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thehill.com - 1/19/2009
Coleman wants to open thousands of absentee ballots
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Republican Norm Coleman’s lawyers on Monday called for the counting of thousands more absentee ballots in their quest to reverse Democrat Al Franken’s 225-vote lead in Minnesota’s Senate race. Coleman has filed an election challenge following a statewide recount and has alleged that some ballots ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 1/17/2009
Is Coleman's Goal a Do-Over?
— fivethirtyeight.com — Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. And maybe, Norm Coleman is hoping, elections in Minnesota. Call it a hunch, but a couple of recent articles suggest that Norm Coleman's goal might not be to pull ahead of Al Franken outright, but ... (more) Is Coleman's Goal a Do-Over?

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Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — At a pre-trial hearing in the Minnesota election lawsuit just now, Franken attorney Kevin Hamilton made a striking accusation: That the Coleman campaign has been doctoring evidence. As an example, Hamilton showed two photocopies of a rejected ... (more) Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence

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politico.com - 1/22/2009
Coleman takes a job
— politico.com — Last session's senior senator from Minnesota Norm Coleman, still battling Al Franken to be seated in the Senate, has taken a paid job as a consultant to the Republican Jewish Coalition, which harshly attacked Obama last fall, its executive director, ... (more) Coleman takes a job

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Coleman Camp: Count Every Vote -- All of Them
TPM Election Central — ... Now this is an interesting new gambit from the Coleman campaign. They're now calling for all 12,000 rejected absentee ballots -- regardless of whether the local officials think they were properly tossed based on state law -- to be counted. ...

Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... who he'll pick to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate, saying he has "a good idea now which direction" he'll go in. Rumor has it, we'll hear something on Friday. * Norm Coleman's lawyers still want more absentee ballots counted . * A ...

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fivethirtyeight.com 1/7/2009 — ...is that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order (.pdf) today didn't make any judgment whatsoever about the merits of Coleman's case on absentee ballots. It merely said that the time to resolve these things is during an election contest, not during the ...
'Slow-Motion Comedy Show': Days 4 & 5 of the Coleman/Franken U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN
bradblog.com 1/31/2009 — This afternoon, Day 5 of the U.S. Senate election contest between former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and apparent-winner of the '08 election, Al Franken (D), Coleman offered another reason, just in case you needed one, to oppose his return to the Senate:  ...
Court Gives Coleman Access to 4,800 More Ballots
briefingroom.thehill.com 2/3/2009 — Sen. Norm Coleman (R) received a qualified victory from the three-judge panel hearing his challenge to Democrat Al Franken's 225-vote lead in the Minnesota Senate race, granting him access to thousands of absentee ballots to help press his case that ...
Coleman speaks!
politico.com 12/23/2008 — Blog: For the first time since the Minnesota Senate recount began, Sen. Norm Coleman briefly talked to a Minneapolis TV station about the recount
Coleman goes to court over Senate recount
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Franken to Coleman: Where's The Beef?
fivethirtyeight.com 12/23/2008 — In a 26-page response (.pdf) filed on Monday with the Minnesota Supreme Court, Al Franken's campaign disputes Norm Coleman's claim that a significant number of ballots were double-counted in Minnesota, chiding Coleman's petition for a lack of ...
What is Coleman Fighting For?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/22/2009 — Norm Coleman, rather oddly, has decided to take a day job : Norm Coleman (R) has taken a job with the Republican Jewish Coalition while contesting Democrat Al Franken’s lead in the Minnesota Senate race, his campaign confirmed Thursday. In what could ...
Coleman Running Out of Options in Minn. Race
newsmax.com 12/31/2008 — The counting of improperly rejected absentee ballots will probably increase Democratic challenger Al Franken's lead over incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman according to a new analysis of voting trends, effectively relegating Coleman to filing lawsuits ...
Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court
minnpost.com 1/8/2009 — Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court By Eric Black | Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Norm Coleman's statement announcing that he would contest the election result struck the right tone. But it seems unlikely that the courts will ...
Minnesota Recount: Court limits absentee-ballot categories
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Franken makes his case in D.C. — POLITICO.com: Congress 1/20/2009
Franken arrives in D.C. for Inauguration and to raise money for the campaign’s post-election legal fees.
Franken on hand for Obama inauguration — CNN Political Ticker 1/20/2009
(CNN) — Al Franken spokesman Andy Barr confirmed Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has provided the Democratic Senate hopeful with tickets to the swearing-in ceremony today. Barr added Franken is "in the bleachers on the ...
Franken says Minn. law lets him join US Senate now (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/21/2009
AP - A single sentence in Minnesota law allows Democrat Al Franken to at least temporarily join the U.S. Senate while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending, Franken's lawyers said Tuesday.
Downballot: Avalanche of legal filings — First Read 1/21/2009
MINNESOTA: In the Coleman-Franken race, which has now gone on 78 days past election day, an “avalanche of legal filings continued Tuesday,” the Minneapolis Star-Tribune notes. Franken asked a three-judge panel to dismiss Coleman’s lawsuit trying to ...
Coleman Takes Adviser Job as He Awaits Court Ruling on Recount — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/22/2009
Brad Haynes reports on politics. Norm Coleman says he is “optimistic” about regaining his former Senate seat, but he has already lined up a private sector gig, just in case. The Republican Jewish Coalition announced today that Coleman ...