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Celebrity birthday shoutout
Daily Press
Al Franken turns 61 years old today. Franken started out as a writer and performer on "Saturday Night Live," and went on to become a best-selling author satirizing Fox News in a series of books such as "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" and "Lies and ...

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Hollywood Reporter
Al Franken questions Comcast XBox streaming as net neutrality violation
Washington Post (blog)
Al Franken (D-Minn.) joining critics who say the cable giant's streaming video service over the XBox console may violate open Internet access rules. The controversy surrounds Comcast's launch last March of its Xfinity video streaming service over ...
Sen. Al Franken to FCC: Still unhappy about Comcast-NBC mergerArs Technica
Franken: Comcast thumbs nose at Net neutrality rulesCNET
Franken Questions Comcast's Commitment to Net NeutralityPC Magazine
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ReadWriteWeb
Franken turns up heat on Holder, wants info on cell phone tracking
CNET
Al Franken wants DOJ to hand over info on agency requests for location data from cell phone companies. by Charles Cooper May 11, 2012 1:52 PM PDT Follow @coopeydoop Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) wants the Justice Department to hand over any information it ...
US Senator Takes Wrong Turn on DOJ's GPS Tracking RequestseWeek
Senator looks into cell phone tracking by US law enforcementIntoMobile
Are the Feds Still Tracking Your GPS? One Senator Wants to KnowReadWriteWeb
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sen. Al Franken: Farmers need a safety net
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota is a farm state -- agriculture is 20 percent of our state's economy -- so I've spent a lot of time with Minnesota producers and farm leaders discussing the best way to structure a new five-year farm bill. Farmers understand that in tight ...
Sen Coons pushes for reauthorization of Farm Bill in WashingtonWGMD Radio
Lugar Joins Push for Senate Action on Farm BillHoosier Ag Today

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RealClearPolitics
Al Franken Breaks Down in Tears on Senate Floor During Violence Against Women ...
ABC News (blog)
Al Franken, D-Minn., wept on the Senate floor Thursday as he spoke about his deceased friends, former Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, who were strong advocates for protecting women from domestic violence. The moment came During a debate over ...
Franken gets emotional on Senate floorPolitico (blog)

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International Business Times
Sen. Franken Wants Justice Dept. To Reveal When It Sought Cell Phone GPS Data
TPM
Al Franken (D-MN) is concerned that law enforcement agencies are asking the nation's wireless carrier companies to turn over GPS location data of users without a search warrant. So, Franken asked the Justice Department directly on Thursday in an open ...
Al Franken asks Department of Justice for answers on phone GPS trackingThe Verge
Franken presses Justice Department for phone tracking practicesThe Hill (blog)
Senator Asks DOJ for Information on Its Cellphone Tracking PracticesPCWorld
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OFFBEAT: Elizabeth Taylor, homemade Fried Chicken and Las Vegas at Blue Chip ...
nwitimes.com
Comedian-turned-politician Al Franken is 61. Actor Mr. T is 60. Drummer Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 57. Actor Judge Reinhold is 55. Actor Brent Briscoe ("Mulholland Drive," ''A Simple Plan") is 51. Actress Lisa Edelstein ("House") ...