F000457 1951-05-21 2768 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] 1724 N00029016 5763 Democrat 202-224-5641 MN Al Franken 4.52991452991453 http://franken.senate.gov 412378 Person congress Mon Feb 08 22:14:27 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 For example, Minnesota's Al Franken has proposed some creative solutions to the Healthcare debate that involve reconciliation first, and continued fixes ... 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Sat Feb 06 22:17:36 -0600 2010 Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod told CSPAN yesterday that his discussion about health care with a heated Sen. Al Franken earlier this week was "a ... 'al':20 'sen':19 'blog':30 'care':15 'heat':18 'hous':3 'star':28 'told':7 'week':24 'advis':4 'cspan':8 'david':5 'white':2 'health':14 'senior':1 'tribun':29 'axelrod':6 'discuss':12 'earlier':22 'franken':21 'yesterday':9 'minneapoli':27 7517605 true true google news Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) OK http://technorati.com/politics/article/theres-al-franken-bustin-skulls-everywhere/ 412378 Person senator Sat Feb 06 22:17:36 -0600 2010 Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Specifically, Senator Al Franken, (D-Minn.) called out Comcast's Roberts for being inconsistent in his statements to Franken privately, regarding program ... 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Mon Feb 08 22:14:28 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ... on," said a source familiar with the talks Politico reports that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) vocally criticized White House senior adviser David Axelrod, ... 'd':16 'al':13 'mn':17 'sen':12 'blog':27 'd-mn':15 'hous':21 'said':2 'talk':8 'advis':23 'david':24 'sourc':4 'tpmdc':26 'vocal':18 'white':20 'critic':19 'report':10 'senior':22 'axelrod':25 'franken':14 'familiar':5 'politico':9 7531995 true true google news TPMDC (blog) OK http://beta.thehindu.com/health/article101845.ece 412378 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 11:07:26 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Democrats officially lost their 60th vote — which they had gained when Senator Al Franken joined the chamber — when Senator Scott P. Brown, ... 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'30':29 'al':10,35 'us':37 'ceo':4,14,20 'nbc':18 'sen':9 'cabl':33 'hear':25 'jeff':21 'mega':8 'brian':15 'giant':34 'senat':38 'merger':31 'propos':6,28 'robert':16 'zucker':22 'billion':30 'comcast':13 'franken':2,11,36 'univers':19 'minnpost':1 'question':3,12 'minnesota':39 'comcast/nbc':7 7537223 false true google blog Al Franken - US Senator, Minnesota http://blog.alfranken.com/ OK http://blog.alfranken.com/2010/02/08/minnpost-franken-questions-ceos-on-proposed-comcastnbc-mega-merger/ 412378 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 11:07:23 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 including Democratic senator Al Franken, who worries that NBC won't be entirely truthful. Because obviously a TV network owned by GIANT MILLITARY CONTRACTOR wouldn't have any conflicts of interest! ... 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