Franken: I'm on track to win
politico.com 12/30/2008 — Blog: Al Franken said he believes he is “on track to win” the Minnesota Senate race against Sen. Norm Coleman

Franken Lawyer: "We Are Going To Win"
huffingtonpost.com 12/3/2008 — The Franken campaign struck a tone of confidence on Tuesday, insisting that once the votes were counted the numbers will reveal that they had bested Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race. "I'm very confident that Franken is going to win," said ...

Franken may seek Senate’s help to win race
thehill.com 12/1/2008 — Al Franken’s (D) campaign may ask the Democratic-led Senate to intervene on his behalf to allow some disqualified absentee ballots to be counted in his quest to unseat Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). Franken attorney Marc Elias made the case to reporters ...

GOP Group In Panic Over Possible Franken Win
huffingtonpost.com 12/24/2008 — The possible, perhaps, impending victory of Al Franken to the Senate has sent GOP officials into a paranoid tizzy. In an "urgent message" to supporters, the Republican National Lawyer Association accuses Franken and his "liberal allies" of ...

Franken Gets Big Win At Canvass Board
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/12/2008 — Al Franken's chances of winning the Minnesota recount may have just gone up astronomically. The state canvassing board just voted unanimously that absentee ballots that were initially rejected because of clerical errors -- and the current estimate ...

Franken camp: 'We're winning'
politico.com 12/3/2008 — Blog: Al Franken’s campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that, based on its latest internal tally, Franken has taken the lead over Sen. Norm Colem

Franken Camp: We're Doing Even Better Than Reported
huffingtonpost.com 11/20/2008 — Aides to Al Franken told reporters on Thursday afternoon that their chances of winning a recount election against Norm Coleman looked far more positive than even Wednesday evening's optimistic reports suggest. Speaking to reporters in person and ...

Franken Sues Again
powerlineblog.com 11/21/2008 — Al Franken, trying to litigate his way into the United States Senate, started another lawsuit today. This time , Franken is demanding that all rejected absentee ballots be re-evaluated before Minnesota's canvassing board certifies the final vote ...

Big, Good News for Al Franken in the MN Senate Race Today
bradblog.com 12/13/2008 — We've been on the road for several weeks, and haven't been able to report on the day-to-day details of the hand-count of the razor-thin U.S. Senate race in Minnesota between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and challenger Al Franken (D). Happily, the ...

U.S. Senator-elect Al Franken roundup
dailykos.com 1/5/2009 — The headlines tell the most important story: today, it becomes official -- Al Franken has won, and is your U.S. Senator-elect from the great state of Minnesota. Minneapolis Star-Tribune : Senate race certification set for Monday with Franken up ...

Coleman edges Al Franken in Minn. Senate race (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/5/2008
AP - Republican Norm Coleman outlasted Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections ever, squeaking past the former comedian early Wednesday by a margin that appeared certain to trigger a recount.

Minn. Senate race uncalled by AP (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/5/2008
Politico - After one of the most negative campaigns in Minnesota history, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman appears to have defeated comedian Al Franken by fewer than 1,000 votes in one of the nation’s most closely watched senate battles.

AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 11/5/2008
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 recount law

Senate Races Hang in Balance; Democrats Gain — NYT > Politics 11/5/2008
Ted Stevens of Alaska had a narrow lead, while the race in Minnesota appeared to be headed for a recount. >

The outstanding Senate contests — First Read 11/5/2008
From NBC's Mark MurrayMINNESOTA.Given that the current margin separating Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken is some 690 votes, we're headed for an automatic recount. Democrats tell NBC News that this recount could ...