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Musical Chairs to a Discordant Tune in the US Senate

The new US Senate is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow, but not all the seats will be filled. Former comedian Al Franken will be certified as the next US Senator from Minnesota , but the battle with Norm Coleman is not over.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The new US Senate is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow, but not all the seats will be filled. Former comedian Al Franken will be certified as the next US Senator from Minnesota, but the battle with Norm Coleman is not over. Roland Burris has not been certified as Barack Obama’s replacement from Illinois, but he insists that Governor Rod Blagojevich's nomination is good enough. Josh Kraushaar is political correspondent for Politico.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Josh Kraushaar

    Political Editor for National Journal

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