pajamasmedia.com - 6/30/2009
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AL FRANKEN DECLARED WINNER in Minnesota.
reuters.com - 6/30/2009
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reuters.com —
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on
Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a
tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural ...
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Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat
twincities.com - 6/30/2009
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twincities.com —
It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota
Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won
the highest number of votes in last year's U.S. Senate race and deserves a signed election certificate. The court said that Republican Norm Coleman ...
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Supreme Court says Franken won
electionlawblog.org - 6/30/2009
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electionlawblog.org —
I have posted the opinion here. I'll have
more analysis soon. The bottom line is that the
Court says that Franken is entitled to an election certificate, but there is no direct order to the state's governor to sign one....
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Breaking News: Minnesota Supreme Court Decides ...
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Sooo… I guess we’re waiting on the press conferences, then.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
For the Minnesota Supreme Court decision declaring Al Franken the winner, that is.
Real fast: the ABC News report that was sent out is actually from January; apparently the Governor was not specifically ordered to issue the certificate (don’t ask me why); Gov. Pawlenty made one of those statements:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty had indicated as late as Monday that he was willing to certify Mr. Franken as the winner once the state’s highest court decided the recount and Mr. Coleman’s battle. On CNN on ...
The Least Popular Freshman Senator
GayPatriot —
... In a Democratic state in a Democratic year where the Democratic presidential nominee vastly outspent the Republican and had a far superior grassroots campaign which benefited down-ticket Democrats across the nation, the Democratic candidate for Senate ran 12 points behind the Democratic nominee for President in Minnesota, yet thanks to a third party candidate won election to the U.S. Senate, barely outpolling the Republican who has ...
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talkleft.com 6/30/2009 — So sez the Minnesota Supreme Court : – A unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for the former Saturday Night Live comedian to be seated after an almost eight-month ...
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politicolnews.com 7/6/2009 — Finally Al Franken by way of the longest legal battle in history for Minnesota is getting to do what the people of Minnesota elected him to do -take his seat as the Senator from Minnesota in a hotly contested court battle from the Republican contender Norm Coleman.
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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
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The Associated Press: Franken sworn in as Minnesota senator
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google.com 7/2/2009 — 5 days ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington? Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or ...
Dems put pressure on T-Paw, Coleman —
First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayNot surprisingly, Democrats are now putting pressure on Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Al Franken as the winner in Minnesota, and on Norm Coleman to bow out of the race.
Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Democratic ...
Breaking: Coleman concedes —
CNN Political Ticker 6/30/2009
Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken.
(CNN) — Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman Tuesday officially conceded defeat in his 2008 reelection bid, hours after the state's high court paved the way for Democrat Al Franken's victory.
"I just had ...
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