tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
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More signs that Norm Coleman is taking the allegations in the Nasser Kazeminy lawsuit very, very seriously.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that all four of the principals in the alleged scheme to pass money to Coleman -- Kazeminy, Coleman, his wife Laurie Coleman, and Jim Hays of ...
Coleman Lawyerin' Up
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/16/2008 — From the Strib ...
Four of Minnesota's biggest legal guns have cast their shadows over two lawsuits that have drawn the attention of the FBI.
They have been retained by U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman; his wife, Laurie; Jim Hays, her insurance company ...
Sen. Coleman Hires Lawyer in FBI Investigation
briefingroom.thehill.com 12/16/2008 — Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and his wife have retained a criminal defense attorney in the FBI investigation into whether a donor sought to funnel tens of thousands of dollars to the couple.
The Colemans have retained former assistant U.S. Attorney ...
FBI reportedly probing Norm Coleman's ties to Nasser Kazeminy
majikthise.typepad.com 12/16/2008 — The Pioneer Press reports that the FBI is taking an interest in Sen. Norm Coleman's ties to businessman and benefactor Nasser Kazeminy: Federal investigators are looking into
allegations that a longtime friend and benefactor tried to steer ...
FBI Investigating Coleman, Paper Reports
huffingtonpost.com 12/10/2008 — 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 ...
FBI investigating Coleman, paper reports
politico.com 12/11/2008 — The Pioneer Press is reporting that Norm Coleman, narrowly ahead of Al Franken in the Minny recount, is facing what seems like a preliminary FBI probe into his connections to businessman-benefactor Nasser Kazeminy.
PP's Dave Orrick:
Federal ...
Minnesota Election Panel Considers Absentee Ballot Isssue
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 12/12/2008 — The state canvassing board will decide whether to count ballots that may have been improperly rejected -- a move that could be crucial to the outcome of the close Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.
Worried in Minnesota
corner.nationalreview.com 12/16/2008 — That's what I'm dubbing Powerline's Scott Johnson. I checked in with him this morning on the latest in the Senate negotiations there. I asked him if he is worried. The answer is: An emphatic yes.
Here's Scott: "The Board of Canvassers meets today to ...
Minnesota Senate recount, update XI
powerlineblog.com 12/17/2008 — I understand that the Minnesota Supreme Court has accepted the Coleman campaign's petition for a hearing regarding the issues raised by the Board of Canvassers' "recommendation" that Minnesota's 87 counties certain previoulsy rejected absentee ...
Coleman Camp Gets Roughed Up By State Supremes
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/17/2008 — The Minnesota Supreme Court just finished hearing arguments on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to stop the counting of ballots that are found to have been rejected due to clerical errors, and here's the deal: It didn't look great for Coleman.
Things ...
Coleman Wants To Use Campaign Money For Legal Fees
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/18/2008 — How can Norm Coleman afford the services of Doug Kelley, the high-profile attorney he just hired on connection with the allegations in the Nasser Kazeminy lawsuit? After all, as Kazeminy himself is alleged to have said : "US senators don't make ...
Minn. Supreme Court Sides With Coleman, Overturns Board
briefingroom.thehill.com 12/19/2008 — The Minnesota Supreme has sided with Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in Minnesota's contested Senate race, handing down a ruling that largely excludes hundreds if not thousands of ballots Democrat Al Franken had sought to include in the recount.
The court in ...
Minnesota Supremes Decide (Mostly) For Coleman On Absentee Ballot Lawsuit
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/19/2008 — A divided Minnesota Supreme Court has now ruled on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to stop the counting of absentee ballots that are found to have been rejected through clerical errors: The court appears to have mostly ruled for Coleman, but with some very ...
No, Coleman didn't win at the MN Supreme Court
dailykos.com 12/19/2008 — The Hill : Minn. Supreme Court Sides With Coleman, Overturns Board The Minnesota Supreme has sided with Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in Minnesota's contested Senate race, handing down a ruling that largely excludes hundreds if not thousands of ballots ...
Amanda Carpenter: Franken's Temporary Lead
townhall.com 12/19/2008 — Norm Coleman doesn't want anyone to get too worried about the lead Al Franken has over him right now in the contentious recount for Minnesota's Senate seat. "By the time you receive this email, the temporary lead that...
