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Residents of northern Minnesota's Iron Range say they know Democrat Al Franken , waiting to be sworn in as Minnesota's new U.S. senator, will do well in the job.

All joking aside, Al Franken is about to face his toughest crowd yet. As the Minnesota Democrat and former comedian takes his seat in the Senate this week after an eight-month election battle, he follows a long line of celebrities who have had to put their fame in check to serve as humble, freshman members of Congress.

Now that he's finally won his U.S. Senate race, Al Franken can turn his attention to who he'd like to see turn the parody tables on him.

Senator Al Franken was greeted by Eveleth residents during their Fourth of July parade.

THUMBS UP TO: Al Franken becomes new Minnesota Senator After eight months of recounts and court battles, Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race on Tuesday.

Well the " Land of 10,000 Lakes " took what seemed like 10,000 years, but the Minnesota Supreme Court finally ruled yesterday in a unanimous decision to certify Al Franken's election victory last November.

In this economic climate, there are not a lot of cities and towns in Massachusetts boasting good financial health.

Don't break out the champagne quite yet: The Democrats' supermajority is just as much a curse as it is a blessing.

Yesterday, Minnesota's Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner of his long-fought senate race against Norm Coleman.

July 1, 2009 -- Al Franken's torn over who he'd like to see turn the parody tables on him.

The metric system is the kind of thing that you can expect from the 60-vote filibuster-proof majority Democrats now have in the United States Senate.

Editor's note: John Feehery worked as a staffer for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republicans in Congress.

Al Franken's victory was sealed on Tuesday when the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected former Sen.

There will soon be a doctor in the Bish family. In a couple of years, Heather Bish hopes to earn a doctorate from the law and policy program at Northeastern University.

America's newest senator is good enough, smart enough and doggone it... Senator-elect Al Franken.

First he lost the Minnesota governorship to a former pro wrestler who called himself the Body.

Steve Marsh interviews Tom Davis , longtime comedy partner of Al Franken and author of a new book about his days at Saturday Night Live: We did a Rolling Stones impression that was pretty convincing.

The Never-Ending Story Posted by Sam Gillmer on 06.10.2009 Norm Coleman hasn't heard about the mercy rule... Norm Coleman has become as big of a joke in Minnesota as his former Saturday Night Live writing opponent Al Franken.

Midway through Monday's Minnesota Supreme Court hearing on the state's overdue U.S. Senate election, Justice Alan Page asked what seemed a fitting pair of questions for a race full of chess moves.

So there were these two Jewish guys from New York, Al and Norm. It sounds like the beginning of a bad Borscht Belt joke.

Al Franken was once part of a mediocre comedy team called Franken and Davis. Recently Franken's onetime partner, Tom Davis, came out with a tell-some book, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss , that describes their early years in comedy clubs, their stint as staff writers for Saturday Night Live , and the reasons behind their breakup.