Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota...

Minnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia... Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York. picked by ImNotBlue 2 months ago

Laughed really hard at this one. picked by myrthachang 2 years ago

Tommy Cooper classics, witty one-liners, life's great mysteries and many more jokes to keep you smiling.

Many are old and tired. But some you won't have heard. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

No one knows when the first joke beginning with the six words "A guy walks into a bar..." was told, or how it went. Nevertheless, an entire genre of jokes was created revolving around that opening scenario. Laugh along with funnies like, "A guy with dyslexia walks into a bra..." and 35 others worth repeating. picked by 1krazykorean 1 year ago

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday.

If he had a stroke. If it is severe enough to force him to resign, than the republican governor of South Dakota could appoint anyone he wishes to the position, presumably a republican. This would put control of the senate back in republican hands.

**edit**: Spokesperson said not a stroke. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. picked by bingo 4 months ago

Tired of dumb blonde jokes? Here are ten funny stories about smart blondes. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.

Yay! [/sarcasm]

Vote Record picked by JoshSF49 2 months ago

Comedian Al Franken Will Challenge Norm Coleman for the Senate Seat in Minnesota picked by readingitall 2 years ago

The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government’s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues. As most of you may know, I am a huge Obama fan and am saddened to see him voting in support of this (even though he said he wouldn't). picked by theclansman 4 months ago

Comedian Al Franken said Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, confirming his long-suspected plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.

I guess he needs a new job now that he's off Air America. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Democrats are within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, according to a series of new polls.
Democratic Senate candidates are tied, have a slight edge or an outright lead in each of 10 pivotal battleground states. They need a 6 seat gain to become the majority party. picked by XXXXXPP 2 years ago

Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert has claimed. Men made more gags than women and their jokes tended to be more aggressive. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The Senate voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 7 months ago

Yeah, not much of a story here except that Franken lost his bid for a senate seat in Minnesota and is a loser today. picked by hOOsker 2 weeks ago

LOS ANGELES -- Dane Cook broke a Laugh Factory endurance record set less than a month ago by Dave Chappelle.

In what is becoming a heated battle between the two comedians, Cook told jokes at the Sunset Strip comedy club for 7 hours, beating the record Chappelle, 34, set at 6 hours and 12 minutes in December. picked by bevissimo 11 months ago

George was brought before a U.S. Senate committee to answer allegations of conspiring with the Sadam and recieving oil kickbacks.

George defends himself AND some with a scathing comeback. It's 45 mins long, but once you make it past 6 minutes it's a GREAT watch. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

Obscene amount of funding approved to reign in the terrorists. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

Sorting fact from fiction in the Congressional Record. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago