U.S. Democratic senatorial candidate Al Franken (DFL-MN) (R) shakes hands with incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) (L) and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley (C) after their final senatorial debate in the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota in this November 2, 2008 file photo. Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Coleman, state officials said on January 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

U.S. Democratic senatorial candidate Al Franken (DFL-MN) (R) shakes hands with incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) (L) and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley (C) after their final senatorial debate in the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota in this November 2, 2008 file photo. Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Coleman, state officials said on January 4, 2009.

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  2. BOSTON - AUGUST 29: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (C) leaves the John F. Kennedy Library as Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket is transported to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for his funeral August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Sen. Kennedy, the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer on August 25.
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  5. 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.
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