bradblog.com - 11/21/2008
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With just over 40% of the ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, the gap has now shrunk to just 129 votes at the end of the second day of counting.
According to tonight's update of the MN Secretary of State's "recount" ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
According to data just released by the Minnesota
Secretary of State , Al Franken has gained a
net of 43 votes on the first day of that state's recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota's certified, pre-recount ...
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On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 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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BREAKING: Franken Gains on Coleman Again on Day 2 of U.S. Senate Race Hand Count in MN
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... race between incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, the gap has now shrunk to just 129 votes at the end of the second day of counting. According to tonight's update of the MN Secretary of State's "recount" webpage, Coleman has so far lost a total of 212 votes and Franken has lost 126 during the counting. The net gain is 86 votes for Franken out of the original 215 vote advantage certified by the state for Coleman before counting began yesterday... FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6686 Read more: ...
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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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