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Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
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I'm sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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My spiritual life is... sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don't. When I do have access to it, it's usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do. By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.
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