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Urgent: U.S. senator Al Franken says to resign in weeks amid sexual misconduct allegations

Xinhua,December 08, 2017 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Democratic Senator Al Franken announced Thursday that he will resign from the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks, amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him. Enditem