minnesotaindependent.com - 12/14/2008
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It can’t be coincidence that the Al Franken for Senate campaign pledged today to reduce its pending ballot challenges in the ongoing statewide Senate recount to fewer than 500 by Tuesday. On Friday, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie estimated that the State Canvassing Board could ...
senaterecount.startribune.com - 12/18/2008
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RACE AT A GLANCE - Close Resolved challenges
Remaining Current vote totals Coleman Franken Other/ no one...
Coleman Franken Margin Current recount totals 234 64 117 6,742 1,209,169 1,208,811 Coleman by 358 Challenged by Coleman 7 7 6 3,077 Challenged by ...
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Minnesota Senate recount: Take the Franken-Coleman ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/12/2008
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Al Franken's chances of winning the Minnesota recount
may have just gone up astronomically. The state canvassing...
board just voted unanimously that absentee ballots that were initially rejected because of clerical errors -- and the current estimate ...
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Franken Gets Big Win At Canvass Board
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
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Don't look now, but it looks like Al
Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series...
of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ...
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Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...
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Franken: I'll Have Less Than 500 Ballot Challenges
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... The Minnesota Independent notes that the Franken campaign "is eager to please the board," especially since Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie "estimated that the State Canvassing Board could only evaluate 1,000 such ballots in the four days they've allotted this week." ...
Franken: I'll Have Less Than 500 Ballot Challenges
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... The Minnesota Independent notes that the Franken campaign "is eager to please the board," especially since Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie "estimated that the State Canvassing Board could only evaluate 1,000 such ballots in the four days they've allotted this week." ...
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truthdig.com 12/19/2008 — BradBlog has the latest from the endless recount battle in Minnesota, where Al Franken has apparently pulled into a two-vote lead. Results are day-to-day, but the Star Tribune is predicting Franken will win out by fewer than 100 votes.
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Franken Lawyer: "We Are Going To Win"
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.
"I'm very confident that Franken is going to win," said ...
Franken camp: 'We're winning'
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Senator Franken, At Last?
truthdig.com 1/5/2009 — After recounting 2.4 million ballots, Minnesota officials are expected to name Al Franken the state’s next senator, winning by a mere 225 votes. Franken’s rival, Sen. Norm Coleman, will likely fight the decision in the state supreme ...
Franken: I'm on track to win
politico.com 12/30/2008 — Blog: Al Franken said he believes he is “on track to win” the Minnesota Senate race against Sen. Norm Coleman
Big, Good News for Al Franken in the MN Senate Race Today
bradblog.com 12/13/2008 — We've been on the road for several weeks, and haven't been able to report on the day-to-day details of the hand-count of the razor-thin U.S. Senate race in Minnesota between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and challenger Al Franken (D). Happily, the ...
Down the ballot: Franken +200? —
First Read 12/15/2008
ILLINOIS: The AP takes a look at Lt. Gov Pat Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan, both thought to be potential candidates for governor in 2010.
MINNESOTA: On Tuesday, the state canvassing board will decide on the fate on ...
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First Read 12/16/2008
COLORADO : Names being floated as potential replacements for Ken Salazar’s Senate seat: Salazar's brother, John, who is in Congress representing the state's 3rd District. Word is though, he is happy to be on the House Appropriations Committee and ...
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