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News Wrap: McConnell asks for ethics probe on Franken

In our news wrap Thursday, Leeann Tweeden says Sen. Al Franken insisted on rehearsing a kiss during a USO tour in 2006. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has asked for an ethics investigation into the matter. Also, a bipartisan group of senators has unveiled gun legislation to beef up the federal criminal background check system.