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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/7/2009
Sen. Al Franken Sworn Into Office
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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. The former Saturday Night Live performer, ...
Minnesota Decision: Supreme Court Rules For Franken, Coleman Concedes
huffingtonpost.com - 6/30/2009
Minnesota Decision: Supreme Court Rules For Franken, Coleman Concedes
— 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, ...

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politico.com - 7/1/2009
Coleman concedes race to Franken
— politico.com — With concession, Democrats hold a dominant supermajority in the Senate. Coleman concedes race to Franken

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Fox hosts on Franken victory: "in denial"; Franken and nation crazy; Coleman originally won | Media Matters for America
mediamatters.org - 7/3/2009
Fox hosts on Franken victory: "in denial"; Franken and nation crazy; Coleman ...
— mediamatters.org — SUMMARY: Several Fox News hosts have expressed bewilderment, disappointment, and denial about Al Franken's victory in the Minnesota Senate race. 193 Comments Fox hosts on Franken victory: "in denial";  ...

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Talking Points Memo:  Franken Sworn In

Gawker:  The Junior Senator from Minnesota [Updates]

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Franken Sworn In
Talking Points Memo — Vice President Biden in his role as President of the Senate is now swearing in Al Franken. Nice touch: Franken was escorted into the Senate chamber by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former Vice President Walter Mondale, also of Minnesota. An extended round of applause for Franken from the Senate and if the volume level is any guide from the Senate the gallery, too. ...

The Junior Senator from Minnesota [Updates]
Gawker — A little while ago Al Franken was officially sworn in as a U.S. Senator. [TPM] ...

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