cqpolitics.com - 3/7/2009
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A state court decision Friday ensured that there will be no declared winner in Minnesota’s disputed 2008 Senate election until a state judicial panel rules on vote-counting disputes, which have delayed a final outcome for more than four months. The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday denied a ...
minnpost.com - 3/7/2009
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minnpost.com —
In rejecting Al Franken's request for an election
certificate, the Minnesota Supreme Court may have also thrown
him a bone. Specifically, the justices, writing unanimously, apparently tipped their hand on on how they will rule on the question of ...
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Franken may have won by losing at MN Supreme Court
rasmussenreports.com - 3/5/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Minnesota voters now believe
Democrat Al Franken has been elected to the U.S.
Senate in a race so close that it’s been working its way through the state’s court system for the last four months. Thirty-five percent (35%) ...
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Minnesota Voters See Franken As Winner, Closely Divided ...
startribune.com - 3/7/2009
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'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2009
The BRAD BLOG —
... Netting Over 30 Votes http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...etting-over-30-votes.php
MN: Coleman-Franken trial: Short morning, lots of arguments to come this afternoon http://www.minnpost.com/...s_to_come_this_afternoon
MN: Coleman To Court: No, Don't Throw Out My Case http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...nt-throw-out-my-case.php
MN: Coleman Court Case Will Run Course As Franken Petition is Denied http://www.cqpolitics.co...?docID=news-000003068894
MN: ...
Still Waiting in Minnesota
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
CQ Politics reports that state court decision on today "ensured that there will be no declared
winner in Minnesota's disputed 2008 Senate election until a state
judicial panel rules on vote-counting disputes, which have delayed a
final outcome for more than four months."
Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 3/9
NJDC Blog —
... the race for Minnesota’s next senator closely since November, but as of yet, we are still waiting for an end.
Here’s your Monday roundup:
WSJ: “Absentee Ballot Pile Shrinks in Minnesota Senate Trial”
AP: “Minn. Senate race leaves voters tired of law drama”
StarTrib: “Will we have a second election?”
CQ: “Coleman Court Case Will Run Course as Franken Petition Is Denied” ...
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Franken Camp: Our Case Won't Take Nearly as Long as Coleman's Did
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/3/2009 — The Franken campaign just held a conference call to discuss the real milestone event today in the Senate trial: The Coleman campaign has rested their case, putting the ball in Franken's court.
Lead Franken lawyer Marc Elias said the Franken camp ...
Coleman To Court: No, Don't Throw Out My Case
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/7/2009 — Team Coleman has just filed their formal opposition to the Franken campaign's motion to dismiss all of the various counts in the Coleman lawsuit, demonstrating a fundamental disagreement going on here: Team Franken insists that Coleman is bound to a ...
No Senate Certificate for Franken —
PoliGazette
How sad :
The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Democrat Al Franken has no right to an election certificate — which would pave the way for Franken to immediately join the U.S. Senate — before the end of Republican Norm Coleman’s court case.
“We conclude that neither ...
Minnesota Court Hears Motion To Dismiss The Case —
TPM Election Central
Another series of arguments took place in the Minnesota election court today, as lead Franken lawyer Marc Elias argued the campaign's motion to dismiss Norm Coleman's whole lawsuit, either in whole or at least partially.
Some good news: The "partially" part is now guaranteed, as Coleman ...
Franken-Coleman Update: The Motion to Dismiss —
Firedoglake
As expected, the Franken legal has filed a Motion to Dismiss the Coleman contest in its entirety. From the opening:
After five weeks of trial, the Court has now heard the entirety of Contestant's affirmative case. This has consisted of testimony from a handful of voters who attempted to ...
Franken-Coleman Update: Now It’s Al’s Turn —
Firedoglake
After six weeks of representing Norm Coleman's case to the three judges on the Election Contest Court, the Coleman legal team has "provisionally" rested -- which means it's now the Franken team's turn at bat.
The Franken team will make a motion to dismiss the case entirely as the ...
MN-Sen Events v. 89.0; Norm's Case Rests —
Daily Kos
(From the diaries. Brings us up to speed on the Coleman/Franken showdown and gives a glimpse at the week ahead. SusanG) The trial in Election Contest Court reaches a turning point, possibly TODAY: plaintiff/contestANT Coleman will rest his case. A look back at how Norm's done on the 3 parts ...
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