tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/9/2008
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The never-ending Minnesota recount has taken a turn into the truly surreal: The Coleman campaign is still denying that those 133 missing ballots exist at all, even though city officials have pinpointed the exact envelope the ballots were in!
"The decision by a senior member of the secretary ...
startribune.com - 12/8/2008
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startribune.com —
The missing 133 ballots in a Minneapolis precinct
are going to stay missing - at least for...
now. City spokesman Matt Laible said today that officials had suspended the search for the ballots that began after they turned up missing in the waning ...
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Search for missing ballots called off
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/12/2008
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Some good news for Al Franken: The state
canvasing board just voted unanimously to compensate for the...
loss of those 133 missing ballots in Minneapolis by going back to the recorded Election Night vote totals for this precinct, sparing Al the loss of ...
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In Boost To Franken, Minnesota Restores Missing Ballots ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports that a
probe has been launched into Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's...
ties to businessman Nasser Kazeminy: Federal investigators are looking into allegations that a longtime friend and benefactor tried to steer ...
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FBI Investigating Coleman, Paper Reports
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... for those 133 missing ballots. But although election officials know exactly which envelope of ballots is missing, the Coleman campaign is denying that there are missing ballots. That's not desperate at all. ...
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NYT > Politics 12/9/2008
The City of Minneapolis has stopped searching for about 130 ballots that may be missing in the recount for a U.S. Senate seat leaving state officials to choose between two sets of tallies. >
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From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Republican Norm Coleman's campaign is withdrawing 475 challenged ballots, campaign attorney Fritz Knaack said in a conference call with reporters.
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Franken camp claims disenfranchisement —
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MN recount controversy hits YouTube —
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