMARY: Several Fox News hosts have expressed bewilderment, disappointment, and denial about Al Franken's victory in the Minnesota Senate race. 193 Comments
huffingtonpost.com - 6/30/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Supreme Court on
Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as
the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for ...
Minnesota Decision: Supreme Court Rules For Franken, ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/7/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has now been sworn
into office as the junior Senator from Minnesota, six
months and one day after his term would have otherwise begun if not for the super-close election and resulting litigation that kept his victory bottled up. ...
Sen. Al Franken Sworn Into Office
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Rush Limbaugh is still a big fat idiot
Salon —
... Monica Crowley seemed bemused by the Minnesota outcome. But Glenn Beck, in his semiliterate way, heaped on enough abuse to keep Billo's fans satisfied for the moment. "It shows how crazy our country has gone," he began. "It shows that we've lost our minds. It's like we've slipped through a wormhole. It's like, this look likes the country I grew up in, but no -- Al Franken would never be a senator … We have entered a place to where there isn't statesmanship anymore." The tenor of the Fox attacks grew more feverish with the ranting of Brian Kilmeade, who judged Franken "barely ...
Paul Slansky: This Preposterous Week in Review: Michael Bay, Al Franken and Joe Jackson!
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog —
... • grumpiness of Fox News folks about the election of because not a single vote they're going to be happy with is likely ever to be cast by ...
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Geez, Norm Coleman , it's nearly July. How much foot-dragging were you planning on doing?
AP reports :
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race.
The high court rejected a legal ...
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gawker.com 7/16/2009 — This is Al Franken 's first week on the job, so he didn't have time to prepare actual questions for Sonia Sotomayor . Instead he talked about Perry Mason , and how that show made Sotomayor want to be a prosecutor. Which is weird! Because, see, the ...
Franken & Sotomayor: From TV to D.C.
tunedin.blogs.time.com 7/15/2009 — Think TV entertainment doesn't influence politics at its highest levels? Think again! At Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, new U.S. Senator Al Franken, who came to public fame on Saturday Night Live, reminisces with Sotomayor, who had said she was drawn to the law by watching Perry Mason ...
Klassic Kolbert: ‘The Al Franken Show’, featuring Stephen Colbert
nofactzone.net 7/1/2009 — Huzzah! The interminable 2008 Senate election in Minnesota has finally been decided, and we’ll soon be able to address Al Franken as Senator Al Franken. In honor of the occasion, I’m going to repost an old interview with Stephen Colbert from The Al Franken Show , co-hosted by ...
State Supreme Court rules for Franken, 5-0
startribune.com 6/30/2009 — The spotlight in the U.S. Senate contest now shifts to Gov. Tim Pawlenty. The justices said Democrat Al Franken is entitled to an election certificate -- but they did not directly order Pawlenty to issue one.
Al Franken wins Senate race —
Variety.com 6/30/2009
Business News: Long-running race comes to an end -- The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race.
Live From Minnesota, It's Sen. Franken —
The Wrap RSS 6/30/2009
State supreme court rules that Franken can finally take his seat; opponent Norm Coleman concedes. By Ira Teinowitz Finally, Minnesota has its senator.
The state's supreme court ruled on Tuesday that Al Franken recieved the highest ...
Al Franken: From satirist to senator —
CNN.com - Entertainment 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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