Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 06/07/2008 - 3:54pm

Confetti falls around former comedian Al Franken after he accepted the Democratic endorsement for U.S.<br /><br />Senate Senate from Minnesota Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the party's state convention in Rochester, Minn.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Al Franken won a resounding endorsement for the U.S. Senate on Saturday from Minnesota Democrats, quickly dispatching with concerns about jokes that offended some and promising a tough challenge to Republican Sen.

Norm Coleman.




 

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