powerlineblog.com - 1/13/2009
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The Coleman-Franken Senate recount proceeded under the auspices of the State Canvassing Board constituted under Minnesota law . By virtue of holding the office of Minnesota Secretaty of State, Mark Ritchie served as the chairman of the State Canvassing Board.
While Secretary of State ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/8/2009
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I've been reading through the lawsuit that Norm
Coleman has filed against the result of the Minnesota
Senate race, and it's a marvelous thing. The complaint ignores the existence of counter-evidence, employs one maneuver when it is self-benefiting ...
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Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
dailykos.com - 1/10/2009
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dailykos.com —
More great news for Norm Coleman, from our
new Research 2000 poll conducted on Thursday and Friday
for Daily Kos (MOE 4%): Do you favor or oppose Norm Coleman's legal challenge to Al Franken's victory? FAVOR: 34% OPPOSE: 47% NOT SURE: 19% ...
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MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009
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In some ways, Al Franken's 225 vote lead
the Minnesota Senate race is an illusory number. That's
his margin after the state canvassing board completed its recount. Why isn't he in the Senate? Thank Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Senate Majority Leader ...
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Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win
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Information Wants To Be Free! [Dan Collins]
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Journamalists just sometimes don’t think it’s their business to help it break out : Given his role as chairman of the State Canvassing Board, I believe Ritchie’s collaboration with Franken in the course of the recount to be inappropriate and improper. As a member of the State Canvassing Board, Ritchie serves in a quasi-judicial administrative capacity. During the recount, any communications between Ritchie and the Franken campaign that excluded the Coleman campaign would be in the nature of the kind of ex parte communications that are generally deemed improper in judicial ...
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First Read 1/12/2009
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