Stories tagged with Al Franken
Al Franken leaps from one fire to another
By Ric Bohy | July 1, 2009 at 10:03am | 0
Democrat Al Franken has finally been declared the new senator from Minnesota.
Football-star-turned-justice oversees MN Senate battle
By A. James Memmott | June 3, 2009 at 10:23am | 0
A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame could have a hand in deciding the outcome of the contested U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.
Al Franken waging serious challenge for Senate seat
By Carol Eisenberg | October 28, 2008 at 10:54am | 0
When the comedian Al Franken launched a Democratic challenge to incumbent Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman two years ago, many viewed it as a joke.
Ben Stein, renaissance man
By A. James Memmott | December 6, 2007 at 9:35am | 0
Say “Bueller, Bueller” in a monotone and just about everybody in the free world knows you’re echoing Ben Stein as the drone of an economics teacher in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
But while Ferris gave himself a day off, it would seem that Stein just can’t stop doing something.
Lawyer, actor, author, economist, television performer, talk show guest, presidential adviser, Stein, 63, belongs in the multi-tasking hall of fame.
