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blogs.wsj.com - 1/8/2009
Coleman Challenges Senate Recount in Minnesota
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Brad Haynes reports on Congress. Norm Coleman is challenging Al Franken ’s victory in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, casting doubt on the fairness of the state’s recount and clouding Democrats’ hopes of gaining another seat in the new Congress. On Monday, the Minnesota Canvassing Board certified that Franken, a former talk-radio host and humorist, had garnered 225 votes more than Coleman; in all, 2.9 million votes were cast. Coleman, the incumbent, was ahead in the vote tally ...

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politico.com - 1/6/2009
Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"
— politico.com — January 05, 2009 Categories: Minnesota Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered the toughest language he has ever used in arguing that Norm Coleman s career in the Senate is finished. Norm Coleman will never ever ... (more) Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"

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powerlineblog.com - 1/7/2009
Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
— powerlineblog.com — The media coverage of the events related to Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ... (more) Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election

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Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/8/2009
Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — I've been reading through the lawsuit that Norm Coleman has filed against the result of the Minnesota Senate race, and it's a marvelous thing. The complaint ignores the existence of counter-evidence, employs one maneuver when it is self-benefiting ... (more) Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won

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