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7 hrs ago | Christianity, Politics, Sports and Me

Quick Hits: Volume LXXI

After giving serious consideration to running for Senate in 2014, conservative radio talk show host Jason Lewis cited the "Establishment Party" as the reason he is not entering the fray .

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Al Franken, US Senate, Democrat, Minnesota, Ron Paul, Opinion

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Herald Gazette

Writing workshops at Maine Media

A workshop in late-night comedy writing led by one of the craft's most acclaimed masters is one of the new writing workshops on tap at Maine Media Workshops + College this summer.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, To Die For, Drama Movies, Photography, Arts, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Entertainment

Wed Jun 12, 2013

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

SD's Senators Agree On More Oversight Of NSA

South Dakota's U.S. Senators say they haven't been briefed in detail on the National Security Agency's surveillance program, but they both agree there needs to be more oversight.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Thune, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Tim Johnson, Senator Al Franken

Harry's Place

Is it treason yet?

Glenn Beck and Michael Moore are among those calling leaker Edward Snowden a hero.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat

NewsTarget.com

Senator Al Franken: from SNL spoofer to NSA surveillance hawk

Al used to be a funny guy. Now, he's not. Make no mistake about it, if Bush were president at the moment, Little Al would be attacking him mercilessly.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Jun 11, 2013

KAAL-TV Austin

Whitewater Watershed Part of First Trial Program

Some big changes are coming for some Minnesota farmers, and the state's water quality.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Dayton, Minnesota, US Governors

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

How Al Franken Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Brother

They're trying to justify these warrantless wiretaps by saying "Oh, it's al Qaida!" One guy is saying it's just al Qaida -- the Hayden guy, and then on the other hand, you hear from the FBI that they were inundated with referrals on all kinds of stuff with these calls, so much so that they couldn't get to their real work, and that none of the ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Terrorism, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Breitbart.com

Al Franken Defends NSA Surveillance

"I can assure you that this isn't about spying on the American people," Senator Al Franken told local media.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Tracking Retail Shoppers is an Emerging Field for Research and...

GLASTONBURY, Conn., May 30 -- The Marketing Research Association issued the following news: Instead of asking hundreds of questions to respondents over a series of surveys to tease out their preferences and interests when visiting an Acme Retail Store, why not just track their real-world behavior once they get there? A growing number of research ... (more)

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Related Topix: Marketing, Glastonbury, CT, Privacy, US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Jose Serrano

Tue Jun 04, 2013

JD Supra

Farm Bill Amendments, Presidential Nominees, and the Shaheen-Portman...

With the Memorial Day recess over and the next break a month away, Congress is firming up its summer agenda.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US News, Agriculture, Science, US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US Senate, Democrat

StarPulse.com

Al Franken is a grandfather

Funnyman Al Franken has become a grandfather. The former Saturday Night Live regular-turned-Minnesota Senator and his wife Franni were celebrating on Thursday after their daughter Thomasin gave birth to a little boy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Sun Jun 02, 2013

Deadline

'101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time' From WGA/TV Guide: Complete List

The list was determined through online voting by WGAW and WGAE members. A follow-up to the WGA's 101 Greatest Screenplays , the "TV 101" list honors classic, trailblazing series and miniseries, as well as current and critically acclaimed programs, from comedies and dramas to variety/talk and children's programming.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Tom Davis, Garrett Morris, Breaking Bad

NewsBusters.org

Not Yet National News: Fla. Dem Congressman's Chief of Staff...

This has to be an imaginary story, right? Most Democrats and others on the left continue to insist that voter fraud is not a problem, even in the face of examples like Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken, whose 312-vote "victory" margin in 2008 may have entirely consisted of illegal votes by felons in just one county.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Allen West, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Al Franken, US Senate, Democrat, Representative Joe Garcia

Wed May 29, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

Self-affirmation beats stress'

Franken, a comedian in the 1990s, brought us what is undoubtedly one of the most well-known - and cringe-worthy - affirmations of all time through his Saturday Night Live character Stuart Smalley.

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Related Topix: Carnegie Mellon University

The Heartland Institute

Lies, Damned Lies, and the a oeAffordable Care Acta

"You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Senator Al Franken, Opinion

Tue May 28, 2013

Power Line

Taking Back the Tundra: an After-Action Report

Tonight AM 1280 the Patriot, the station on which we formerly had our local radio show, sponsored an event called "Taking Back the Tundra," featuring Hugh Hewitt.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Dayton, US Governors

Canada.com

Commencement speeches mirror America; two of five grads will go to jail

They fan out across the nation to deliver messages of inspiration, support and advice to the nation's latest crop of college graduates.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, University of Minnesota Morris, Hillsdale College

Television Week

'Saturday Night Live' Still Paying Out to Former Cast Member Who's Now a Politician

"Saturday Night Live" is still paying out for a former cast member who was on the show from 1975 through the mid-1990s and who currently serves as a Democratic senator from Minnesota, reports the New York Post .

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Sun May 26, 2013

Politico

Franken gets last laugh

The Minnesota Democrat looked to be a top GOP pickoff target next year after his agonizing seven-month recount and legal battle put him in the Senate in 2009 by a mere 312 votes.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton

Fri May 24, 2013

Christianity, Politics, Sports and Me

AK for AG?

It would appear U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lied , under oath, to Congress last week.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Dayton, Amy Klobuchar, US Governors