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Frisco woman is the latest to accuse Sen. Al Franken of sexual misconductLindsay Menz of Frisco on Monday became the second woman in recent weeks to accuse Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of unwanted sexual advances.Menz, 33, says the comedian-turned-politician grabbed her buttocks while they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, according to CNN.She and her husband, Jeremy, moved to Texas from Minnesota three years ago. She told CNN that they went to the fair because her father's business was sponsoring a local radio booth and they met several politicians that day.As her husband prepared to take the photo, Franken pulled her close, she said. "He put his hand full-fledged on my rear," Menz told CNN. "It was wrapped tightly around my butt cheek."Menz, now a stay-at-home mother of three, continued that she felt "gross" after the encounter.And: Texas AG Ken Paxton says the “presumption of innocence is really important” in the Roy Moore misconduct allegations.Commentary: On both Al Franken and Roy Moore, voters should decide, writes Mark Davis.  Continue reading...

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