INDIANOLA, Iowa, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Comedian turned Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota returned to his comedic roots at an annual fundraiser for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken canceled a Minnesota fundraiser scheduled for Thursday after learning the host had spent a year in prison for fraud.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says the fledgling congressman has yet to adjust to the trials associated with his new Washington post.

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., confronted T. Boone Pickens over the oil billionaire's financing of Swift Boat ads in the 2004 campaign, witnesses said.

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WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Call it "The Case of Remember When," as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor talked about the TV classic "Perry Mason."

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., didn't crack a joke as he spoke of the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court during the confirmation hearing for nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate and Minnesota got their full complement of senators Tuesday when comic-turned-politician Al Franken was sworn in as the chamber's newest member.

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Al Franken to the U.S. Senate's Democratic fold may give the party a supermajority, but using that leverage may remain difficult, lawmakers say