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3 judge panel declares Franken winner
The unanimous ruling  moves Franken one step closer to becoming the 59th Democrat in the Senate.
Court declares Franken winner; Coleman to appeal
startribune.com — After a trial spanning nearly three months, Norm Coleman s attempt to reverse Al Franken s lead in the recount of the U.S. Senate election was soundly rejected today by a three-judge panel that dismissed the Republican s lawsuit. The judges swept away ... (more) Court declares Franken winner; Coleman to appeal
Minnesota's Missing Votes
Minnesota's Missing Votes
online.wsj.com — Meanwhile, back in the Minnesota Senate recount, the three-judge panel reviewing the race has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner. Republican Norm Coleman intends to appeal to the state's Supreme Court, while Democrats and the press corps pressure ... (more) Minnesota's Missing Votes
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It isn't over till Norm Coleman wins
Brilliant at BreakfastOr so sayeth the Coleman camp tonight, after a 3-judge panel in Minnesota declared Al Franken the winner of that state's Senatorial election last November: ...

the winner - him, al franken!
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... or so sayeth the coleman camp tonight, after a 3-judge panel in minnesota declared al franken the winner of that state's senatorial election last november: ...

Al Franken Declared the Winner (Again)!
Politics Daily — ... Have you heard the news? After more than five months of waiting, it appears we have a winner in the Minnesota Senate race. Strike up the band! Wake up the crowd at Democratic headquarters! ...

Fighting Frankenstein
The American Spectator — ... that former funnyman Al Franken, the Democrats' would-be 59th U.S. senator from Minnesota, has a surname so close to one of literature's most famous cautionary tales. Although Franken is not quite the misunderstood monster that in Shelley's classic story was cobbled together from the scavenged body parts of the dead, he is nonetheless manifestly unsuited for public office, a fact that reared its head repeatedly throughout last year's campaign. Now that a Minnesota court last night ruled in Franken's favor and declared him winner in the state's dead-heat Senate race, a ...

Senator Franken wins for the umpteenth time
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... A Minnesota court ruled Monday night that Democrat Al Franken has defeated total fucking loser Norm Coleman and should be granted the election certificate that will allow him to take his seat in the U.S. Senate. ...

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bradblog.com 4/14/2009 — That's right, according to AP , Senator-elect Al Franken (D-MN) is not the "winner" of the election, he's the "leading vote getter". Will that be how they report the results of elections on Election Nights from now on? The one with the most votes ...
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Court declares Franken winner; Coleman to appeal
startribune.com 4/13/2009 — After a trial spanning nearly three months, Norm Coleman s attempt to reverse Al Franken s lead in the recount of the U.S. Senate election was soundly rejected today by a three-judge panel that dismissed the Republican s lawsuit. The judges swept away ...
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Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/13/2009
AP - A Minnesota court has confirmed that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.
3 judge panel declares Franken winner (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/14/2009
Politico - A three-judge panel declared Al Franken the winner in the Minnesota Senate race Monday night, moving the former “Saturday Night Live” star one step closer to becoming the 59th Democrat in the Senate.
Minn. court: Franken had most votesmsnbc.com: Politics 4/14/2009
A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who had already announced plans to appeal the decision.
Franken Beat Coleman in Minnesota U.S. Senate Race, Court Says (Bloomberg)Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/14/2009
Bloomberg - April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Al Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, a state court said in a ruling the Republican’s lawyers have already said they will appeal.
Judges say Franken is winner of Senate raceCNN.com - Politics 4/14/2009
A three-judge panel ruled Monday against Republican Norm Coleman in his dispute with Democrat Al Franken over who should be declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.