firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/21/2008
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Counting Conundrum: The ongoing Minnesota recount saga From NBC’s Jeff Hanley Marc Elias, lead attorney for the Franken campaign, in a teleconference call today declared that the gap in votes between Al Franken (D) and Norm Coleman (R) is now only separated by a double-digit total vote margin.
Citing evidence from Franken recount observers, Elias said that, as of last night, 51.1% of all ballots cast have been counted and that Franken had picked up votes.
The ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/23/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
As we wrote yesterday evening, the ever-increasing number
of challenged ballots in Minnesota is making it more...
and more difficult to determine the extent to which Al Franken is in fact gaining ground in the state's recount process. An analysis of ...
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Projection: Franken to Win Recount by 27 Votes
nypost.com - 11/20/2008
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nypost.com —
Left-wing billionaire financier George Soros is using his
financial muscle at a Manhattan fund-raiser tonight to help...
Al Franken win a recount in Minnesota's Senate election. Soros - the hedge-fund honcho and sugar daddy of the Democratic Party -...
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SOROS BOO$TS FRANKEN
skepticians.com - 11/20/2008
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skepticians.com —
Harry Reid is, by all accounts, salivating for
a Franken victory; one which would mean 59 Democratic...
Senators – just shy of the 60 needed to prevent a Republican filibuster – though Democrats will cross the threshold when Joe Lieberman joins the ...
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Coleman's Lead Less 100 Votes
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... counted will lean in favor of Franken, a stark contrast from the Coleman campaign's assertion that the recount would be frontloaded with Franken ballots.
The Franken campaign also accused the Coleman campaign of frivolous ballot challenges. Giving an example of one such instance, Elias said the Coleman campaign believes that, “If you voted for John McCain, it is inconceivable that you didn’t intend to vote for Norm Coleman.”
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Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/21/2008
Politico - ... now separate Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken, with 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted in the too-close-to-call Minnesota Senate race. Franken so far has gained a net of 79 votes on Coleman.
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CNN Political Ticker 11/21/2008
(CNN) – The number of ballots being challenged in the Minnesota recount is growing. This as more than 40 percent of votes have been recounted in the battle for Norm Coleman's US Senate seat. The recount kicked off Wednesday and could extend into next ...
Latest in Minnesota Senate recount —
CNN Political Ticker 11/22/2008
Election judges sort ballots as the recount continues in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The weekend isn't bringing any respite in the Minnesota Senate recount.
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