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Coleman challenge trial set to begin January 26

 

Published 1/16/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) – The three-judge panel set to preside over former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's post-election legal challenge has set January 26 as the start date for the trial, the court announced Friday. The judges also set January 21 as the date they will hear arguments on Democrat Al Franken's motion to dismiss the legal contest. [...] (link)

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