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 1 year ago

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Laughed really hard at this one. picked by myrthachang 3 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 3 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 1 year ago

Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was expected Tuesday to appoint a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama despite federal charges that he tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder. picked by shep182 11 months ago

The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats. picked by muppet 12 months 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 2 years ago

The senate adopted a resolution today, June 18 apologizing slavery and the Jim Crow laws. I am surprised that a formal apology was never issued before. picked by DoggyBob 5 months ago

Comedian Al Franken Will Challenge Norm Coleman for the Senate Seat in Minnesota picked by readingitall 3 years ago

The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.

(There will be no super majority) picked by ImNotBlue 12 months ago

Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to prohibit Housing and Urban Development grants from going to the group, which bills itself as “the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families."

Update to THIS picked by nateebiinature 2 months 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 3 years ago

The Senate voted Tuesday to block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program. picked by nateebiinature 4 months 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 2 years 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 3 years ago

Tired of dumb blonde jokes? Here are ten funny stories about smart blondes. picked by hisidea 2 years 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 3 years 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 2 years ago

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

Yay! [/sarcasm]

Vote Record picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago