F000457 1951-05-21 1560 320 Hart Senate Office Building Al 'd':4 'al':2,6,8 'mn':5 'sen':1 'franken':3,7,9 M 412378 Franken Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] 1156 N00029016 3381 Democrat 202-224-5641 MN Al Franken 5.02941176470588 http://franken.senate.gov 412378 Person senate Thu Nov 19 11:15:05 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...which would hit Minnesota companies like Medtronic and St. Jude Medical. The bill also contains a provision by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., mandating that insurance companies spend at least 85 percent of health insurance premium dollars on direct medical c 'c':49 'd':30 '85':39 'al':27 'st':16 'hit':10 'sen':26 'set':2 'also':21 'bill':20 'care':6 'epic':4 'jude':17 'like':13 'minn':31 'star':51 'fight':7 'insur':34,43 'least':38 'medic':18,48 'senat':1 'spend':36 'would':9 'd-minn':29 'direct':47 'dollar':45 'health':5,42 'mandat':32 'provis':24 'tribun':52 'compani':12,35 'contain':22 'franken':28 'medtron':14 'percent':40 'premium':44 'minnesota':11 'minneapoli':50 6736911 true true daylife Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/ OK http://www.startribune.com/nation/70424777.html 412378 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 22:21:58 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...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. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Sens. Richard Durbin, 'd':28,33,41 '18':20 'al':30 'ap':47 '849':1 'ill':42 'nov':19 'sen':24,51 'set':5 '2009':21 'back':46 'balc':49 'bill':4,14 'care':13 'conn':29 'dick':38 'dodd':26 'hill':17 'left':36 'minn':34 'chris':25 'd-ill':40 'debat':8 'ceneta':50 'd-conn':27 'd-minn':32 'durbin':39,53 'health':3,12 'histor':7 'listen':43 'second':35 'vendor':57 'atlanta':54 'billion':2 'capitol':16 'franken':31 'journal':55 'richard':52 'democrat':11 'constitut':56 'wednesday':18 'washington':23 'photo/manuel':48 6734346 true true daylife Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor http://ajc.com/ OK http://www.ajc.com/business/849-billion-health-bill-203618.html 412378 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:47 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 With 58.6 percent of all absentees counted, the paper notes that Hoffman has gained 71 votes on Mr. Owens so far. Rep. Bill Owens' (D-N.Y.) margin of victory over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has widened after additional absentee votes 'd':33 'n':34 'y':35 '71':22 'mr':25 '-23':7 'd-n':32 'far':28 'n.y':6 'rep':29 '58.6':9 'bill':30 'doug':43 'gain':21 'hill':52 'note':17 'owen':1,26,31 'vote':23,50 'addit':48 'count':14 'paper':16 'parti':41 'widen':46 'candid':42 'defeat':2 'margin':36 'absente':13,49 'conserv':40 'hoffman':3,19,44 'percent':10 'victori':38 6739750 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68729-owens-defeats-hoffman-in-ny-23 412378 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 11:15:04 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...season-opening victory for the first time in school history. Imua, coach and team! Inspired by the incredible skill of Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota in drawing the United States, including the state boundaries, National Geographic asked all 100 U.S. sen 'al':25 '100':42 'ask':40 'sen':24,44 'u.s':43 'asid':2 'draw':30 'imua':14 'open':5 'star':47 'team':17 'time':10 'unit':32 'brief':1 'coach':15 'first':9 'skill':22 'state':33,36 'includ':34 'incred':21 'inspir':18 'nation':38 'school':12 'season':4 'franken':26 'histori':13 'victori':6 'boundari':37 'bulletin':48 'geograph':39 'honolulu':45 'minnesota':28 'season-open':3 'star-bulletin':46 6736910 true true daylife Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://www.starbulletin.com/ OK http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/20091119_Brief_asides.html 412378 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 11:15:05 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media Wednesday about the Democratic health care bill in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd (left), D-Conn.; Al Franken, D-Minn., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen in the back. manuel balce ceneta /Associated Press 'd':12,32,37,43 'al':34 'ill':44 'nev':13 'sen':8,27 'back':48 'balc':50 'bill':5,24 'care':4,23 'conn':33 'dick':40 'dodd':29 