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The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
Al Franken
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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
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Alan Stuart Franken
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