Al Franken (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Al Franken" in English language version.

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"Fifth woman comes forward with accusations against Al Franken". CNN. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.

about.com (Global: 419^th place; English: 335^th place)

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White, Deborah. "Profile of Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota". About.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

aipac.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Senate – Aipac" (PDF). September 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2016.

alfranken.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

alfranken.com

"Meet Al". Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
"Higher Education". Al Franken for Senate. 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
"Gas Prices". Al Franken for Senate. 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

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"Franken Raises Over $1.9 Million in Second Quarter". Al Franken for Senate. July 8, 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

ap.org (Global: 1,968^th place; English: 1,138^th place)

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Condon, Patrick (June 22, 2013). "Minn.'s Franken Hardly a GOP Target for Defeat". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

apnews.com (Global: 101^st place; English: 62^nd place)

"Fox News Sues Humorist Al Franken over Slogan". Associated Press. August 11, 2003. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Davis, Tom (2010). Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There. Grove Press; Reprint edition. pp. 29. ISBN 978-0-8021-4456-0.
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bookreporter.com (Global: low place; English: 7,538^th place)

"Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them (review)". Bookreporter.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.

bostonglobe.com (Global: 657^th place; English: 344^th place)

Sullivan, James (May 11, 2022). "Al Franken is taking comedy seriously again". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

cbsnews.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

Daileda, Colin (August 6, 2010). "McConnell to Franken: 'This Isn't SNL'". CBS News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
Watson, Kathryn (December 7, 2017). "Sen. Al Franken says he's resigning – live stream updates". CBS News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

cc.com (Global: 5,623^rd place; English: 2,958^th place)

"The Daily Show Guest Host Lineup". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

chicagotribune.com (Global: 143^rd place; English: 80^th place)

Siskel, Gene (April 14, 1995). "'Stuart' Funny Without Making Fun of Self-Help Movement". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

cnn.com

"From Satirist to Senator". CNN. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
Preston, Mark (July 28, 2008). "Preston on Politics: Bueller? Bueller? — McCain Needs Rove". CNN. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
Welch, Chris; Hornick, Ed (January 6, 2009). "Franken Declares Senate Race Win After State Ruling". CNN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
"Read Al Franken's apology following accusation of groping and kissing without consent". CNN. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
Lee, MJ (November 20, 2017). "Woman says Franken inappropriately touched her in 2010". CNN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
Chavez, Nicole; Lee, MJ. "Al Franken sorry he 'made some women feel badly'". CNN. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Lee, MJ (November 30, 2017). "Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003". CNN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

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"CNN Newsnight Aaron Brown Aired April 29, 2002 – 22:00 ET". CNN. April 29, 2002. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.

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Leopold, Todd (May 7, 2002). "Al Franken's Guide to Life". CNN. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

congress.gov (Global: 392^nd place; English: 262^nd place)

Cardin, Benjamin L. (March 23, 2017). "Cosponsors – S.720 – 115th Congress (2017–2018): Israel Anti-Boycott Act". congress.gov. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

courantblogs.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Keating, Christopher (October 30, 2013). "U.S. Sen. Al Franken Will Receive Stewart B. McKinney Award Tonight in D.C." Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.

dailykos.com (Global: 5,020^th place; English: 2,582^nd place)

"THE TRUTH about Franken's "Takedown"". Daily Kos. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

defense.gov (Global: 1,436^th place; English: 900^th place)

Carden, Michael J. (March 26, 2009). "USO Metro Salutes Exceptional Troops, Volunteers". Defense.gov. American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

emmys.com (Global: 508^th place; English: 296^th place)

"Al Franken". Television Academy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

foxnews.com (Global: 262^nd place; English: 171^st place)

Condon, Patrick (April 30, 2008). "Comedian Turned Candidate Franken to Pay $70K in Back Taxes". Fox News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
"Senator Franken, at Center Stage, Presides over Sotomayor Vote". Fox News. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
"Al Franken hit with groping allegation from second woman". Fox News. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

go.com (Global: 97^th place; English: 79^th place)

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"GOP Targets Al Franken's Playboy Column". ABC News. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2009.

grammy.com (Global: 357^th place; English: 285^th place)

