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weeklystandard.com - 1/6/2009
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Over the weekend, Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman jumped to 225 votes after officials counted about 1,000 absentee ballots that had been wrongly rejected due to clerical errors. This afternoon, the Minnesota canvassing board certified that Franken is the winner. But, as the St. Paul Pioneer ...
startribune.com - 1/5/2009
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startribune.com —
The ruling clears the way for election officials
to certify results showing Democrat Al Franken in the
lead. The Coleman campaign says it plans a post-recount legal challenge
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Court rejects Coleman bid to consider rejected absentee ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 1/6/2009
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fivethirtyeight.com —
The Wall Street Journal is bar none one
of the best newspapers in the country -- except
when its Editorial Board is having a bad day. And today the Board is having a very bad day, having published an editorial that declares Al Franken's provisional ...
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Did the Wall Street Jorunal Fire their Fact-Checkers?
startribune.com - 1/5/2009
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startribune.com —
The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken
ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has
said it plans a legal challenge. In a brief appearance, Franken said he is "proud to stand before you as your next senator."
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Recount results certified with Franken on top
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The fat lady hasn't sung in Minnesota
Power Line —
... Resolving them has been expressly reserved by the board and the state Supreme Court for the election contest - the final stage of Minnesota's election process. They do not constitute the complaints of a sore loser.
Nov. 5 wasn't long ago. It was the day when Al Franken demanded that every vote be counted (once). But it's already ancient history in Minnesota.
Today's Star Tribune carries a fair editorial on the election contest. John McCormack's "Can Coleman win?" is also illuminating.
Among the several issues remaining to ...
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