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Election judges sort ballots as the recount continues in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The weekend isn't bringing any respite in the Minnesota Senate recount. Ballots in the ultra-close race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are being counted in at least three counties today. Fifty-three counties have reported complete results to the secretary [...] (link)

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Amid Epidemic of Challenges, Coleman Appears to Expand Lead
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Projection: Franken to Win Recount by 27 Votes
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startribune.com 11/24/2008 — Blog: The Big Question Here’s one way to send a protest with your ballot This Anoka County voter was clearly ready for the end of campaign season. This ballot has an almost poetic quality. In case you have trouble reading it, the poem goes like this, ...
Minnesota recount resumes, Franken makes gainsCNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
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Indecision, Thumb Prints and Lizard People in the Minnesota RecountWSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/20/2008
Brad Haynes reports on Senate races. If someone has filled in the bubble next to Al Franken ’s name for U.S. Senator, can we be sure that the voter intended to vote for Franken? What if that voter has also supplied a name in the space provided ...
Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/21/2008
AP - A recount watchdog for Norm Coleman flagged a ballot because the voter put a check next to Al Franken's name instead of blacking in the oval. A Franken monitor challenged an apparent vote for Coleman because Franken's name was also marked. ...
136 votes... (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/21/2008
Politico - ... now separate Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken, with 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted in the too-close-to-call Minnesota Senate race.  Franken so far has gained a net of 79 votes on Coleman.
Sloppy Dems may spell Franken advantage (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
Politico - One of the closest elections in U.S. Senate history is hurtling towards a critical juncture in its ongoing recount this week, as the campaign of Democratic challenger Al Franken opens a new legal front in its battle to break a virtual tie ...