'left':30 'minn':38 'reid':10 'chris':28 'd-ill':42 'd-nev':11 'harri':9 'media':17 'press':53 'senat':1 'speak':14 'tulsa':54 'world':55 'ceneta':51 'd-conn':31 'd-minn':36 'durbin':41 'health':3,22 'leader':7 'listen':45 'manuel':49 'unveil':6 'franken':35 'democrat':21 'wednesday':18 'health-car':2 'washington':26 '/associated':52 6736912 true true daylife Tulsa World http://www.tulsaworld.com/ OK http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091119_13_A3_Senate259998&rss_lnk=1 412378 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:20:47 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...D.C. — Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., introduced two bills Wednesday that would direct more money to help homeless and foster children in school. The measures would establish and bolster school liaison positions to work exclusively with homeless and foste 'd':15 'al':12 'd.c':10 'sen':11 'two':18 'bill':3,19 'fost':49 'help':5,27 'minn':16 'work':44 'money':25 'offer':2 'posit':42 'would':22,36 'd-minn':14 'direct':23 'exclus':45 'foster':8,30 'measur':35 'school':33,40 'bolster':39 'franken':1,13 'liaison':41 'children':9,31 'homeless':6,28,47 'introduc':17 'establish':37 'wednesday':20 'minnpost.com':50 6739751 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/11/19/13633/franken_offers_bills_to_help_homeless_and_foster_children 412378 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 22:21:59 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...D.C. — Sen. Al Franken today hailed changes to a food safety bill that he said would "make sure organic farmers in Minnesota do not face unnecessary burden by complying with this legislation" The Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernizatio 'al':10 'd.c':8 'sen':9 'bill':7,19 'drug':43 'face':32 'food':5,17,41,45 'hail':2,13 'make':24 'said':22 'sure':25 'chang':3,14 'organ':26 'today':12 'would':23 'burden':34 'compli':36 'farmer':27 'legisl':39 'safeti':6,18,46 'franken':1,11 'administr':44 'minnesota':29 'unnecessari':33 'minnpost.com':48 'modernizatio':47 6734347 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/derekwallbank/2009/11/18/13572/franken_hails_change_to_food_safety_bill 412378 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 11:14:43 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Sen. Al Franken talked about the health care overhaul bill this morning. He said he's continuing to fight to keep the public option in the bill and won't put a deadline on when the bill will pass. Franken also said he doesn't like the provision in the H 'h':56 'al':7 'mpr':57 'put':36 'sen':6 'won':34 'also':46 'bill':5,15,32,42 'care':4,13 'keep':26 'like':51 'morn':17 'pass':44 'said':19,47 'talk':9 'doesn':49 'fight':24 'radio':60 'health':3,12 'option':29 'provis':53 'public':28,59 'continu':22 'deadlin':38 'discuss':2 'franken':1,8,45 'overhaul':14 'minnesota':58 6727117 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/franken_discuss.shtml?refid=0 412378 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 11:14:43 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...— were regarded coolly. Limbaugh got the coldest temps, but former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got the second-coldest rating. U.S. Sen. Al Franken produced the coolest ratings among Minnesota politicians. 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Al Franken, D-Minn., co-sponsored legislation Wednesday that would guarantee up to seven days of paid sick leave for U.S. workers infected by the H1N1 virus. “We know that staying home is the best way to combat the spread of the H1N1 vi 'd':15 'al':12 'co':3,18 'vi':57 'd.c':10 'day':28 'sen':11 'u.s':34 'way':49 'best':48 'bill':9 'h1n1':5,39,56 'home':45 'know':42 'leav':8,32 'minn':16 'paid':30 'sick':7,31 'stay':44 'seven':27 'virus':40 'would':23 'combat':51 'd-minn':14 'infect':36 'legisl':20 'spread':53 'worker':35 'franken':1,13 'sponsor':4,19 'guarante':24 'sick-leav':6 'wednesday':21 'co-sponsor':2,17 'minnpost.com':58 6734348 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/cynthiadizikes/2009/11/18/13576/franken_co-sponsors_h1n1_sick-leave_bill 412378 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 22:21:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), one of the most prominent liberals in his state, is now raising money for state Sen. Tarryl Clark, the leading Democratic candidate to challenge one of Minnesota's most prominent conservatives, Republican Rep. 