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huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
Franken Camp Calls For Investigation Of Missing Ballots
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Al Franken's Senate campaign called on the Minnesota Secretary of State to launch a comprehensive investigation into the possibility of missing ballots in the state's recount election. In a conference call with reporters on Monday, aides to the Democratic challenger said that they were ...
Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/3/2008
Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — In a briefing going on right now with reporters, Al Franken's lead recount lawyer Marc Elias made... a stunning announcement: According to the campaign's methodology of tracking the recount results, they believe Al Franken now leads Norm Coleman by a ... (more) Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!

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Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes
twincities.com - 12/3/2008
Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes
— twincities.com — What Maplewood giveth, Minneapolis taketh away. Elections officials in Minnesota's largest city today discovered that one precinct... came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 36 ... (more) Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
— huffingtonpost.com — Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount... began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ... (more) Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says

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Firedoglake:  Franken-Coleman Recount Update: They Told Us So

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Franken-Coleman Recount Update: They Told Us So
Firedoglake — ... For weeks now, in addition to urging a review of rejected absentee ballots and other ballot issues, Al Franken's campaign has been urging Minnesota's Secretary of State and the State Canvassing Board to find those ballots that were cast on Election Day but had gone missing during the recanvassing prior to the recount. And the local media, taking its cues from the Coleman campaign, ...

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Franken Camp's Claim: We're Ahead -- If They Find Those Missing Ballots!!!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/4/2008 — In a briefing with reporters just now, the Franken campaign essentially confirmed what many of us have suspected: That if those 133 ballots there were reported to be missing yesterday in Minneapolis are not recovered, Al Franken will lose the ...
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Political Perceptions: Nobody Cares About Minnesota — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/3/2008
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Franken camp claims to have taken lead over Coleman (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/3/2008
Politico - Al Franken’s campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that, based on its latest internal tally, Franken has taken the lead over Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) for the first time in the recount process.
Franken pulls closer, but Coleman leads in Minn. (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/3/2008
AP - Democrat Al Franken caught a couple of breaks Tuesday as the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race drew closer to a finish, though not enough to undo Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's persistent lead.
Could Schumer tip Minn. Recount? — POLITICO.com: Congress 12/3/2008
Schumer, poised to become chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, may be instrumental to Franken.
Franken says he'll drop 633 challenges in recount (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/4/2008
AP - Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots Wednesday in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount.