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  • Judge Rejects Fox News' Request for Injunction on Franken Book

    08/22/2003 2:17:32 PM PDT · by Rennes Templar · 98 replies · 426+ views
    Fox News ^ | Aug. 22, 2003 | Fox News
    <p>NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday denied Fox News Channel's request for an injunction to block humorist Al Franken's (search) new book, which uses the Fox slogan "fair and balanced."</p> <p>U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said Fox's claim was "without merit, both factually and legally."</p>
  • Franken: I Lied to Ashcroft

    08/20/2003 12:05:19 AM PDT · by kattracks · 34 replies · 375+ views
    NewsMax.com ^ | 8/19/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
    Liberal hatchet man Al Franken has written a letter of apology to Attorney General John Ashcroft, a frequent target of the self-styled satirist, admitting that he had tried to mislead Ashcroft and trick him into confiding his pre-marriage sexual history. "In the letter, I indicated that I wanted your story for a book about abstinence-only sex education entitled 'Savin' It!' I claimed that I had already received testimonies from several conservative leaders, which I had not," he admitted, according to Fox News. "The letter was sent as part of a satirical book I'm working on, which will contain only...