Though one might assume that Franconia was the homeland of the Franks ( indeed in German, Franken is used for both modern day Franconians and the historic Franks ), this is not the case.

Albany is part of Minnesota's 6th congressional district currently represented in Federal Congress by ( R ) Representative Michele Bachmann and Minnesota Senators ( D ) Amy Klobuchar and ( D ) Al Franken.

It is the birthplace or childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen, musician Peter Himmelman, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Senator Al Franken, songwriter Dan Israel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman, football coach Marc Trestman, and American film director Joe Nussbaum.

* Senator Al Franken and Tom Davis's One More Saturday Night is set in St.

But Minnesota law requires an automatic recount when the margin between the leading candidates is less than 0. 5 % of the vote, and the margin between Coleman and Franken was about 0. 01 %.

Political observers now suggest it is possible that the allegations against Coleman may have handed victory to Al Franken, who ended up winning the seat by a razor-thin margin of a few hundred votes after a contentious recount process.

* in Frank Henenlotter's Frankenhooker, when Jeffery Franken is going through various body parts, he refers to two mismatched breasts as ' Mutt and Jeff '.

Alan Stuart " Al " Franken ( born May 21, 1951 ) is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota.

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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them is a satirical book on American politics by comedian, political commentator and now Senator Al Franken, published in 2003 by Dutton, a subsidiary in the Penguin Group.

; German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco ; code: CHF ) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein ; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d ' Italia.

The entire nudity ( which led to the video being banned ) occurs when a topless dominatrix-type woman, played by model, Wallis Franken — suspenders partly covering her breasts — appears and roughly grabs a bound man ( the same man who is with Madonna ) by the hair.

Katherine Lanpher ( born 1959 ) is an American writer, journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster, who came to national prominence as the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show in 2004 and 2005.

Stuart Smalley is a fictional character invented and performed by satirist Al Franken.

When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 American romantic drama film written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass, starring Andy García, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The title can be seen as a parody of the titles Stupid White Men by Moore and Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot by Al Franken.

Some stations, such as The Quake in San Francisco, had already dropped or moved Franken for Hartmann, who now is, according to Talkers Magazine, America's most important liberal talker.

Alan Whitney Brown ( born July 8, 1952 ) is an Emmy Award-winning ( 1988 " Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program ," along with others including Al Franken, Tom Davis, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Lorne Michaels, Conan O ' Brien ) writer and comedian probably best known for his recurring appearances on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s opposite Dennis Miller in a biting satirical Weekend Update commentary segment called " The Big Picture.

This interesting surname is of German and Ashkenazic origins, used as an ethnic or regional name for someone from Franconia (" Franken " in Germany ), which is a region of south-west Germany, so called because it formed an early Frankish settlement.

Volkach's wine festival (" Weinfest " in German ) is the culminating festival for the entire Franken wine region.

Two notable " featured players " on the show included writer Al Franken and ( for Season 5 ) Harry Shearer, who later acted in several films ( including This is Spinal Tap ) and television series, including The Simpsons.

In 2008, Coleman's opponents for reelection were Dean Barkley and the DFL nominee, former Air America host and comedian Al Franken.

Stung by the party establishment rallying around an incompetent congressman ( Wylie didn't stand for reelection ), Arnebeck joined the Coalition to End the Permanent Congress founded and led by Lionel Kunst, a Kansas Democrat and uncle of the comedian and soon to become senator Al Franken.

" Notable alumni of the BNW include Louie Anderson, Mo Collins, Tom Davis ( the comedian, not the politician ), Al Franken, Penn Jillette, Carl Lumbly, Paul Menzel, Pat Proft, Annie Reirson, Nancy Steen, Peter Tolan, Linda Wallem, Lizz Winstead, Peter MacNicol, Melissa Peterman, and Cedric Yarbrough.

The movie tracks the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of comedian Al Franken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated Public-access television show.

The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency is a satirical novel by comedian ( and future United States Senator ) Al Franken, detailing his unlikely candidacy to become the President of the United States in the 2000 Presidential Election.

* Tom Davis ( comedian ) ( 1952-2012 ), half of " Franken and Davis " comedy duo ; one of the writers of Saturday Night Live during the era of the " Not Ready for Primetime " cast ( 1975-1980 ) and an on-again, off-again feature player from 1977 to 1980.

* Efforts by US broadcaster Fox News to seek an injunction preventing satirist Al Franken from publishing a book backfire as the judge not merely refuses their request but ridicules it.

Other announced Democrats in the race included author and satirist Al Franken, professor and author Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, and Human Rights Activist Jim Cohen.

* anything related to Franconia ( German Franken ), a historic region in Germany, now part of Bavaria, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg

The Center was often featured prominently on the Al Franken Show on the now defunct Air America Radio network, where Christy Harvey and Al Franken criticized the Bush administration at length, accusing it of dishonesty and incompetence.

Hartmann's national program, on the air since 2003 and now in the 3PM to 6PM ET daypart, was chosen by Air America to replace Al Franken on most Air America affiliates in 2007.

The epilogue reveals that a clone of Franken was indeed made, and the clone ( parented by then-lesbian lovers Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche ) is now the head of Franken's presidential library.

The name comes from the former town of Preble, which is now part of northeastern Green Bay and New Franken, Wisconsin.

In the off-season, Franken transferred to local rivals APIA Leichhardt, but Kalac was now competing for a place with a young Mark Bosnich ( a former rival at Marconi Fairfield ), who had returned from an unsuccessful spell at Manchester United.

** Al Franken, United States Senator from Minnesota

She was arrested on the first day of US Senate hearings for the confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States of Sonia Sotomayor after she and another protester started yelling during the opening statement of Senator Al Franken ( D-Minn .).

Other entertainers who have traveled to the Middle East to perform include Al Franken ( who made six USO tours in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan before being elected a United States Senator from Minnesota ), Craig Ferguson, Gary Sinise, Zac Brown, Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, Drowning Pool, Toby Keith,

Four U. S. Senators have won: Barack Obama ( also President of the United States ), Everett Dirksen, Al Franken, and Hillary Clinton ( also U. S. Secretary of State and First Lady of the United States ).

Al Franken went from his show to the United States Senate, and Rachel Maddow moved her show to television on the MSNBC network.

The final show was broadcast on February 14, 2007, the day Franken announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2008.

Later, after Franken made a bid for a United States Senate seat that ended in success but also in controversy-he would not be officially declared the winner, and therefore under Minnesota law could not be seated, until a full eight months after the election itself-he would be dubbed " Senator Stuart Smalley " by critics and fans alike.

It was titled The Adventures of Dr. Franken for the SNES in the United States.

* Dr. Franken ( titled The Adventures of Dr. Franken for the SNES in the United States )

When APIA Leichhardt were dumped out of the NSL for financial troubles at the end of the 91-92 season, Tony Franken returned to Sydney United to resume keeping duties, however selections were not as clear cut as before.