politico.com - 12/3/2008
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Blog: Al Franken’s campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that, based on its latest internal tally, Franken has taken the lead over Sen. Norm Colem
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/3/2008
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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 ...
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Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
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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 ...
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Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/4/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
The Minnesota Senate race could end up being
decided by a few dozen votes. (Photo -- Reuters/Eric
Miller) As the manual recount in the Minnesota Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken nears its conclusion, the...
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MN-Senate: Counting Chaos!
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Franken camp: 'We're winning'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... We continue to believe we will gain votes during the challenge and review process, and feel good generally where we stand in the recount. The official secretary of state count shows Coleman leading by Franken by 303 votes, with more than 6,000 ballots disputed by both camps. The Franken campaign has argued the number is misleading, given that none of the disputed ballots are included in that tally. The Franken tally assumes the challenges from both camps are invalid. Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1208/Franken_ca...
No Joke
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Norm Coleman must be thinking this is a joke. Al Franken is ahead in the Minnesota senate seat recount. Or not.
Finally the lizard people have spoken. One thing is clear. The votes don’t add up.
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