Franken pitches net neutrality in Sotomayor hearings


	Franken pitches net neutrality in Sotomayor hearings

masbury

7-19-2009 10:12 PM

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masbury says:

Good for him!

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7-20-2009 12:12 AM

darkeforce

All those lunatics that expected Franken to be a joke are in for a rude awakening. I can see him seriously shaking the stagnant foundations of the Senate.

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