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huffingtonpost.com - 12/19/2008
Franken Senate Victory Projected
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Democratic challenger Al Franken finds himself on the cusp of winning a seat in the United States Senate after Minnesota's canvassing board awarded him a host of challenged votes during deliberations on Thursday. As of 8PM ET, the Minneapolis Star Tribune projected that Franken would finish ...
startribune.com - 12/19/2008
Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150
— startribune.com — The state Canvassing Board's first rush of ballot rulings in the U.S. Senate race has unofficially put challenger Al Franken in the lead by more than 150. (more) Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150

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google.com - 12/19/2008
The Associated Press: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass
— google.com — Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass By PATRICK CONDON 1 hour ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken has become incredibly close with ... (more) The Associated Press: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 12/19/2008
Franken Appears Likely to Lead After Challenge Phase
— fivethirtyeight.com — This is fuzzy, fuzzy math, but with Norm Coleman again converting only a very low percentage of his challenges in counting this morning, I am now projecting a Franken lead of something like 40 votes after all challenged ballots -- including ballot ... (more) Franken Appears Likely to Lead After Challenge Phase

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FRANKEN VICTORY PROJECTED
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... him to become the 59th senator caucusing with Democrats in the upcoming Congress. According to local paper tallies, Franken currently trails Sen. Norm Coleman by a mere five votes, down from the 358-vote margin that the Republican held just last night. The Associated Press has the count even closer, with Coleman ahead by two votes. An aide to Franken told the Huffington Post that, according to the campaign's internal count, Franken has already taken a small lead. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/18/frankens-senat...

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Coleman Lawyers Up
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/16/2008 — More signs that Norm Coleman is taking the allegations in the Nasser Kazeminy lawsuit very, very seriously. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that all four of the principals in the alleged scheme to pass money to Coleman -- Kazeminy, Coleman, ...
MN Update: Franken Seizes Lead, A 250-Vote Margin — Hotline On Call Part Deux
Democrat Al Franken seized the lead for the first time in the MN Senate race today, jumping past his Republican rival by 250 votes, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Good news, but no guarantee of a Franken win over Sen. Norm Coleman . The counting continues Monday, and the ...
Franken leads Coleman in Minn Sen race — The Swamp
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Franken Takes Lead in Recount — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Al Franken (D) took a slim lead over Sen. Norm Coleman (R-NM) for the first time as Minnesota's U.S. Senate race recount continues. Coleman's campaign issued this statement: "While varying headlines and a flurry of different numbers will continue, we ...
Minnesota Recount Update — Ace of Spades HQ
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has a running tally of the results. As of Friday, 10:38 am (CST), Al Franken is ahead by 120 votes....
Franken Passes Coleman In Recount — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports : The intense scrutiny of "voter intent" resumed this morning by a five-member board charged with directing Minnesota's recount in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic rival Al Franken, and the first rush of ...
Franken Passes Coleman In Recount — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports : The intense scrutiny of "voter intent" resumed this morning by a five-member board charged with directing Minnesota's recount in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic rival Al Franken, and the first rush of ...
Matt Lewis: Franken Takes the Lead — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
The current recount tally listed by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is Franken by 18 votes and climbing. Expect this number to widen, as the canvassing board is currently considering the Coleman campaign's challenges to...
Breaking: Al Franken Takes The Lead In Minnesota Recount! — TPM Election Central
This is big: For the very first time in the Minnesota recount, Al Franken has taken the lead in the running vote count from Minneapolis Star-Tribune . As of 10:18 a.m. ET, Franken now leads by four votes. This is big news, and it couldn't have happened at a better time for Al, with the ...
Matt Lewis: Recount-Cam — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
If you want to waste a lot of time today, it's the last day of ballot challenges in the Minnesota recount, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is streaming live video out of the canvassing room. It's going to be a...
Coleman's Lead Now Single Digits — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
In the seemingly endless recount in Minnesota, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) now holds a single-digit lead over challenger Al Franken (D) in the state's U.S. Senate race, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Meanwhile, in a ruling crucial to the disputed election, the Minnesota Supreme Court ...
Franken Senate Victory Projected — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
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Watch the Recount, If You Dare — Power Line
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has live streaming video of the Minnesota Canvassing Board examining ballots here . The Strib's coverage apparently is being hosted by my friends Dennis McGrath and Doug Tice. When I tuned in the Board was taking a break, but news from the recount was scrolling ...
Analysis Shows Franken Catching Coleman — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has performed its own analysis of the challenged ballots in Minnesota's disputed U.S. Senate race "by relying on a virtual ' canvassing board ' of more than 26,000 readers who examined at least some of them. There appeared to be widespread consensus that Al Franken ...
Coleman Hires High-Profile Defense Lawyer — Political Punch
Guest Blogger Jonathan Karl Reports: High-profile criminal defense attorneys are apparently one sector of the job market that remains strong. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports this morning that Senator Norm Coleman, R-Minn., has hired Doug Kelly, a highly paid defense lawyer...
Coleman Lawyers Up In FBI Probe — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is getting some help with his FBI investigation : Four of Minnesota's biggest legal guns have cast their shadows over two lawsuits that have drawn the attention of the FBI. They have been retained by U.S. Sen. Norm ...
Coleman Lawyers Up In FBI Probe — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is getting some help with his FBI investigation : Four of Minnesota's biggest legal guns have cast their shadows over two lawsuits that have drawn the attention of the FBI. They have been retained by U.S. Sen. Norm ...
Franken Gets A Boost — Weekly Standard Blog
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports : DFLer Al Franken's campaign scored significant victories in the U.S. Senate recount Friday, as the state Canvassing Board approved the use of Election Day results for 133 Minneapolis ballots that can't be found and also recommended that counties sort ...
Minnesota Senate Recount -- update 6 — The Reaction
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Franken grabs lead in Senate recount — POLITICO.com: Politics
Franken’s lead grew to 252 votes Friday, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s unofficial tally.
Franken takes slim lead in early count — CNN Political Ticker
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