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powerlineblog.com - 4/1/2009
A setback for Senator Coleman
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During the recount phase of Minnesota's Senate election, Senator Coleman lost his narrow lead to Al Franken. The tabulated vote following the election showed Senator Coleman with a lead of 215 votes out of nearly 3,000,000 votes cast. The narrow margin triggered an automatic recount under ...
startribune.com - 3/31/2009
Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial
— startribune.com — The absentee ballots are far fewer than Norm Coleman sought and appear to include many that Al Franken had identified as wrongly rejected. (more) Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial

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politico.com - 4/1/2009
Franken puts Pawlenty in a jam
— politico.com — The legal fight between Al Franken and Norm Coleman heads to the desk of Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (more) Franken puts Pawlenty in a jam

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mediamatters.org - 3/31/2009
Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the press say so?
— mediamatters.org — Any day now, a three-judge panel in Minnesota will rule on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to overturn the results of the state's Senate election recount, which was completed in January. The complete hand recount concluded that the incumbent Republican ... (more) Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the ...

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