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Board confirms Coleman-Franken vote, triggering recount
startribune.com - 11/18/2008
Board confirms Coleman-Franken vote, triggering recount
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Sen. Norm Coleman's lead is officially 215 votes. The recount will begin Wednesday morning, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said.
startribune.com - 11/20/2008
Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
— startribune.com — The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman... and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ... (more) Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks

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powerlineblog.com - 11/18/2008
Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow
— powerlineblog.com — Norm Coleman will be certified the winner of the contest for Minnesota's Senate seat by the state... Canvassing Board today. Yesterday the Franken campaign asked the board not to certify the result until certain rejected absentee ballots are included in ... (more) Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes on Coleman
— fivethirtyeight.com — According to data just released by the Minnesota Secretary of State , Al Franken has gained a... net of 43 votes on the first day of that state's recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota's certified, pre-recount ... (more) On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes ...

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  SENATE RACES MIDDAY ROUNDUP

TPM Election Central:  Lawyer Alert: Minnesota Senate Race Recount Set To Get Underway

The Reaction:  Recount set to begin in Minnesota Senate race

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SENATE RACES MIDDAY ROUNDUP
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Minnesota: Democratic challenger Franken asks for a delay in certifying the vote count, claming counts in at least 49 counties are incomplete. Alaska: The state plans to ...

Lawyer Alert: Minnesota Senate Race Recount Set To Get Underway
TPM Election Central — ... Get ready -- the recount in the knock-down-drag-out Minnesota race is set to start tomorrow, following this afternoon's certification of GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's lead of only 215 votes over Al Franken. ...

Recount set to begin in Minnesota Senate race
The Reaction — ... -- it is a matter for the courts, should Franken wish to challenge, not an administrative matter -- and today the state's Canvassing Board confirmed that Norm Coleman is up by 215 votes with all 87 counties reporting. ...

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Tension rises as Minn. recount enters 2nd week (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - With just a fifth of the state's precincts left to go in Minnesota's Senate recount, supporters of Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman remain in the hunt for ballots that could tip the balance to their candidate.
Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - A recount watchdog for Norm Coleman flagged a ballot because the voter put a check next to Al Franken's name instead of blacking in the oval. A Franken monitor challenged an apparent vote for Coleman because Franken's name was also marked. ...