Interview with Al Franken, U.S. Senate Candidate

Minnesota Monitor by Joe Bodell | Feb. 19, 2007 (Interview)

On February 14th, humorist and Air America radio personality Al Franken made official what political observers have long expected: he will run for the DFL nomination for U.S. Senate in 2008, hoping to face off against incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. In the wake of the announcement and, according to reports, several successful events to kick off the campaign, Franken took a few minutes to answer some questions about why he's running, major issues, and ... Full Story »

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Topics: U.S. Congress, Democrats
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Feb 19, 2007 - 12:00 PM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Dale Penn (review), Paul Pease (review), Larry Dillon (review), John Brackin (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Feb 19, 2007 - 12:01 PM PST

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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

With a link to an 8+ minute announcement of Franken's candidacy for the US Senate seat in Minnesota, this short interview gives a clear impression of the candidate's positions on major issues.

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