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The war room, cont.: this time, the Democrats are calling it a 'think tank'.(Politics)(Al Franken)

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| November 24, 2003 | York, Byron | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AL FRANKEN was becoming agitated. The comedian and conservative-basher was at a Washington party for the new liberal think tank, the Center for American Progress, when he was asked to say a few words to the crowd. As he often does, Franken began riffing on the subject of the Fox News Channel, and in no time at all had worked himself into a fit of anger.

"Basically, what there is, is there's a right-wing media in this country," Franken told the group. He recounted the story of Fox's lawsuit against him--"a f***ing complaint against me, thank you very F***ING much," he said, as the audience roared with laughter--and then moved on to the network's coverage of the ...

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