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Al Franken takes his seat in the Senate


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Democrat Al Franken will be sworn in later this morning as Minnesota's second senator, eight months after the ballots were first counted.

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  • Mark Zdechlik: Reporter for Minnesota Public Radio News. He's covering the swearing in of Sen.-elect Al Franken.

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