briefingroom.thehill.com - 11/17/2008
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Democrat Al Franken’s (Minn.) campaign filed a campaign with Minnesota’s Board of Canvassers Monday asking the organization in charge of certifying election results to include some originally disqualified provisional and absentee ballots in the vote totals.
“There are, of course, legitimate ...
startribune.com - 11/20/2008
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startribune.com —
The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with
masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman...
and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ...
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Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
powerlineblog.com - 11/18/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Norm Coleman will be certified the winner of
the contest for Minnesota's Senate seat by the state...
Canvassing Board today. Yesterday the Franken campaign asked the board not to certify the result until certain rejected absentee ballots are included in ...
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Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
According to data just released by the Minnesota
Secretary of State , Al Franken has gained a...
net of 43 votes on the first day of that state's recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota's certified, pre-recount ...
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On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes ...
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Matt Lewis: Al Franken Asks State to Count Disqualified Ballots
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... | [image] Blog [image] | Your Blogs | Issues | Get Magazine | Finance [image] [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Monday, November 17, 2008 Al Franken Asks State to Count Disqualified Ballots Posted by: Matt Lewis at 2:51 PM Michael O'Brien at The Hill writes : "Democrat Al Franken’s (Minn.) campaign filed a ...
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... —– What a surprise: Al Franken wants disqualified ballots to count in the as-yet-to-be-decided MN Senate race. In a symbol of pure arrogance, he ...
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First Read 11/17/2008
From NBC's Abby LivingstonThere is a new development in the photo finish that is the Minnesota U.S. Senate race.
Today, the Franken campaign filed a brief with the Minnesota State Canvassing Board to learn why some absentee ballots were rejected and ...
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