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After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.

Al Franken

Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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Call Here Media Most
When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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Chance Election Family Need Really Voice Win Work
I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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Dog Enough Gone Like People Small Smart
But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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Come Conversation Dog Pet Place Same Say Strike Up
Whining is anger through a small opening.
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Anger Inspirational Open Small Whin
I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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Awful Know Learn Lot Minnesota People
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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Ask Call Candidate Election Faith Finance Manage Money Need People Phone Public Renew Room Time
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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Busines Deal Dispose Experience Interest Leader Made More Political Positive Western Work
Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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Begining Internet Net Neutrality Place Since
The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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Become Crash Drive Industry led Many Mortgage Part Practice Small Unfair
Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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Actually Bad Good Grown Help Love One Understanding Up
Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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English First Language People Second Tend Time Voter
The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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Book Country Important Policy Political Public Transition Wrote
There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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Afraid Ballot Check Circle Mis-fill Our People Subset Tend Voter Wrong
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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Creator Issue More No One Overeating Sensitive
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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Break Country Dog Eye Isolation People Service

After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.

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After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.

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