startribune.com - 11/18/2008
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Although he doesn't have a seat, Al Franken will have the floor Tuesday when he meets with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate. Franken, who is locked in a mandatory recount of the Nov. 4 balloting with Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, will update Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
startribune.com - 11/20/2008
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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 ...
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Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
powerlineblog.com - 11/18/2008
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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 ...
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Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
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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 ...
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On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes ...
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Firedoglake —
... Hillary accepts?
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Wingnut fight: Huck bitchslaps Romney.
Lieberputz to keep chairmanship.
Zogby conducts anti-Obama push poll.
More awesome news from Wall St.!
Saxby fights a subpoena.
Whining from Norm Coleman.
Debating choice.
Prince backpedals on teh homophobia.
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Coleman Wins by 215 Votes; Manadatory Recount to Begin
Ace of Spades HQ —
... not to determine the eligibility of a voter or whether absentee ballots were properly accepted. Wrote Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Raschke Jr.: "Courts that have reviewed this issue have opined that rejected absentee or provisional ballots are not cast in an election." Improperly rejected absentee ballots can be challenged in court, he wrote. In two weeks he managed to whittle down Coleman's 725 vote lead. In the meantime, he's decided to simply act like he's won. Today he's in Washington, D.C. meeting with Senate Democrats .
Stealing Minnesota … To Be Continued
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... estimate is that it is 100 percent likely,” Soule said.
That really bad actor skill of Franken’s kicks in and he pretends he’s already a Senator and takes a road trip to D.C. to look at curtains:
Coleman camp calls Franken’s D.C. visit ‘presumptuous’
The DFLer plans to update Senate Democratic leaders on the recount and also do some fundraising.
By BILL McAULIFFE, Star Tribune
Although he doesn’t have a seat, Al Franken will have the floor ...
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Minnesota Recount Update
powerlineblog.com 11/20/2008 — The recount in Minnesota's Coleman-Franken Senate race is underway; today, Franken gained a net 28 votes in Democratic St. Louis County. The gain was attributed to older voting machines that failed to read faint pencil marks. A Republican spokesman ...
Minnesota Recount Update —
Politics Daily
I've been watching the Minneapolis Star Tribune special site set up to watch the Minnesota Senate recount battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat challenger Al Franken. After starting the recount process with about a 200 vote margin for Coleman and then getting as close as near 100 ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 2 —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings (For some good links, and more detailed analysis, see Update 1 from last Friday.) The recount continues. According to the Star Tribune , Coleman currently has a lead of 180 votes over Franken, with 68 percent of ballots recounted, up from a Friday lead of 120. ...
Minnesota Senate Recount, Update IV —
Power Line
There's not much news from the weekend. With 73 percent of ballots recounted, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office shows Norm Coleman with a 25,384-vote lead over former comedian Al Franken. That doesn't mean much, since the precincts that haven't finished recounting yet are mostly in ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 1 —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Democratic challenger Al Franken seems to be narrowing the gap, but there's still a long way to go. Here's the latest from the Star Tribune : The U.S. Senate recount continued Thursday without major glitches across Minnesota, as tabulators and the volunteers ...
Franken-Coleman Recount Update: Is That Toast I Smell? —
Firedoglake
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The recanvassing is done, the initial vote tally was certified, and now the full recount has begun for the 2008 US Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken.
So far, things are looking good for Al. As Nate ...
Franken-Coleman Update: On to the Recount! —
Firedoglake
Norm Coleman and his GOP stooges and fellow travelers at FOX and other media outlets knew full well that they couldn't stop the recount. So they're trying to lob false smears against it in order to undermine Al Franken's victory should he win ( which got to be a lot more likely as Coleman's ...