kstp.com - 11/5/2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. 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. That law requires a recount any time ...
startribune.com - 11/5/2008
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startribune.com —
One of the most bitter U.S. Senate races
in Minnesota history continued to grind on early this...
morning, with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken locked in a race that remained too close to call. With 98 percent of the returns ...
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Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
powerlineblog.com - 11/7/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary
of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a...
725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking. As ...
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What's Happening In Minnesota?
spectator.org - 11/7/2008
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spectator.org —
As Democrats nationwide try to make the climb
to a filibuster-proof 60 seats in the Senate by...
pursuing recounts, an outspoken ACORN ally presides over the tallying of votes in the still-unresolved Minnesota Senate race. The fact that Mark ...
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SOS in Minnesota
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Franken, Dems, Have Recount History On Their Side
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... "I recognize that because of my margin of victory, Mr. Franken has the right to pursue an official review of the election results," the Republican Senator said during his speech Tuesday evening. "It is up to him whether such a step is worth the tax dollars it will take to conduct." ...
Franken, Dems, Have Recount History On Their Side
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... "I recognize that because of my margin of victory, Mr. Franken has the right to pursue an official review of the election results," the Republican Senator said during his speech Tuesday evening. "It is up to him whether such a step is worth the tax dollars it will take to conduct." ...
Brian Normoyle: Coleman Should Concede to Victorious Senator Franken
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... On the morning after the 2008 election in Minnesota, incumbent Senator Norm Coleman prematurely declared victory in his long, hard-fought reelection against opponent Al Franken. ...
End of The Line For Ex-Senator Coleman?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Coleman has been threatening to file a lawsuit-- Republicans hate lawsuits except for themselves-- if the board certifies Franken, which it did at 2:36 pm. An election certificate could not be issued for Franken's victory until the legal action was resolved. It's ironic that when Coleman declared victory in November he put on his best straight face and asked that we all join hands and working on a much needed "healing process," suggesting that Franken be a mensch and just accept his loss like a man. "If I were trailing, I would step back," said the hypocritical Coleman. ...
Flashback: Coleman Said To Spare State Cost Of Recount -- But Is Now Angling For Multi-Million Dollar Election
TPM Election Central —
... Also consider that at the time Coleman was saying the state had to be spared the expense of a recount, Ritchie estimated that it would cost nearly $90,000. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Gelbmann just told TPM that the recount proper ultimately came in above estimates, at $120,000. This puts us in the low single-digits as a percentage of the cost of a new election. ...
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Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
startribune.com 11/5/2008 — Sen. Norm Coleman is leading Democratic challenger Al Franken in one of the most bitter U.S. Senate races in Minnesota history. With 99 percent of the 4,130 precincts reporting, Coleman maintains an unofficial margin of less than 800 votes out of ...
Is Al Franken Winning by 22 Votes?
weeklystandard.com 12/4/2008 — With 93 percent of votes recounted, the Minneapolis Star Tribune showed Norm Coleman ahead by 303 votes , but at a press conference today, the Franken campaign claimed that their candidate leads Coleman by 22 votes.
Why the different numbers?
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TAKING THE SENATE: Al Franken for Minnesota
culturekitchen.com 11/3/2008 — Minnesota is a key state in determining the make up of the US Senate this year. Incumbemt Norm Coleman is mired in several scandals for taking gifts, favors and vacations from lobbyists (explicitly against Senate ethics rules). His opponent, Al ...
TheHill.com
thehill.com 12/3/2008 — Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken’s campaign said Wednesday that the comedian has taken the lead in his race against Sen. Norm Coleman (R). Franken’s lawyer, Marc Elias, has been pressing for the media to focus on the campaign’s ...
Franken is Winning, and Coleman Knows It
fivethirtyeight.com 12/20/2008 — Minnesota's Canvassing Board this afternoon completed the bulk of its review of challenged ballots. The Canvassing Board ruled upon 1,325 challenges, according to numbers prepared by the Star Tribune , including 852 challenges brought by the Coleman ...
Can Coleman Win?
weeklystandard.com 1/6/2009 — Over the weekend, Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman jumped to 225 votes after officials counted about 1,000 absentee ballots that had been wrongly rejected due to clerical errors. This afternoon, the Minnesota canvassing board certified that ...
The Recount Is Over
powerlineblog.com 12/7/2008 — With all votes now recounted, Norm Coleman has been re-elected to the Senate. I think. The Minnesota Secretary of State shows Coleman leading by 687 votes with 99.98% of precincts reporting--all but one. The Minneapolis Star Tribune shows Coleman ...
Norm Coleman Sues Al Franken For Defamation
huffingtonpost.com 10/30/2008 — Sen. Norm Coleman announced on Thursday that he was filing a lawsuit against his Democratic opponent Al Franken and the Franken campaign over what he deemed defamation of character.
If the move seems dramatic, it shouldn't. This is now the fourth ...
Franken Coleman Recount
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 11/26/2008 — The Coleman campaign continued its addition-by-subtraction campaign, challenging considerably more ballots than Franken's people did today in order to create an artificial "lead" of 231 (per the StarTribune ). Franken's campaign claims ...
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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 ...
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