Confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor in Washington
Sen. Al Franken, D-MN, looks on as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the start of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A higher number of Jewish Republican congressional candidates in 2012 raises the possibility of a greater presence for the bloc on Capitol Hill, insiders said.
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The German state of Bavaria and other European authorities said this week they have launched data privacy probes of the Connect IQ mobile phone software.
DETROIT, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. automobile navigation service OnStar said it would reverse direction concerning a policy of keeping track of former customers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Minneapolis and U.S. Capitol police investigated Thursday how a pellet-size hole got in the window of U.S. Sen. Al Franken's Minneapolis home.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. comic actor Rob Schneider says he doesn't think much of fellow "Saturday Night Live" alumnus, Sen. Al Franken, but his complete comment was bleeped.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., apologized to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for allegedly mocking McConnell while speaking on the Senate floor.
WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- A widely publicized confrontation between two U.S. Senators during December's healthcare debate has left no ill will between them, one says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The drawn-out U.S. Senate race in Minnesota also was a costly one, the Federal Elections Commission reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Al Franken, one of the U.S. Senate's newest members, forced veteran Sen. Joseph Lieberman to cut short his remarks on healthcare Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Silence by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is being seen as part of a partisan effort to paint Republicans as being sympathetic to rapists, some GOP lawmakers say.
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