news.yahoo.com - 12/12/2008
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Al Franken s campaign won two key rulings today that may help him overcome a tiny deficit against Sen. Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate recount. The Minnesota Canvassing Board unanimously recommended that all counties include the absentee ballots that were unfairly rejected on Election Day ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Don't look now, but it looks like Al
Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series...
of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ...
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Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...
google.com - 12/19/2008
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google.com —
Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn.
canvass By PATRICK CONDON 1 hour ago ST. PAUL,...
Minn. (AP) The tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken has become incredibly close with ...
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The Associated Press: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes ...
twincities.com - 12/15/2008
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twincities.com —
Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play
a big part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So...
will voters who scrawled in the same name for every local race. As will people who marked their choices not just with a darkened oval but an X, too — ...
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Voter intent clear on most ballots
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Hope Lives... Franken May Steal Election Yet!
Gateway Pundit —
The Franken Camp won two key rulings in Minnesota today. Minnesota decided to allow the 133 “missing” votes to count in Franken’s favor, 133 votes they do not even know ever existed. The Politico reported, via Power Line Forum: Play Video Video: President-Elect Obama Cabinet Nominations CNBC Play Video Video: Obama selects Daschle for cabinet post AP Play Video Video: Jackson denies wrongdoing in political scandal AP Al Franken’s campaign won two key rulings today that may help him overcome a tiny deficit ...
Will Al Franken Steal Minnesota?
GayPatriot —
... On Friday, the Minnesota Canvassing Board “recommended that all counties include the absentee ballots that were unfairly rejected on Election Day in the recount.“ On its face, that sounds like a good decision. The only problem is that the board ...
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From NBC's Mark MurrayIn the latest in the Coleman-Franken recount, Minnesota's canvassing board today 1) recommended that counties begin counting mistakenly rejected absentee ballots, and 2) voted to count the missing 133 ballots from a Minneapolis ...
The Caucus: Minn. Panel Rules on Rejected Ballots —
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Recounting the ballots has the potential to tip the balance in the close race, and the absentee ballot issue has been pushed for weeks by the campaign of Al Franken, a Democrat, who by most counts, is trailing Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent. > ...
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WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/12/2008
Brad Haynes reports on the Senate race in Minnesota.
In what may be the most important decision of the Minnesota vote recount, the state Canvassing Board has asked county election boards to count all wrongly rejected absentee ballots cast in ...
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