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FILE - In this June 15, 2016, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., laughs during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Franken apologizes for making some women ‘feel badly’

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Sex scandals challenge code of decency in U.S., world

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 15, 2016, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., laughs during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Franken’s rising political star obscured by accusations

By ALAN FRAM and KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Al Franken groping charges affects Minnesota governor’s race

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Cartoon on Al Franken by Henry Payne/Universal Press Syndicate

Al Franken keeps apologizing and his liberal enablers defend him

By Melanie Morgan

Two women are alleging that Al Franken touched their buttocks during events for his first campaign for Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Two more women claim Al Franken touched their buttocks

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Dayton reaches out to Franken amid misconduct stories

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Report: 2 women claim Franken touched them inappropriately

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Al Franken Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Al Franken is an odd duck; grateful he’s not my neighbor

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

FILE - In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching, saying Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 that he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, after he had begun his career in the Senate. Menz's allegation comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster, Leeann Tweeden, accused Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

Past SNL performers, staff sign statement supporting Franken

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid, on her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken is accused of forcibly kissing a woman while rehearsing for a 2006 USO tour; Franken also was photographed with his hands over her breasts as she slept wearing a flak vest. He has apologized, while maintaining that he remembered the rehearsal differently. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Al Franken should do the right thing and resign

By Joseph Curl

The Latest: McConnell asks again for Franken ethics inquiry

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FILE - In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching, saying Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 that he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, after he had begun his career in the Senate. Menz's allegation comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster, Leeann Tweeden, accused Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

New allegation against Franken, this time met with silence

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

In this July 12, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. PBS and WETA say Minnesota Sen. Franken will not appear substantially in David Letterman's Mark Twain Prize special airing Monday night, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Al Franken accused by second woman of inappropriate touching

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Rhode Island’s senators react to allegations against Franken

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Former President Bill Clinton takes a photo with a supporter at the William Rivera Betancourt Vocational School, which was turned into an emergency shelter for families affected by the impact of Hurricane Maria, in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Bill Clinton ‘half-smirked’ when asked about Al Franken’s sex scandal, NBC reporter says

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Sen. Al Franken, Minnesota Democrat, faces a second charge of groping a woman. His staff said that Mr. Franken wouldn't resign. (Associated Press)

Calls for Al Franken to resign intensify after second harassment charge

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senator Al Franken Associated Press photo

Liberals ponder whether Al Franken deserves free pass that saved Bill Clinton

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Senator Al Franken cut from PBS David Letterman tribute

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Sen. Al Franken, right, listens as Rep. Keith Ellison, third from left, is joined by from left, Rep. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Betty McCollum the Minnesota congressional delegation gathered to talk about the shootings in Arizona that included the wounding of their colleague, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords earlier Saturday in Tucson. The delegation, on hand for Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's inaugural ball Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 in Minneapolis, included from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tim Walz (partially hidden), Rep. Betty McCullum and right, Rep. Keith Ellison. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Progressives call for replacing Al Franken with Keith Ellison as support for resignation builds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times