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huffingtonpost.com - 1/22/2009
Franken: Senate "Going To Try" To Seat Him
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WASHINGTON — It's no joke: Senate Democrats are moving toward letting comedian Al Franken join the chamber while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending. "We're going to try to seat Al Franken," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters on Wednesday, a few ...

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009
Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — In some ways, Al Franken's 225 vote lead the Minnesota Senate race is an illusory number. That's his margin after the state canvassing board completed its recount. Why isn't he in the Senate? Thank Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Senate Majority Leader ... (more) Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win

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Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — At a pre-trial hearing in the Minnesota election lawsuit just now, Franken attorney Kevin Hamilton made a striking accusation: That the Coleman campaign has been doctoring evidence. As an example, Hamilton showed two photocopies of a rejected ... (more) Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence

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cqpolitics.com - 1/22/2009
Franken Makes Case To Let Senate Decide
— cqpolitics.com — Democratic candidate Al Franken made a bid Wednesday to short-circuit the court case that’s intended to give Minnesota a winner in its closely contested Senate race. Attorneys for Franken argued that a state court should dismiss the lawsuit filed by ... (more) Franken Makes Case To Let Senate Decide

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Political Animal — ... with the Republican Jewish Coalition. * On a related note, Senate Democrats are moving forward with a plan to bring Al Franken into the Senate . "We're going to try to seat Al Franken," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters Wednesday. * Is Rep. ...

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Coleman packs, vows to continue legal fight — CNN Political Ticker 1/22/2009
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Senate Dems Move Toward Seating Franken — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 1/22/2009
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