[Osx-nutters] Al Franken

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<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_on_el_se/senate_franken>
> MINNEAPOLIS - Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for  
> the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of  
> "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a  
> political figure.
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> Franken said he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge  
> Republican incumbent Norm Coleman (news, bio, voting record) and  
> immediately acknowledged the doubts voters may have about electing  
> a former "Saturday Night Live" performer.
>
> "Minnesotans have a right to be skeptical about whether I'm ready  
> for this challenge, and to wonder how seriously I would take the  
> responsibility that I'm asking you to give me," Franken said in a  
> video on his Web site.
>
> "I want you to know: Nothing means more to me than making  
> government work better for the working families of this state, and  
> over the next 20 months, I look forward to proving to you that I  
> take these issues seriously," he said.


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