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U.S. Sen. Al Franken has been accused of 

 when the two were on a USO tour in 2006. Tweeden also shared a picture in which Franken is posing, smiling at the camera with his hands over her chest as she was asleep aboard a military plane.

Franken and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have called for an 

Rape survivor wants Franken's name off bill

MPR News host Tom Weber talked with three guests about what Franken could — or should — do in response to the allegations. Listeners also weighed in with their opinions.

, is a conservative radio commentator and the author of "How the Right Lost Its Mind."

 is executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, an organization that recently received money from Sen. Franken. That money was donated to Franken from Harvey Weinstein, who has also been accused of sexual misconduct by several women.

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Minnesota Sen. Al Franken has faced a storm of criticism since Thursday, when a Los Angeles radio host, Leann Tweeden, accused him of sexual misconduct.

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