tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/12/2008
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Here's the response from Norm Coleman's campaign to the big news today that the Minnesota state canvassing board sided with Al Franken on re-examining and counting wrongly-rejected absentee ballots: We're taking it to the state Supreme Court .
The Coleman camp is asking the state Supremes to ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
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 ...
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FBI Investigating Coleman, Paper Reports
fivethirtyeight.com - 12/12/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Al Franken may be the favorite to win
Minnesota's recount after all. The state's five-person Canvassing Board
today issued two key rulings, both of which represent significant boosts to Franken. In the first ruling, issued at about 10 AM local time, ...
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Minnesota Canvassing Board Sides with Franken on Two Key ...
twincities.com - 12/15/2008
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twincities.com —
Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play
a big part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So
will voters who scrawled in the same name for every local race. As will people who marked their choices not just with a darkened oval but an X, too — ...
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Voter intent clear on most ballots
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... today. * Speaking of Coleman, the Republican senator is asking the state Supreme Court to stop the counting of wrongly-rejected absentee ballots. * The downturn in the price of oil ...
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From NBC's Mark MurrayIn the latest in the Coleman-Franken recount, Minnesota's canvassing board today 1) recommended that counties begin counting mistakenly rejected absentee ballots, and 2) voted to count the missing 133 ballots from a Minneapolis ...
The Caucus: Minn. Panel Rules on Rejected Ballots —
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In what may be the most important decision of the Minnesota vote recount, the state Canvassing Board has asked county election boards to count all wrongly rejected absentee ballots cast in ...
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