nytimes.com - 1/4/2009
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Franken's lead now stands at 225 votes after gaining 176 votes more than Coleman in Saturday's review of the formerly sealed absentee ballots. Franken started the day with a 49-vote advantage.
The 933 absentee ballots were among those rejected by poll workers but later found to be excluded in ...
wral.com - 1/5/2009
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wral.com —
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing
Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount...
over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months.
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Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
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Franken's Lead Eclipses the Mendoza Line
Politics Daily —
... Late last night, Democrat Al Franken appeared to widen his lead in the Minnesota Senate race to about 225 votes as the state's Canvassing Board finished counting absentee ballots that had earlier been rejected... ...
Minnesota end game
Political Animal —
... 933 absentee ballots that all sides had agreed were wrongly rejected. Franken won 52 percent of them and Coleman captured 33 percent (the rest went to other candidates or cast no vote in the Senate race). It was a surprisingly muscular margin that was reflected in the glum looks of Coleman staffers and the satisfied appearance of Franken's staff. Franken started the day with an unofficial lead of 49 votes. He achieved a net gain of 176 votes on Saturday. The state Canvassing Board will meet tomorrow to, in all likelihood, certify the final result and declare Al Franken the ...
Franken's Lead Widens in Senate Recount
The Caucus —
Late last night, Democrat Al Franken appeared to widen his lead in the Minnesota Senate race to about 225 votes as the state’s Canvassing Board finished counting absentee ballots that had earlier been rejected. The tally is still considered unofficial, however. The Canvassing Board resumes its meetings on Monday, and may validate the new totals including those absentee ballots later this week. But the Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing a challenge on the recount by incumbent Senator Norm Coleman, the Republican whose first term expired yesterday. Yet the likelihood that the ...
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