No More Minnesotas
thenextright.com 12/21/2008 — I don't think we can say that things are over yet in Minnesota, but we could be inching closer to another confirmation of the GOP's rock bottom status. If Al Franken is elected a Senator, I think we can officially say that things can't possibly get ...
Coleman wants to use campaign funds to pay his legal bills —
Majikthise
Norm Coleman wants to use campaign funds to pay his high-powered criminal defense attorneys in the Kazeminy affair: “We intend to have any legal fees related to what we believe to be a
politically inspired legal action to be covered by the senator’s
campaign," said Coleman spokesman Luke ...
Cash-Strapped Coleman? Norm Taps Campaign Fund For Defense —
Daily Kos
At the heart of the money laundering allegations involving Norm Coleman is the proposition that he needed money. Well, this won't make that impression go away: Coleman to use campaign funds for defense Donors to Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's re-election campaign may be surprised to learn ...
It's All About Norm's Lawyers —
Daily Kos
As the canvassing board convenes today in Minnesota to work through the the hundreds of challenged ballots in the still-undecided Senate contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman, it's Norm Coleman's lawyers who are taking center stage. On the juicy scandal side of things, you've got Norm ...
Coleman Lawyers Up —
Daily Kos
Last Wednesday, the world learned that Norm Coleman was under FBI investigation as a result of lawsuits alleging that a wealthy donor had been steering money to the Coleman family -- specifically Norm's wife Laurie. Now, Norm and Laurie have lawyered up : Four of Minnesota's biggest legal ...
Norm Coleman and Wife Lawyer Up —
Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Well, this is an
interesting development .
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and his wife have retained a criminal defense
attorney in the FBI investigation into whether a donor sought to funnel tens
of thousands of dollars to the couple.
The Colemans have retained ...
Coleman Lawyers Up In FBI Probe —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is getting some help with his FBI investigation :
Four of Minnesota's biggest legal guns have cast their shadows over two lawsuits that have drawn the attention of the FBI.
They have been retained by U.S. Sen. Norm ...
Coleman Lawyers Up In FBI Probe —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is getting some help with his FBI investigation :
Four of Minnesota's biggest legal guns have cast their shadows over two lawsuits that have drawn the attention of the FBI.
They have been retained by U.S. Sen. Norm ...
"Lizard People" invade MN Senate Recount —
Crooks and Liars
The now famous "Lizard People" ballot was judged yesterday. Norm Coleman's challenge was duly rejected, and the Lizard People went to Al Franken. Thanks to the great work of the people at The Uptake we now have this moment recorded for posterity. Live --and strangely compelling-- streaming video ...
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Brainster's Blog
Almost Time to Stop Counting That's the conclusion I suspect the media will reach pretty soon in the Coleman/Franken recount: Two votes are all that stands between Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, according to the Associated Press tally in the state’s ...
Minnesota Recount Follies —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Both Al Franken and Norm Coleman got good news yesterday, as the courts continued to make up rules well after the election.
The Hill:
A state Supreme Court ruling, which may exclude hundreds of ballots that Al Franken (D) had sought to include in the recount, could help Sen. Norm Coleman (R) ...
Coleman Cites Bush v. Gore —
Lawyers, Guns and Money
I've believed for a while that the most constructive way for progressives to deal with Bush v. Gore is to play it straight -- that is, to pretend that it actually stands for a principle that vote counting standards should be fair and uniform. Norm Coleman, however, has an approach much closer ...
Separate Lawyers For Norm And Laurie Coleman —
TPMMuckraker
So Norm Coleman has hired a lawyer in connection with the claims made in the lawsuit against his longtime supporter Nasser Kazeminy. And so has Coleman's wife, Laurie.
But notice that the Colemans hired separate lawyers. That suggests that, perhaps prompted by the news that the FBI is now ...
Norm Coleman Seeks To Stop Minnesota Recount —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Al Franken won a major procedural victory in the Minnesota Senate recount Friday, when the state canvassing board declared that rejected absentee ballots should be counted. Now Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is going to court to stop that count :
The campaign of Sen. Norm Coleman is taking its ...
Coleman lawyers up
(Politico) —
Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and his wife, Laurie, have hired two of Minnesota’s top lawyers to represent them in a preliminary FBI probe into their connections with businessman and campaign contributor Nasser Kazeminy.
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