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thehill.com - 1/2/2009

Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

— thehill.com — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the ... (more) Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008

Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ... (more) Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008

Cornyn Indicates Senate GOP Will Resist Seating Al Franken

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — It now looks like the Senate GOP could end up trying to block the seating of Al Franken, assuming he is declared the winner next week in the Minnesota recount. NRSC chairman John Cornyn put out a statement accusing the Franken campaign of falsely ... (more) Cornyn Indicates Senate GOP Will Resist Seating Al Franken

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Franken Wants To Be Seated Before Shady Recount Completed
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Politico: Could Senate seat Franken before he’s certified as winner? By Josh Kraushaar With GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign signaling it will contest the results of the Minnesota Senate race , it appears that Minnesota will be without one of its two senators as the 111th Congress convenes next month. The Canvassing Board is prepared to declare a winner by January 6—the same day the Senate is sworn in. But Coleman’s campaign has said the vote can’t be be certified if there’s a post-election contest.. ...

'Daily Voting News' For December 27 to 29, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... The state appears on course to be shorthanded when the Senate convenes in January. http://www.startribune.c...Pc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsZ MN: Next Senate hurdle is count of 1,350 absentee ballots Campaigns to argue about how many of the ballots will be opened and counted. Expert expects more delays. http://www.startribune.c...Pc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsr MN: Could Senate seat Franken before he's certified as winner? http://www.politico.com/...certified_as_winner.html MS: ...