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Counting Minnesota & Watching the Watchers
bradblog.com - 11/21/2008
Counting Minnesota & Watching the Watchers
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We've predicted since Election Day that Al Franken's chances of winning the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota are excellent. News tonight , out of the state where a manual count of the paper ballots began today, may already be bearing out that prediction, though its far too early to know for sure. ...
startribune.com - 11/20/2008
Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
— startribune.com — The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman... and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ... (more) Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks

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nypost.com - 11/20/2008
SOROS BOO$TS FRANKEN
— nypost.com — Left-wing billionaire financier George Soros is using his financial muscle at a Manhattan fund-raiser tonight to help... Al Franken win a recount in Minnesota's Senate election. Soros - the hedge-fund honcho and sugar daddy of the Democratic Party -... (more) SOROS BOO$TS FRANKEN

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes on Coleman
— fivethirtyeight.com — According to data just released by the Minnesota Secretary of State , Al Franken has gained a... net of 43 votes on the first day of that state's recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota's certified, pre-recount ... (more) On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes ...

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Pirate's Cove:  Can’t Wait To See What Racist Al Thinks Should Count For Him

Stop The ACLU:  Can’t Wait To See What Racist Al Thinks Should Count For Him

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Can’t Wait To See What Racist Al Thinks Should Count For Him
Pirate's Cove — ... Say, I wonder if the Brad Blog will bother covering this, and decry this obvious attempt by Violent Al to disenfranchise someone who obviously was voting for Coleman? ...

Can’t Wait To See What Racist Al Thinks Should Count For Him
Stop The ACLU — ... ) Say, I wonder if the Brad Blog will bother covering this, and decry this obvious attempt by Violent Al to disenfranchise someone who obviously was voting for Coleman? ...

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136 votes... (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/21/2008
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