Much ado about Franken
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Did Al Franken fall asleep during Elena Kagan's opening statement at her Supreme Court hearing on Monday? No.
Let he who has not closed his/her eyes for 10 seconds in a meeting cast the first stone!
The Web site Mediaite is making a big deal out of Sen. Al Franken closing his eyes -- dozing, is the word the website used -- during Elena Kagan's opening statement at her Supreme Court nomination hearing today.
Dozing? You be the judge
From what I could tell, Al Franken's eyes were closed for four seconds.
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