startribune.com - 1/6/2009
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Minnesota has only one senator now, but Democrats may try to seat Al Franken this week. GOP promises a fight.
politico.com - 1/6/2009
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politico.com —
January 05, 2009 Categories: Minnesota Reid: Coleman will
"never ever serve" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered...
the toughest language he has ever used in arguing that Norm Coleman s career in the Senate is finished. Norm Coleman will never ever ...
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Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"
powerlineblog.com - 1/7/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
The media coverage of the events related to
Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so...
poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ...
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Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
reuters.com - 1/6/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not...
to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges. Senate Republicans had ...
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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
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... , though, remains alive. * Speaking of Franken, Norm Coleman's Senate office was ordered closed yesterday, at the direction of Senate Rules Committee. * If the latest survey from Public Policy Polling is right, Caroline Kennedy's support has ...
Reid Calls on 'Former Sen. Coleman' to Concede
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... Minnesota." "I hope that former Sen. Coleman and all of our Republican colleagues will choose to respect the will of the people of Minnesota," Reid added. "They have chosen a new senator, Al Franken, and his term must and will begin soon." Reid also said he understood it was "a difficult time for former Senator Coleman and his family, and he is entitled to the opportunity to concede this election graciously.""But we cannot let this drag on forever," Reid said. Coleman's Senate term officially ended last Saturday. The Minnesota canvassing board ...
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