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China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-11 07:50
Comedian wins Senate seat in US
Al Franken, a comedian and former liberal radio talk show host, won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to run for a US Senate seat from Minnesota.
In the November election, he will face incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman and the Independence Party's Dean Barkley, who also won their nominating contests, according to returns from the state's primary election.
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