startribune.com - 11/14/2008
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In the latest twist in Minnesota's continuing U.S. Senate race, the Al Franken campaign hit Ramsey County with a lawsuit Thursday, seeking the names and addresses of voters whose absentee ballots were rejected. The DFLer's campaign hopes to force counties across the state to turn over the lists ...
powerlineblog.com - 11/14/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
The Al Franken is using a series of
lawsuits to try to bully the ex-comedian's way into...
the United States Senate. So far, though, they aren't going too well. Franken has demanded that Minnesota counties give him lists of would-be voters whose ...
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
nypost.com - 11/13/2008
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 4:12 pm November 13, 2008 Posted:
4:03 pm November 13, 2008 IF Al Franken wins...
his Minnesota race, Democrats will get at least 58 US senators, giving them an effectively filibuster-proof majority. When Franken woke up on the day after ...
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FRANKEN 'FIXES' STALK SENATE RACE - New York Post
powerlineblog.com - 11/14/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Al Franken is waging a campaign to overturn
the results of Minnesota's Senate election based on a...
series of deceitful allegations. On this score the fraudulent sob story involving the 84-year-old stroke victim whose ballot was supposedly rejected ...
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What's happening in Minnesota? part 8
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... alleges after news of Franken's lawsuit. Franken’s attorney claimed that because another county provided the names and addresses on rejected ballots, an 84-year-old stroke victim’s vote was reinstated after her signature was verified. An election official questioned the account, however, and Mirengoff calls Franken’s vote-counting campaign “deceitful.” Hot Air’s ...
'Daily Voting News' For November 14, 2008
The BRAD BLOG —
... KY: Calloway County - Election's main complaint was with machines http://www.murrayledger..../13/top_story/news02.txt
KY: Hardin County - Some results called ‘tainted’
Recanvass verifies original election winners http://www.thenewsenterp...cal+20081113204353053016
MN: Franken seeks names of rejected voters
SENATE RECOUNT: Franken sues for lists of voters whose absentee ballots were disqualified. http://www.startribune.c...Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
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huffingtonpost.com 12/3/2008 — The Franken campaign struck a tone of confidence on Tuesday, insisting that once the votes were counted the numbers will reveal that they had bested Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race.
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From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.”
Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
Hillary raises money for Franken —
First Read 11/14/2008
From NBC's Chuck Todd and Mark MurrayHillary Clinton, though her HillPAC, has sent a solicitation to supporters asking them to donate money to Al Franken during the recount in Minnesota's Senate race. "The Franken campaign is working hard to ...
Court to decide anti-Hillary Clinton movie case —
Reuters: Politics 11/14/2008
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