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politicalwire.com - 11/21/2008
Coleman's Lead Shrinks Again
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In Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman now leads by just 136 votes, a drop from his unofficial ...
MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge
minnesota.publicradio.org - 11/20/2008
MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge
— minnesota.publicradio.org — Representatives from the campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken have been challenging ballots across the... state. It's your turn to play election judge. Tell us how you would rule in the case of these challenged ballots. Use this Minnesota state ... (more) MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge

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startribune.com - 11/20/2008
Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
— startribune.com — The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman... and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ... (more) Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/21/2008
Franken Camp's Claim: We've Cut Coleman's Lead To Under 100 Votes
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Has Al Franken cut Norm Coleman's lead down to double digits ? That's what the Franken campaign... just claimed in a briefing with reporters. The current estimates from the Star Tribune have Coleman up by about 130 votes, but the Franken campaigns ... (more) Franken Camp's Claim: We've Cut Coleman's Lead To Under ...

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Coleman's Lead Shrinks
Hoffmania! — ... It's fascinating to see some of the ballots they're coming across in the hand count. Even more fascinating are the arguments being made by both sides on what the intent of the voters were. See them here. Coleman now leads by a mere 136 votes with 46% counted. ...

Coleman’s Lead Shrinks Again
The Hollywood Liberal — Coleman’s Lead Shrinks Again In Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman now leads by just 136 votes, a drop from his unofficial lead of 215.“Both campaigns claimed to be optimistic Thursday about the recount results, but for different reasons.” [image] [image] This entry was posted on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 5:39 am and is filed under Main Blog (All Posts) . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. ...

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136 votes... (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/21/2008
Politico - ... now separate Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken, with 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted in the too-close-to-call Minnesota Senate race.  Franken so far has gained a net of 79 votes on Coleman.
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