obsidianwings.blogs.com - 7/1/2009
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by hilzoy From the NYTimes : "After nearly eight months of waiting, almost 20,000 pages of legal briefs, and millions of dollars in election costs, Al Franken emerged Tuesday as the next United States senator from Minnesota, ending one of the most protracted election recount battles in ...
online.wsj.com - 7/1/2009
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The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared Democrat Al
Franken the winner of last year's disputed Senate race,...
and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman's gracious concession at least spares the state any further legal combat. The unfortunate lesson ...
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The 'Absentee' Senator
politico.com - 7/1/2009
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politico.com —
In addition to dwindling funds, Coleman's political future
may been a factor in his concession....
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Why Coleman lost
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/1/2009
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Now that he has won his seat in
the United States Senate and will be sworn in...
next week, Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN) has officially been assigned office space on Capitol Hill -- with some very special significance to it. A Senate staffer has sent ...
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Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory ...
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7/1: Sixty Senators
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July 01, 2009 7/1: Sixty Senators While liberal bloggers are extremely critical of ex-Sen. Norm Coleman 's (R-MN) actions over the past eight months, they're pleased that he finally conceded and allowed Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to be seated. Now the netroots are discussing the political implications of a 60-seat majority in the Senate. On the one hand, lefty bloggers caution that the Dem majority isn't exactly filibuster-proof, since (a.) centrists like Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) have been only too willing to buck their party, and ...
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GOP's Coleman concedes, sending Franken to Senate - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 6/30/2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota 's contested Senate race on Tuesday, ending a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by only a few hundred votes. Coleman announced his ...
Coleman concedes to Sen. Al Franken.
thinkprogress.org 6/30/2009 — Republican Norm Coleman conceded the 2008 election to Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) today. “It’s over,” Coleman said at a press conference in Minnesota, adding that he had called and congratulated Franken. Watch it:
President ...
Al Franken wins
powerlineblog.com 7/1/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued a unanimous per curiam ruling against Norm Coleman in favor of Al Franken on Coleman's appeal of the election contest panel decision awarding the election to Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court expresses no ...
Coleman, Franken prep to face off on appeal
thehill.com 5/31/2009 — Monday's oral arguments before the Minnesota Supreme Court may finally bring an end to the state's protracted Senate race, and both sides are proclaiming readiness. Lawyers for former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and Democrat Al Franken have prepped for the ...
Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 4/6
njdc.org 4/6/2009 — Coleman/Franken Monday roundup:
The Hill: Senate GOPs back Coleman all the way
Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politico: Franken-Coleman gravy ...
Franken Ruled Winner, Again
njdc.org 4/14/2009 — When I wrote, “What is Best for Coleman?,” some thought I was being facetious.
Maybe Coleman should have listened.
We are now in the next stage of Republican attempts to delay Minnesotans full representation in the U.S. Senate. Yesterday’s strongly worded ruling that ...
Coleman For Governor? Discussions Underway In GOP
huffingtonpost.com 7/2/2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. — The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.
But it's a testament to Norm ...
MN Supreme Court: Franken won —
First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Chuck ToddIs the never-ending recount in Minnesota over? It very well might be.
Moments ago, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Al Franken beat Norm Coleman in that contested race. "[W]e affirm the decision ...
Congress: Franken wins -- 238 days later —
First Read 7/1/2009
Minnesota, your long Senate race nightmare is over.
The Star Tribune : "Al Franken, a satirist known for his biting political humor, is headed to the U.S. Senate, the survivor of an epic legal struggle that opponent Norm Coleman finally ...
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