huffingtonpost.com - 12/24/2008
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Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on disputed absentee ballots in their recount.
The plan they've submitted, which must be reviewed by the Minnesota Supreme Court, would count rejected absentees only if both sides agree they ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/24/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Norm Coleman just got a Christmas present from
the Minnesota Supreme Court: A giant lump of coal....
In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supremes denied Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging to deal with allegations of ...
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Minnesota Supremes Shoot Down Crucial Coleman Lawsuit, ...
startribune.com - 12/22/2008
politico.com - 12/23/2008
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politico.com —
Blog: For the first time since the Minnesota
Senate recount began, Sen. Norm Coleman briefly talked to...
a Minneapolis TV station about the recount
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Coleman speaks!
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BREAKING: Franken-Coleman Recount—MN Supreme Court Rebuffs Republican
Firedoglake —
... for county boards to use to review the wrongly rejected "fifth pile" absentee ballots (though the "standard" is something Coleman's side can game readily, as it relies on both campaigns agreeing that a particular ballot was wrongly rejected before it can be counted). The Minnesota Supreme Court also moved to ...
The End Finally Nears in Coleman/Franken Race
The BRAD BLOG —
... After the Franken and Coleman campaigns were able to strike a deal on how to go about counting those last 1,600 ballots today, and with the possibility of MN not having one of their Senators seated in time for the convening of the new session of Congress, Ritchie is quoted as saying: ...
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