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fivethirtyeight.com - 12/18/2008
Coleman v. Minnesota Canvassing Board
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This afternoon, Minnesota's Supreme Court will take up Norm Coleman's request (PDF) to stop the counting of so-called "fifth-pile" absentee ballots in Minnesota. These are ballots that initially were rejected by the counties, but that upon further review appear to have been rejected for invalid ...

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Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Don't look now, but it looks like Al Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ... (more) Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...

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google.com - 12/19/2008
The Associated Press: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass
— google.com — Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass By PATRICK CONDON 1 hour ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken has become incredibly close with ... (more) The Associated Press: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes ...

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