politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/12/2009
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Franken's request to certify the election has been denied.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — Mark Ritchie, Minnesota’s Democratic secretary of state, said Monday he would not sign off on any document certifying Al Franken as the winner of the state’s closely-contested Senate race until all lawsuits related to the recount had been resolved.
"Minnesota law is very clear [...]
powerlineblog.com - 1/7/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
The media coverage of the events related to
Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so...
poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ...
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Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
news.yahoo.com - 1/11/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
With only a longshot court appeal standing in
the way of Democrat Al Franken s election to...
the Senate, Republicans are gritting their teeth and bracing for the arrival of a new senator whose every utterance will sound like nails on a chalkboard to ...
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GOP sees Franken as top public enemy - Yahoo! News
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FRANKEN DENIED
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Minnesota's secretary of state says he won't sign anything certifying the Senate seat winner until all lawsuits have been resolved.
Comes after Franken's camp sent a letter requesting his election be certified based on the recount panel's decision. ...
Why not him (right now)?
Power Line —
... Last month Franken's attorneys sent a letter to Governor Pawlenty and Secretary Ritchie asking them to sign off on an election certificate that names Franken winner. Franken's attorneys told reporters on a conference call that Pawlenty and Ritchie have an obligation to sign it under federal and state law. "We believe the law is clear," said lead Frankey attorney Marc Elias. ...
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