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Sen. Al Franken To Present Oscar Statuette Saturday

by Tom Kludt

11.30.12 | 10:21 am

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) will present an Oscar statuette Saturday to a documentarian who made a 2006 film about the comedian-turned-politician.

D.A. Pennebaker will receive the honor at the Motion Picture Academy’s 4th annual Governors Awards in Hollywood for his documentary, “Al Franken: God Spoke.”

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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