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He said he hopes Coleman will concede and Franken can be certified as the state's winner soon.

Democratic Senator-elect Al Franken has arrived in Washington, offering no jokes, just a promise that he is ready to get to work.

Franken and Kerry challenge the claim that arbitration is usually settled to the satisfaction of complainants.

While Coleman leads Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger Al Franken by 215 votes, the race remains too close to call.

Al Franken, the Democrat senator, said the vote would decide "the most important free speech issue of our time" .

Coleman is currently a member of of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Franken says he would request a seat if elected.

Access-control systems need stronger tamper protections and a way to encrypt transmissions, Franken said.

But Mr Franken worked hard to earn the right to represent Minnesotans in Washington.

Standard &Poor's emphatically supports that policy, and the Franken amendment would run counter to it.

Amy Klobuchar, the state's senior senator, is up for re-election in 2012; Mr Franken will face a tough fight in 2014.

The Minnesota Supreme Court's decision to seat Al Franken in the Senate may add to the Democrats' leverage.

Al Franken became the state's junior senator in July 2009, an extraordinary eight months after election day.

A recount gave Al Franken, a former comedian, 225 more votes than Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent.

What about a third-party board, such as what Sen. Al Franken has proposed, that would separate rating agencies from issuers?

On Wednesday, Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, also sent a letter asking Apple for an explanation.

Congratulations, you have a brand new senator, our old friend, Al Franken.

Well, one thing you could do is what some people might call Franken-Noir. (Laughter)