Al Franken enters Senate

Democrat Al Franken wins, takes Senate seat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats achieved their biggest majority in the U.S. Senate in decades on Tuesday as Al Franken of Minnesota finally took his seat -- but President Barak Obama will still have to fight hard to muster the votes to pass healthcare reform and other major initiatives. Full Story »

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