tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/25/2008
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Just in case you thought the Minnesota recount couldn't get any messier...
The Franken campaign is now calling attention to yet another wrinkle in the Minnesota recount: Reports from around the state that ballots have been going missing. In many cases the missing ballots have been recovered, ...
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
startribune.com - 11/24/2008
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startribune.com —
Blog: The Big Question Here’s one way to
send a protest with your ballot This Anoka County...
voter was clearly ready for the end of campaign season. This ballot has an almost poetic quality. In case you have trouble reading it, the poem goes like this, ...
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Franken/Coleman Minnesota Senate recount news
powerlineblog.com - 11/26/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
The Franken campaign and its allies such as
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Hennepin County...
Attorney Mike Freeman are now focusing on rejected absentee ballots. In today's Star Tribune Kevin Duchschere shows that Ritchie is now ...
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Minnesota Senate recount update, update VIII
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... will speak at four rallies in Georgia on Monday. * In case you thought the recount in Minnesota's Senate race couldn't get messier, consider the question of missing ballots .— ...
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