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After Unofficial Tally, Senator Trails Rival in Minnesota Race
nytimes.com - 12/31/2008
After Unofficial Tally, Senator Trails Rival in Minnesota Race
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Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 50 votes, but the two sides are still at odds over 1,346 absentee ballots that were at first rejected. >
startribune.com - 1/4/2009
Recount is done; Franken up by 225
— startribune.com — The focus turns to the state Supreme Court, which is considering a request from Coleman's camp on... adding more absentee ballots. (more) Recount is done; Franken up by 225

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thehill.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating
— thehill.com — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al... Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the ... (more) Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

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Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008
Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due... to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ... (more) Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep ...

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The Caucus:  The Early Word: What's Next in Illinois?

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The Early Word: What's Next in Illinois?
The Caucus — ... when it comes to self-promotion, The Times’s Nicholas Confessore and Jeremy W. Peters report: Interviews with more than a dozen people who have met or spoken with her in recent weeks reveal a fairly uniform portrait of the private Ms. Kennedy in her first turn as a very public woman. Most described her as courteous but reticent, unfailingly gracious but not exactly passionate. And in Minnesota, Al Franken moved a step closer to unseating Senator Norm Coleman as a state elections panel concluded its review of challenged ballots in the statewide recount for a ...

Republican Leader Threatens to Block Seating of Franken
The Caucus — ... . If lawmakers push to seat Mr. Franken, who holds a 49-vote lead over Mr. Coleman, Mr. Cornyn said on Friday the move would leave the Senate with a “reputation for chaos.” Though the Minnesota State Canvassing Board has concluded its review of ballots challenged by both campaigns during the recount, the elections panel is now turning its attention to more than 1,000 questionable absentee ballots (that were rejected) and that could again tip the balance of the results. The Coleman campaign said that as it stands, Mr. Franken’s lead is artificial, and lawyers ...

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