nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
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The state canvassing board certified that Al Franken won by 225 votes, but Norm Coleman’s lawyers said they would go to court. >
startribune.com - 1/5/2009
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startribune.com —
The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken
ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has
said it plans a legal challenge. In a brief appearance, Franken said he is "proud to stand before you as your next senator."
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Recount results certified with Franken on top
fivethirtyeight.com - 1/6/2009
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fivethirtyeight.com —
The Wall Street Journal is bar none one
of the best newspapers in the country -- except
when its Editorial Board is having a bad day. And today the Board is having a very bad day, having published an editorial that declares Al Franken's provisional ...
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Did the Wall Street Jorunal Fire their Fact-Checkers?
thehill.com - 1/5/2009
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thehill.com —
The Minnesota Board of Canvassers certified Democrat Al
Franken as winner of the state’s Senate race, but
incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R) attorneys have vowed to challenge the decision. After two months of political and legal wrangling by both ...
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Minnesota elections board says Franken won
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The Early Word: 111th Congress Opens
The Caucus —
... appointee of Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, who is embroiled in a corruption investigation. Despite that, Mr. Burris pledged to come to the Senate chamber anyway: Senate Democrats said they did not expect any sort of confrontation with Mr. Burris, whose own conduct has not been in question despite the questions swirling around his appointment. And they have said they intend to meet with him to discuss any accommodation that might eventually be reached. As for Mr. Franken, the results of the Minnesota recount put him 225 votes ahead of the incumbent, Norm ...
Norm Coleman is No Longer a Big Fan of Concession Speeches
Deceiver.com —
... If you’re from Minnesota, I have to hand it to you. Say it with me: “Senator Al Franken.” It sure beats “Senator Garrison Keillor” or “Senator Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura.” Well played. ...
Al Franken, Minnesota Officials at Odds Over Election Certification
The Caucus —
... said. “I am prohibited from issuing a certificate of election until the election contest in the courts has been resolved.” In his own statement, Secretary of State Ritchie added: “Even if the governor issues a certificate of election prior to the conclusion of the contest phase, I will not sign it.” By attempting to compel officials in Minnesota to certify the election, Mr. Franken’s team was seeking to clear the path for the Democrat and former comedian to claim a Senate seat that, according to the results of the recount , he won by 225 votes. Mr. Coleman, a ...
Franken Campaign Escalates Case for Certification
The Caucus —
... by Al Franken to declare him the winner of the United States Senate race in Minnesota, lawyers for Mr. Franken took the issue to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Franken campaign filed a 13-page petition with the court asserting that Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie are legally obligated to sign an official document certifying that Mr. Franken prevailed in the Senate contest, which he won by just over 200 votes, according to the results of a six-week long statewide recount. But so far the governor and secretary of state have refused ...
Minnesota Judges Give Coleman Election Challenge a Lift
The Caucus —
... considering Norm Coleman’s election challenge in Minnesota handed the former Republican senator a partial victory on Tuesday, allowing the inclusion of roughly 4,800 rejected absentee ballots during the recount trial. Mr. Coleman’s legal team was seeking the reconsideration of some 11,000 ballots, but even the smaller number could tip the balance of the contest once the trial, now in its second week, comes to an end. At the conclusion of the statewide recount in January,Mr. Coleman trailed his Democratic challenger Al Franken by more than 200 votes. Mr. Coleman ...
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In Minnesota, Another Bid for a Recount
nytimes.com 1/21/2009 — Norm Coleman, who lost the Senate race by 225 votes when a board certified the results of a recount, now wants a panel of judges to consider whether to count 12,000 more. >
Minnesota Senate Race Goes to Recount
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Coleman Challenges Senate Recount in Minnesota
blogs.wsj.com 1/8/2009 — Brad Haynes reports on Congress.
Norm Coleman is challenging Al Franken ’s victory in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, casting doubt on the fairness of the states recount and clouding Democrats hopes of gaining another seat in the ...
Recount Ends, Franken Up By 225
boomantribune.com 1/4/2009 — The recount in Minnesota is over and now will move to the courts: Norm Coleman's term as a U.S. Senator ended at noon Washington time today, and by evening his hopes of winning a second term had been dealt an expected but serious setback as state ...
Minnesota Canvassing Board certifies Franken as winner.
thinkprogress.org 1/5/2009 — The Minnesota State Canvassing board has certified results showing that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount, beating Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) by 225 votes. But the race is still “in limbo,” as the Board’s declaration ...
Recount set to begin in Minnesota Senate race
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/19/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Al Franken's attempt to have rejected absentee ballots counted prior to certification was rejected by the state attorney general's office -- it is a matter for the courts, should Franken wish to challenge, not an ...
Franken/Coleman Minnesota Senate recount news
startribune.com 11/24/2008 — Blog: The Big Question Here’s one way to send a protest with your ballot This Anoka County voter was clearly ready for the end of campaign season. This ballot has an almost poetic quality. In case you have trouble reading it, the poem goes like this, ...
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