startribune.com - 11/5/2008
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Sen. Norm Coleman is leading Democratic challenger Al Franken in one of the most bitter U.S. Senate races in Minnesota history. With 99 percent of the 4,130 precincts reporting, Coleman maintains an unofficial margin of less than 800 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast, almost assuring that ...
powerlineblog.com - 11/7/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary
of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a...
725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking. As ...
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What's Happening In Minnesota?
startribune.com - 11/6/2008
kstp.com - 11/5/2008
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kstp.com —
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press is uncalling
the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished...
ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory ...
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Fewer than 500 votes separate Coleman, Franken
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Did Al Franken win?
Althouse —
We still don't know. The erstwhile funnyman faces a recount. And it doesn't look like he'll be smiling that enormous Joker-smile in the end. 99% of the precincts are counted, and Coleman has a 800 vote edge. ...
Franken/Coleman
Corrente —
Recount looms.
Al Franken
Suburban Guerrilla —
Looking like a recount, damn it.
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