(Sen. Al) Franken names chief of staff

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Source: Star Tribune

For the second time this month, Al Franken has announced a staff member for a U.S. Senate office that still isn't quite his.

Franken's campaign said today he plans to hire Drew Littman, a longtime Capitol Hill staffer, as his chief of staff.

According to the campaign, Littman served as head of Franken's informal transition team, a job he has performed for a half-dozen other newly-elected Senators.

Last week, Franken said he plans to hire longtime DFL activist Alana Peterson to serve as his state director, a move clearly intended to position him as the likely winner of the still-unresolved contest with Republican Norm Coleman.

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