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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I've done. I've had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest.
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