U.S. Democratic senatorial candidate and Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken (DFL-MN) and his wife Franni speak to reporters outside their home in Minneapolis June 30, 2009. Franken, a satirist turned politician, was declared the winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota on Tuesday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama's party to secure a critical 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate. Ending one of the longest Senate races ever, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously rejected each of Republican Norm Coleman's five legal arguments that an earlier recount of the November 4 vote had been unfair. Coleman quickly conceded. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

U.S. Democratic senatorial candidate and Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken (DFL-MN) and his wife Franni speak to reporters outside their home in Minneapolis June 30, 2009. Franken, a satirist turned politician, was declared the winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota on Tuesday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama's party to secure a critical 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate. Ending one of the longest Senate races ever, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously rejected each of Republican Norm Coleman's five legal arguments that an earlier recount of the November 4 vote had been unfair. Coleman quickly conceded.

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  5. 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.
  6. 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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