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Published 2/5/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

Lawyers for Al Franken were in court Thursday in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — An attorney for Democrat Senate candidate Al Franken told the Minnesota Supreme Court Thursday that Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie have an "obligation" to sign an election certificate, warning that President Obama's stimulus package could be "lost" [...] (link)

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