'd':13 'al':10 'mn':14 'one':15,39 'rep':47 'sen':9,30 'tpm':48 'd-mn':12 'lead':34 'rais':2,26 'clark':7,32 'elect':49 'liber':20 'money':3,27 'oppon':6 'state':23,29 'tpmdc':8 'candid':36 'promin':19,44 'tarryl':31 'central':50 'conserv':45 'franken':1,11 'bachmann':5 'challeng':38 'democrat':35 'minnesota':41 'republican':46 6734338 false true google blog TPM Election Central http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/ OK http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/franken-raising-money-for-bachmann-opponent-clark.php 412378 Person sen\. Wed Nov 18 22:21:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 As if Michele Bachmann's 2010 re-election battle wasn't already going to be a doozy, it's begun shaping up as a proxy war between the forces of U.S. Sen. Al Franken and the man he bested in Minnesota's recount, former Sen. Norm Coleman. ... 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In his years on Saturday Night Live, Minnesota senator Al Franken danced up a storm, including in a memorable sketch where he played Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. ... 'al':32 'dc':18 'els':7 'tom':1 'blog':52 'danc':9,34 'live':29 'mick':49 'play':45 'rahm':3 'roll':46 'year':22,25 'capit':11 'fever':10 'memor':41 'night':28 'senat':31 'stone':47 'storm':37 'ballet':13 'includ':38 'jagger':50 'recent':21 'sketch':42 'studio':19 'comment':12 'franken':33 'downtown':17 'frontman':48 'saturday':27 'minnesota':30 'instructor':14 'washingtonian':51 6734345 false true google blog Washingtonian Blogs http://www.washingtonian.com/blogrssAll OK http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/13979.html 412378 Person senator Wed Nov 18 22:21:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Why am I unsurprised that Al Franken and the Senator from Wyoming accepted the challenge? posted by horsewithnoname at 6:38 PM on November 18. They should have saved time by having Franken draw all of the states. ... '6':29 '18':34 '38':30 'al':15 'pm':31 'wy':1 'get':4 'draw':43 'post':25 'save':38 'time':39 'wyom':21 'senat':19 'squar':7 'state':47 'accept':22 'couldn':2 'novemb':33 'franken':16,42 'challeng':24 'metafilt':9,48 'unsurpris':13 'horsewithnonam':27 6734342 false true google blog MetaFilter http://www.metafilter.com/ OK http://www.metafilter.com/86790/WY-couldnt-get-any-more-square-here 412378 Person republican Wed Nov 18 22:21:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Months ago, controversy over victims' right to sue while already having agreed to binding arbitration led Republican lawmakers to vote against a provision put forward by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) that aimed at giving Jamie Leigh and other ... 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'al':12 'dfl':10 'put':44 'sen':11 'won':42 'bill':5,20,40 'care':4,18 'edit':23 'keep':34 'morn':22,25 'pass':51 'said':27 'talk':14 'fight':32 'radio':9 'health':3,17 'option':37 'public':8,36 'continu':30 'deadlin':46 'discuss':2 'franken':1,13 'overhaul':19 'polinaut':6,52 'minnesota':7 6734344 false true google blog Polinaut http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/franken_discuss.shtml 412378 Person congress Thu Nov 19 11:15:00 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is backing Tarryl Clark in her 6th district congressional campaign. He's also helping the DFL state senator raise some money. Here's the letter Franken sent out on behalf of Clark: Dear ____ , ... 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'al':1,17 'ask':3,30 'bid':26 'laud':38 'sent':13 'show':19 'clark':8,24,39 'donat':32 'email':12,37 'senat':16 'today':15 'legisl':47 'tarryl':7,23 'franken':2,18 'support':6,21 'campaign':35,49 'congress':28 'strength':44 'accomplish':41 'mnpublius.com':9,50 6734335 false true google blog MNpublius.com http://mnpublius.com/ OK http://mnpublius.com/2009/11/al-franken-asks-you-to-support-tarryl-clark/ 412378 Person senator Wed Nov 18 22:21:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The US Has 5% Of The World's Population And 25% Of The World's Prisoners! Senator Al Franken. By CSPANJunkie Wednesday Nov 18, 2009 3:37pm. You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! ... 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