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...I am thinking here of the demise of Al Franken, the former Saturday Night Live comedian turned highly effective Democratic senator from Minnesota....
...One person, who said he was relatively sympathetic with Kerry on this issue, compared his position with Al Franken’s famous remark about a fellow US senator: “I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues...
...In response to ‘Why Andrew Cuomo makes me nostalgic for Al Franken’: “While Al Franken indeed got a raw deal, Andrew Cuomo is getting off far too easily....
...In his equally amusing memoir, Al Franken, the former late night comedian-turned Minnesota Democrat senator, wrote: “I like Ted Cruz more than most of my colleagues like Ted Cruz....
...The statement by Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and Gillibrand, who played a pivotal role in the ouster of former Senator Al Franken over sexual harassment allegations, capped an extraordinary day...
...Recommended reading Jane Mayer rightfully revisits whether Al Franken’s downfall came too speedily, in The New Yorker....
...The New Yorker — handbook of the city’s older liberals — has just published an attempted rehabilitation of disappeared former Senator Al Franken....
...She was also among those who publicly called for Minnesota senator Al Franken’s dismissal following accusations of sexual misconduct — all but forcing his resignation....
...The US Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Al Franken amid sexual misconduct accusations will be filled by Minnesota lieutenant governor Tina Smith, the state’s governor announced on Wednesday....
...Al Franken, one of the Senate’s most prominent and popular Democrats, has ceded to fellow Democrats’ demands that he resign following accusations of sexual misconduct – a stunning turn of events for a man...
...In the US, comedian Al Franken — who made his name on Saturday Night Live — served as a Democratic senator until 2018 (he resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct)....
...Six female Democratic senators have called on fellow Democrat Al Franken to resign, following a growing number of sexual misconduct allegations against the senator....
...Her senator, Al Franken, resigned last year after allegations of sexual misconduct. Separately, two women came forward accusing a Minnesota state senator and state representative of sexual assault....
...Al Franken, the Minnesota senator, is expected to resign on Thursday after a majority of Senate Democrats called on him to step down in the wake of fresh sexual misconduct accusations....
...Al Franken, one of the US Senate’s most prominent and popular Democrats, has ceded to pressure from party members and resigned following accusations of sexual misconduct — a stunning turn of events for a...
...Al Franken, one of the left’s 2020 hopefuls, resigned his Senate seat in January after eight women said he had groped them....
...Al Franken, the Democratic senator, is facing an ethics investigation after being accused of kissing and groping a radio host without her consent just over a decade ago....
...US Senator Al Franken’s decision to leave Congress in the wake of multiple accusations of sexual harassment wasn’t unexpected....
...Those fired, suspended or resigned included US TV anchors Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose, actor Kevin Spacey, conductor James Levine, Senator Al Franken, congressmen John Conyers and Trent Franks, and hedge...
...Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill will face a more liberal challenger in her August primary, while Tina Smith, the Minnesota senator appointed after Al Franken resigned over sexual harassment allegations...
...In the morning, a second woman accused Senator Al Franken of groping her....
...On the Democratic side, congressman John Conyers and Senator Al Franken have also announced their resignations after both men faced multiple sexual harassment allegations....
...Senator Al Franken, who has been accused of groping multiple women, has issued broadly worded apologies for his behaviour while suggesting that his own recollection of the incidents was different from his...
...At the next dinner party, try pointing out that it is disingenuous for us to excuse in Bill Clinton and apologise for in Al Franken the same poor treatment of women we abhor and march against in Mr Trump...
...“The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps?” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter....
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