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Courts Should Handle Minnesota Absentee Vote Disputes, Board Says (CQPolitics.com)

 
CQPolitics.com - The plot continues to thicken in the undecided Minnesota Senate contest, now entering the second week of a legally mandated recount with Republican incumbent Norm Coleman maintaining a razor-thin lead over Democratic challenger Al Franken. (link)

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