thehill.com - 5/31/2009
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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 better part of a month and a half to ready ...
electionlawblog.org - 6/1/2009
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electionlawblog.org —
Now that the oral arguments have concluded, here
are my tentative thoughts (you can find my earlier...
live blog below the fold): 1. It is always dangerous to guess how a court is going to come out based upon oral...
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Live Blogging the Coleman Franken Oral Argument
talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/2/2009
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talkingpointsmemo.com —
I hope I'm wrong. But Gov. Tim Pawlenty's
(R) apparent decision not to seek reelection does not...
bode well for Al Franken's ability to get seated in the senate any time soon. That's because the most probable next step in the endless Franken-Coleman ...
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Bad News for Franken?
reason.com - 5/29/2009
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reason.com —
You know, in today's America, we focus too
much on the negative news: How Tom Brady has...
not yet contributed another future taxpayer for Social Security, how Terminator Salvation sucks across all entertainment platforms (even cell-phone ringtones), ...
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What Norm Coleman & Al Franken Have Taught America: The ...
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Five Votes Will Now Decide Minnesota Senate Race
The Political Carnival —
... The Hill: "Franken has spent the past month and a half behaving more as a senator-in-waiting... Coleman, meanwhile, has maintained a hands-on presence in preparing the appeal." ...
Five Votes Will Now Decide Minnesota Senate Race
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... The Hill: "Franken has spent the past month and a half behaving more as a
senator-in-waiting... Coleman, meanwhile, has maintained a hands-on presence in preparing the appeal." ...
The Sunday Word: Identity
The Caucus —
... , The Times’s Adam Liptak looks at the impact of justices who were considered minorities — and finds that they tend to have more of an impact than simply their single votes. A case that reminded us of the importance of single votes is reaching, it would seem, the beginning of the end. The Hill previews oral arguments before the Minnesota Supreme Court by lawyers for Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the interminable Senate recount dispute. Whether over the airwaves or in the court room, Mr. Obama will miss many of these arguments next week as he makes his first trip to the ...
Minn. Senate race tops $50 million: AP
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... . After months of legal wrangling and appeals over the outcome of the race, the AP reported that the campaigns have spent $13 million since Election Day after raising a combined $37 million for the election itself. Democrat Al Franken's campaign told The Hill that it had lined up some staff members for once the final decision had been made, but lamented an inability to spend more money on staff because an office budget concordant with the Senate seat has not yet been granted. The campaigns will meet again before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday for oral arguments in ...
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Franken-Coleman Update: How to Elect Republicans —
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Hello folks! Phoenix Woman here, and while I really don't have any news on the Franken-Coleman thing -- nor will I, or anyone else really, until June 1 when the Minnesota Supreme Court hears the oral arguments in the appeal case -- I believe I do have some insight into the oft-asked question ...
Franken praises Sotomayor —
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The man who might be the 60th vote for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation praised the new nominee today, calling her a "remarkable jurist."
Al Franken, still waging a court battle against Norm Coleman in Minnesota, issued a statement saying he looks forward to joining the Senate and taking part in ...
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