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[cordwainer]

Al Franken is a Senator, even though the Republican cry baby losers and whiners are trying to pull off a coup to subvert the will of the people of Minnesota:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/03/franken_prevails_in_recount.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE50405S20090105?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/37047159.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/05/politics/main4700170.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_4700170

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/franken-holds-onto-lead-in-minnesota/

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/3/194347/8120/465/679902

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/01/mn-senate_colemans_window_clos.html?wprss=thefix

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/5/12561/49601/1021/680387

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/04/al-franken-does-mick.html

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/01/05/court_rejects_colemans_bid.html

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/3/181012/1007/499/679868

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/3/163341/7199/534/679841

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/can-franken-give-burris-his-daily.html

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/did-wall-street-jorunal-fire-their-fact.html

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/franken-jumps-out-to-223-vote-lead-on.html

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/good-news-for-coleman.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/3/191756/5607/494/679897

See also:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/is-jesse-jackson-jr-electable.html

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/bennet-reportedly-chosen-as-colorados.html

Just a year ago in Iowa:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/3/194359/8325/464/679903

Panneta is a great pick for CIA, and pro-torture senators are freaking out that we may finally have someone concerned about human rights in the job:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17072.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/5/214838/3952/811/680589

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/6/1655/94728/802/680582

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/6/31344/20081/769/680615

See also:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/opinion/02krugman.html?_r=3

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/3/164542/9018/538/679845

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/opinion/04rich.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/opinion/28rich.html

If you read nothing else today, read about the the latest crimes of the Mormon Cult of Death and Hate:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/5/8431/61882/90/680293

http://orato.com/lifestyles/2009/01/02/trapped-mormon-gulag

http://www.mormongulag.com/