firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 4/8/2009
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MINNESOTA: After counting some 350 absentee ballots yesterday, Al Franken (D) increased his lead over Norm Coleman (R) to 312 votes -- out of 2.9 million votes cast last November.
The Star Tribune: “Not long after a decisive majority of once-rejected absentee ballots were counted and broke for Franken on Tuesday, attorneys on both sides were already jawing over the merits of an appeal in the 10-week-old U.S. Senate recount trial. Coleman spokesman Ben Ginsberg said the three presiding judges ...
Downballot: What happens next?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 3/16/2009 — MINNESOTA: "Lawyers for Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman delivered their closing arguments in the case Friday, but nobody knows when the judges will issue a ruling, which could come down in multiple parts. From there, further court ...
Franken’s Lead Grows to 312 After Recount
njdc.org 4/7/2009 — Despite all Coleman’s efforts, Franken still received more votes in their race for U.S. Senate - in fact, Franken’s lead has increased. I have had numerous posts on this issue and today we followed the recount live, but hopefully there will not be the need for many more posts like ...
Absentee votes extend Franken lead
thehill.com 4/8/2009 — Norm Coleman has just made his appeal more difficult. Al Franken extended his lead in the Minnesota Senate race to 312 votes Tuesday, after about 350 improperly rejected absentee ballots were added to the ballot pool. The total is 87 more votes than ...
With Votes Counted, Franken Now Leads By 312 Votes
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/7/2009 — Minnesota has just finished counting the 351 previously-rejected ballots approved by the three-judge panel as having been legally cast and rejected in error. The numbers: Al Franken 198, Norm Coleman 111, Other 42.
This means that Al Franken's ...
Downballot: Franken declares victory
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/6/2009 —
MINNESOTA: The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that “Al Franken's 225-vote lead in the marathon U.S. Senate recount was unanimously certified Monday by the state Canvassing Board, prompting attorneys for Republican Norm Coleman to immediately ...
MN SENATE ELECTION JUDGES COUNT FINAL BALLOTS, FIND FRANKEN WINS!
bradblog.com 4/7/2009 — Guest Blogged by Ernest A. Canning
Author and former radio talk show host Al Franken, the Democratic challenger for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota, will be the state's next U.S. Senator, according to a final tally by the bi-partisan three-judge ...
Franken widens lead in Minnesota Senate recount - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 4/7/2009 — "The problem that Sen. Coleman has is he lost fair and square," Elias wrote in an e-mail. "He lost because more people voted for Al Franken than voted for Norm Coleman. No amount of lawyering or sophisticated legal arguments is going to change that." ...
Minnesota Court: No To Coleman, And Yes/No/Maybe To Franken
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/24/2009 — The Minnesota election court handed down two rulings tonight, one of which should be regarded as an unambiguous defeat for Norm Coleman -- and the other should probably leave Al Franken cautiously optimistic.
First, the court completely denied ...
Poll: Minnesotans Want Coleman To Concede, Franken To Be Seated
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/15/2009 — A new survey of Minnesota by Public Policy Polling (D) , finds a clear verdict on the part of the state's voters: They want the disputed Senate race to be over, for Norm Coleman to concede defeat, and Al Franken to be sworn in. The poll was conducted ...
The Franken-Coleman spin war —
First Read 4/7/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Harry Enten In a conference call with reporters, Al Franken attorney Marc Elias said that after today's absentee ballot count in Minnesota -- in which Franken built on his 225-vote lead -- there is no doubt that the ...
Franken's Lead Grows In Minn.'s Senate Race —
Wash Post Elections 4/8/2009
Democrat Al Franken yesterday increased his small lead over Republican Norm Coleman in the protracted dispute over the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Minnesota, but it remains unclear when the five-month legal battle will end.
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