Which Al Franken will show up in Washington? New senator expected to showcase serious side

Published on: 1st July, 2009

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington? Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or will it be the cautious, serious Franken who buttoned himself down the minute he hit the campaign trail? Bet on the latter. Franken arrives in Washington next week to claim a seat that stood vacant for half a year while Minnesota judges deliberated over legal issues in the close race, which Franken ultimately won by 312 votes. He received an early sendoff Wednesday at the state Capitol, where several hundred people cheered his victory. "I am happy that we…

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