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I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I'm happy with it.

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
Actor
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United States Senator
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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump's election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton. And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.
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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology I myself own an iPhone.
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee - a tradition I'd like very much to continue.
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It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.
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But in the right-wing media, they do have a right-wing bias. And they also have an agenda. So their agenda is: we're an adjunct of the Republican Party, and we're going push that agenda every day, and, as you say, brand these stories that help further the right-wing cause.
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My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real estate and did it part time.
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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
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I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.
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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you're funny.
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I'm sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers...Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
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And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it.
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I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents, good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.
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