minnesota.publicradio.org - 12/3/2008
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Al Franken's attorney said today he's concerned about ballots that he says are missing in the Senate recount. The Franken campaign says it's investigating why, in some areas, more ballots were counted on Election Day than were found during the recount.
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!
twincities.com - 12/3/2008
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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 ...
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Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes
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
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Franken-Coleman Recount Update: They Told Us So
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... , 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, has been essentially laughing off the Franken campaign's pleas ...
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huffingtonpost.com 11/26/2008 — The Franken campaign, citing internal numbers, say the recount election deficit that they face against Sen. Norm Coleman is now down to a mere 84 votes.
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