AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCES HE WILL SEEK U.S. SENATE SEAT

Liberal radio host and former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken announced on his final Air America radio show on February 14, 2007, he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman. Franken is pictured in Los Angeles on March 25, 2006 at the Human Rights Campaign gala, where he received the Humanitarian Award in this file photo. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen/FILE)