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8/29/2003

Franken: To Lie or not to Lie?

Franken: To Lie or not to Lie?

Al Franken: Throwing Punches and Punch Lines (washingtonpost.com)

"First of all, I'm funny," Franken said. "It's done for comedic purpose. And I don't lie."

Al Franken In Sorry State

AUGUST 20--Comedian Al Franken last month wrote an apology letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft, admitting that he was not truthful when he previously sought Ashcroft's views on abstinence.

Franken's Letter to Ashcroft which says, in part,

"I claimed that I had received testimonies from several conservative leaders, which I had not. . . . None of the people in the orginal letter had sent me their abstinence stories."

But he wouldn't lie in his new book, would he?