"Al Franken". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

harvardmagazine.com (Global: 6,670^th place; English: 3,789^th place)

Kornbluth, Jesse (March–April 2012). "Al Franken: You Can Call Me Senator". Harvard Magazine. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
Preven, Joshua S. (July 1992). "The History of Humor at Harvard" (PDF). Harvard Magazine. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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"Klobuchar, Franken Call for Repeal of Medical Device Tax". HometownSource.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

huffingtonpost.com (Global: 212^th place; English: 141^st place)

"Al Franken". HuffPost. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
Stein, Sam (November 10, 2008). "Franken Gets His First Amendment Passed by Roll Call Vote". HuffPost. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
Hatch, Jenavieve; Roth, Zachary (November 23, 2017). "Two More Women Accuse Sen. Al Franken Of Inappropriate Touching". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

indystar.com (Global: 1,690^th place; English: 819^th place)

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"Sen. Todd Young urges action to end Muslim genocide in Myanmar". IndyStar. October 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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"Leeann Tweeden: Video With 10K Views Shows Her Throwing Her Leg Around Robin Williams, Slapping His Backside". Inquisitr. November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

jewishvirtuallibrary.org (Global: 1,021^st place; English: 962^nd place)

"Al Franken". Jewish Virtual Library. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

kabc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Tweeden, Leann (November 16, 2017). "Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There's Nothing Funny About It". 790 KABC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

kare11.com (Global: low place; English: 5,274^th place)

Croman, John (July 26, 2016). "Minnesotans in Spotlight as DNC Opens". KARE-11. Retrieved February 13, 2017. [Franken] summoned the name of his friend and mentor, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, who said that winning elections is about both passion and work.^{[permanent dead link]}

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

"Stuart Saves His Family". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
Muskal, Michael (April 7, 2007). "Franken Widens Lead in Minnesota Senate Recount". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

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"Higher Education". Al Franken for Senate. 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
"Gas Prices". Al Franken for Senate. 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

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Steller, Chris (July 24, 2009). "Franken's First Bill Passes as Part of Defense Bill". The Minnesota Independent. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

minnesotamonthly.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gihring, Tim (July 2008). "Starring Al Franken". Minnesota Monthly. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

minnpost.com (Global: 6,196^th place; English: 3,208^th place)

Weiner, Jay (July 6, 2009). "Tuesday, Franken's Hand Will Be on Wellstone Bible, His Thoughts Likely on the Many Minnesotans He's Met". MinnPost. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
"Coleman and Franken on Iraq: Everything You Need to Know". MinnPost. August 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
Black, Eric (August 26, 2014). "Franken on Fixing Social Security and Medicare — and why repealing Obamacare is a terrible idea". MinnPost. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
Knobbe, Lauren (July 22, 2010). "Franken Warns Against Weakening Law on Health-Care Spending". MinnPost. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
Brodey, Sam (November 17, 2017). "Resignation or not, what should Democrats do with Franken campaign money?". MinnPost. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.

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"Minnesota Senate Seat Election Contest". Minnesota Courts. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
"Order for Briefing Schedule" (PDF). Minnesota Supreme Court. April 24, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
"Minnesota Senate Seat '08 Election". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

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"Doggone It, People Like Him". Mother Jones. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.

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Zdechlik, Mark (December 4, 2017). "Franken's ethics investigation: a field guide". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017.

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Montanaro, Domenico (July 7, 2009). "Al Franken, the Newest U.S. Senator". First Read. MSNBC. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.

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"TV Guide: Franken Video Gets Attention". MSNBC. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.

nationaljournal.com (Global: 6,824^th place; English: 3,837^th place)

Berman, Matt (June 11, 2013). "The NSA Has at Least 1 Liberal Friend Left: Sen. Al Franken". National Journal. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Transcript, "Scarborough Country"". NBC News. December 7, 2005. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
Clark, Dartunorro (November 16, 2017). "Al Franken accused of forcibly kissing, groping Leeann Tweeden". NBC News. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

newsweek.com (Global: 371^st place; English: 235^th place)

