Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken greets fellow Congressmen prior to the address by US President Barack Obama on his embattled healthcare reform plan September 9, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Obama, whose approval ratings have taken a hit, hopes to regain control of healthcare reform, one of his top legislative priorities. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken greets fellow Congressmen prior to the address by US President Barack Obama on his embattled healthcare reform plan September 9, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Obama, whose approval ratings have taken a hit, hopes to regain control of healthcare reform, one of his top legislative priorities.

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  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) (L) and Sen. Al Frankin (D-MN) visit before the bill signing ceremony for the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act in the East Room of the White House October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. The $681 billion U.S. defense budget bill provides for a 3.4 percent pay increase for members of the U.S. military and included legislation that makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
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  11. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Al Franken, D-Minn., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen in the back.
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  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) walks past Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) as they talk with aids during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on legislation to repeal a federal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies.
  14. Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Al Franken, D-MN, attends a hearing on Patriot Act re-authorization September 23, 2009 in the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  15. Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., left, listen to Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, before the committee's hearing on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
  16. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, squeezes past committee member Sen. Al Franken's, D-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.

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