Don't Call Him Senator Franken

— By Nick Baumann

| Tue Jun. 30, 2009 10:51 AM PDT

The Minnesota Supreme Court just unanimously confirmed Al Franken's win in November's election. He'll likely be the new Senator from Minnesota very soon, but you can call him Al:

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Nick Baumann covers national politics for Mother Jones' DC Bureau. For more of his stories, click here. He can also be found on twitter.

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About damned time.

Submitted by Jennifer L (not verified) on Tue Jun. 30, 2009 11:38 AM PDT.

About damned time.

Don't Worry, I Won't

Submitted by Anonymous Bosh (not verified) on Tue Jun. 30, 2009 4:12 PM PDT.
    Don't Call Him Senator Franken

Don't worry. I won't.
I'll refer to him as "Just Another Clown In DC".

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