Hirsh, Michael (July 5, 2010). "Al Franken Gets Serious". Newsweek. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
Solis, Marie (April 15, 2018). "Could Al Franken Make A Comeback? Amy Klobuchar Said Former Senator Has A Third Act". Newsweek. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; English: 122^nd place)

Mayer, Jane (July 20, 2019). "The Case of Al Franken". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
Colapinto, John (July 20, 2009). "Enter Laughing". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
Mayer, Jane. "The Case of Al Franken". The New Yorker. No. July 29, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
Mayer, Jane (July 22, 2019). "The Case of Al Franken". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

npr.org (Global: 114^th place; English: 75^th place)

"BPP Newscast". NPR. July 14, 2008.
"Comedian and Political Commentator Al Franken". National Public Radio. September 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 11, 2005. Retrieved October 5, 2005.
Naylor, Brian (November 30, 2017). "Pelosi, Ryan Call on Conyers To Step Down; Franken Under Senate Ethics Inquiry". NPR. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.

nydailynews.com (Global: 261^st place; English: 147^th place)

"Al Franken Is the Winner of Minnesota Senate Race, Court Rules". New York Daily News. Associated Press. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.
Schladebeck, Jessica (November 30, 2017). "Army veteran says Sen. Al Franken groped her while she was stationed in Middle East in 2003". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. I reached out my hand to shake his hand", she said, recalling the end of the interview. "He took it and leaned toward me with his mouth open. I turned my head away from him and he landed a wet, open-mouthed kiss awkwardly on my cheek.

nymag.com (Global: 525^th place; English: 339^th place)

"Al Franken Decides He's Good Enough, Smart Enough to Run for Senate". New York. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

nypost.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 247^th place)

Morris, Vince (January 27, 2004). "Al Franken Knocks Down Dean Heckler". New York Post. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
Bellusci, Alexandra (March 21, 2025). "Al Franken plays US senator in 'The Residence' years after scandal". New York Post. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Liebovich, Mark (December 13, 2016). "Al Franken Faces Donald Trump and the Next Four Years". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016. At 65, Franken retains the thick build of the high-school wrestler he once was.
Martin, Douglas (July 19, 2012). "Tom Davis, Comedian and 'SNL' Sketch Writer, Dies at 59". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
Saulny, Susan (August 12, 2003). "To Fox, 'Fair and Balanced' Doesn't Describe Al Franken". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
Saulny, Susan (August 23, 2003). "In Courtroom, Laughter at Fox and a Victory for Al Franken". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2005.
Shorto, Russell (March 21, 2004). "Al Franken, Seriously So". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
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Fandos, Nicholas (November 16, 2017). "Senator Al Franken Apologizes for Groping a Woman in 2006". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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"Steve Franken, 'Dobie Gillis' Actor, Dead at Age 80". OnTheRedCarpet.com. August 30, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

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people.com (Global: 69^th place; English: 49^th place)

Westfall, Sandra Sobieraj (May 26, 2017). "Al Franken Says John Belushi's Fatal Overdose Inspired Him to Give Up Drugs". People. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017.
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politico.com (Global: 243^rd place; English: 130^th place)

Martin, Jonathon; Kraushaar, Josh (September 20, 2008). "Franken Helps Craft McCain 'SNL' Skit". Politico. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
Kraushaar, Josh; Raju, Manu (July 1, 2009). "Norm Coleman Concedes Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken". Politico. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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Hohmann, James (May 26, 2013). "Al Franken goes from top target to heavy favorite for Minnesota Senate". Politico. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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Sachor, Elana; Min Kim, Seung (November 20, 2017). "Liberals turn on Franken". Politico. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
"Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her". Politico. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Lima, Christiano (December 6, 2017). "Woman tells magazine about 2009 Franken groping incident". Politico. Retrieved December 6, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Schor, Elana; Kim, Seung Min. "More than two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign". Politico. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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publicradio.org (Global: 5,260^th place; English: 3,000^th place)

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reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Younglai, Rachelle; Rampton, Roberta; Dixon, Kim; Felsenthal, Mark (July 15, 2010). "Factbox: Long To-Do List Ahead for Financial Regulators". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.

rollcall.com (Global: 3,218^th place; English: 1,669^th place)

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