Al Franken

Why the medical device tax needs to stay

2013-05-21 20:43:00

The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...

Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate

2013-05-21 17:02:00

WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...

House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate

2013-04-18 12:57:00

The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The�Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...

Metta World Peace signs on to congresswoman's mental health bill

2013-02-15 12:38:00

WASHINGTON -- Lakers forward Metta World Peace lent his star power – and his personal story – to a Los Angeles congresswoman’s effort to fund mental health services in schools. Just don’t ask him to auction off any more...

Inauguration 2013: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, deliver big

2013-01-21 12:30:00

Amid the pomp of Monday’s inaugural ceremonies were a number of visual non-sequiturs, and most of them involved Jay-Z -- at least those not involving the sight of a former American Idol winner up there.� There he was, in the same frame as Sen....

Governors Awards: Jeffrey Katzenberg's phone skills revealed

2012-12-02 07:31:00

They all talk about the phone calls — Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks. What binds them is the relentless prodding they’ve all received from Hollywood’s most bullish fundraiser, Jeffrey Katzenberg. At the fourth-annual...

Tom Davis dies at 59; original 'SNL' writer alongside Al Franken

2012-07-19 19:19:00

Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on"Saturday Night Live" beginning with the late-night show's debut in 1975, has died. He was 59. Davis died Thursday at his home in Hudson, N.Y., his wife, Mimi Raleigh, told...

E. Richard 'Rick' Brown dies at 70; pioneer in study of public health

2012-04-28 00:00:00

E. Richard "Rick" Brown, the founding director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research who pioneered the collection and wide dissemination of health survey data to influence public policy and was a leading advocate for healthcare reform, has died....

The Morning Fix: OWN drags Discovery profits down. Manny TV!

2012-05-08 16:33:22

Amid partisan fights, holiday cheer as senators play Secret Santa

2011-12-12 16:16:00

There is no war on Christmas in the U.S. Senate. Sixty senators were exchanging gifts and good cheer – we hope – at a Secret Santa party just off the Senate floor tonight. The bipartisan fete was hosted by Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and...

Carrier IQ disputes spying accusations; security researchers agree

2011-12-01 21:36:59

Anderson Cooper, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Jeopardy' power players

2012-04-16 16:37:02

Tom Davis, right, former 'SNL' writing partner of Al Franken,died July 19 of cancer at 59 years old.

2012-11-25 09:26:00

Mitt Romney supporters cheer as former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani visits with the crowd during a rally for the Romney Republican campaign the day before elections at their headquarters in the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem on Monday.

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addresses the crowd during a rally for the Romney Republican campaign the day before elections at their headquarters in the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem on Monday.

2012-11-05 00:00:00