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A big thank you to Senators Patrick Leahy, Dick Durbin, Al Franken, Richard Blumenthal, and Sheldon Whitehouse for asking the Supreme Court to provide greater transparency about the way it handles ethical issues. The Justices, including Chief Justice Joh
The federal government appears ready to make amends for a dark period in Indian relations 123 years ago that took timber and land from six northern Minnesota Chippewa reservations. Legislation is advancing in Washington that would release a $20 million s
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) holds a news conference with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) and Sen. Al Franken at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary... View Photo »
For me, this is an important jobs issue
On winter weekends, I wear a heavy baseball jacket with a Republican theme: it has big “GOP” graphics on the front and back and an American flag and another GOP symbol on one arm. I generally forget that I am a virtual billboard unless someone comments o
Let’s contrast two lawmakers from the Upper Midwest and their reactions to the still-without-terms foreclosure fraud settlement. Al Franken has a video out toeing the party line on the settlement, really just informing borrowers that, over the next 6-9 m
"Global warming is real and to a very significant degree global warming is man made," Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday at the outset of a special, one-hour Senate floor session. He was joined by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Tom Udall and Al Franken in the
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) participates in a news conference after helping move a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act out of the Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate... View Photo »
I got him a gift and we became friends
Newt Gingrich hasn’t just fallen in the GOP presidential race; he may be the most unpopular person in American politics right now. Two new polls out this week show the former House speaker with an absolutely atrocious favorability rating. Republican pres
In a normal election cycle, the paradox that plagues every Libertarian candidate--too right-leaning for the left and too left-leaning for the right--would doom Johnson. But there's a wild card this year that could make things interesting: Americans Elect
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, writer and liberal political commentator. He first became famous as a writer and a performer for the television show Saturday Night Live, then moved into writing (and appearing in) several films. He then became a political commentator, writer of numerous best-selling... Full Article
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, takes questions from first graders as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , listens during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a roundtable discussion with...
View Photo »U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, enjoys a laugh as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , reads to first graders during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a roundtable discussion with Franken and...
View Photo »Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , center, accompanied by committee members, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss committee action on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. From left...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Senate Judiciary Committee's Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken (D-MN) (R) questions witnesses about privacy on mobile devices during a hearing with ranking member Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Capitol Hill May 10, 2011 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee Chairman Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. presides over the subcommittee's hearing on "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy," Tuesday, May 10, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (4th R) listens to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) as Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (2nd L), U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (3rd L), U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (3rd R), U.S. Sen....
View Photo »Democratic Senators, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , take part in a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
View Photo »U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits with students during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a roundtable discussion with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and other educators regarding...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses while speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , Reid, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , Sen. Jay...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. accompanied by Democratic senators, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2011, after meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus. From left are, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. , Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , ...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, joined by fellow senators, speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. Front row, from left are: Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Reid, Sen. Bernie Sanders,...
View Photo »U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, takes questions from first graders as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , listens during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a roundtable discussion with...
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