thehill.com - 1/6/2009
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Senate leaders may swear Al Franken in this week, even as Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) campaign vowed to move forward with a challenge to the Democrat’s victory. A recount panel on Monday made Franken’s 225-vote win official, as expected, one day before new members are sworn in. But the ...
reuters.com - 1/6/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not
to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges. Senate Republicans had ...
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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
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abcnews.go.com - 1/5/2009
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abcnews.go.com —
Two months after Minnesota voters went to the
polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner
of the U.S. Senate race, but his opponent, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, is ready to challenge the results in court. Franken, the comedian and ...
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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
startribune.com - 1/5/2009
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startribune.com —
The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken
ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has
said it plans a legal challenge. In a brief appearance, Franken said he is "proud to stand before you as your next senator."
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Recount results certified with Franken on top
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TPM Election Central —
... Senate Democrats will not make any attempt today to swear in Al Franken as the new Senator from Minnesota, instead leaving that seat vacant for now. There is some speculation that they might be planing to try it soon -- but they would encounter a promised Republican filibuster, while Norm Coleman pursues his legal challenges to the election result. ...
Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... last night. The possibility of Franken being sworn in later this week , though, remains alive. * Speaking of Franken, Norm Coleman's Senate office was ...
WH on Burris: Not Touching That With 10-Foot Pole
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... from the Senate's swearing-in ceremony Tuesday. Perino had a bit more to say about Minnesota's Senate race , in which state officials have declared Democrat Al Franken the winner despite a pending lawsuit from incumbent Norm Coleman (R). "Well, there's still a legal challenge that the Coleman campaign is going to mount," she said. "And so I think that, while that's still ongoing, we'll decline to comment."
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Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from being sworn in:
The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate ...
Can Franken Give Burris His Daily Affirmation?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/5/2009 — One of the quirks of the unresolved senate race in Minnesota and Illinois is that it really does the Democrats no good to have just one of Al Franken and Roland Burris seated -- they only gain ground if and when both get sworn in. This is why. ...
Congress Matters: Swear Burris and Franken in first —
Daily Kos
Kagro X goes out on a limb and has some fun with a parliamentary fantasy in which he suggests that Reid should try to seat Roland Burris and/or Al Franken first, before anyone else is sworn in. That way, if the Republicans filibuster, they're filibustering swearing everybody in. And then we ...
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