Franken to run for Senate in Minnesota - USATODAY.com

Franken to run for Senate in Minnesota - USATODAY.com: "Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.

Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation."