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startribune.com - 3/17/2009
If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees
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Each side submitted summaries of its case to the three judges who are deliberating in the Senate election contest.
Franken-Coleman Update: Eating Cat Food
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 3/14/2009
Franken-Coleman Update: Eating Cat Food
— campaignsilo.firedoglake.com — Norm Coleman needs money, and needs it very badly, for his trials -- both the current one and the looming Kazeminy trial in Texas. The prospect of a massive drop in online donations is absolutely toxic to his ability to sustain his election contest ... (more) Franken-Coleman Update: Eating Cat Food

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thehill.com - 3/13/2009
McConnell: Coleman fight should go to federal court
— thehill.com — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that he would urge former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) to take his legal battle with Al Franken to federal court, potentially dragging out the Minnesota Senate race for several more months.  ... (more) McConnell: Coleman fight should go to federal court

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hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com - 3/20/2009
Is Norm Coleman's Attorney "Done" ... ?
— hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com — Transcribed from KFAN Radio broadcast , March 18, 2008. ( Dan Barreiro show, Ron Rosenbaum interviewing.) Joe Friedberg , attorney for former Sen. Norm Coleman 's recount effort, seemed to suggest in a MN radio interview yesterday that Democrat ... (more) Is Norm Coleman's Attorney "Done" ... ?

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Franken Wants Costs and Fees Paid
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Franken wants the judges to force Coleman to pay court costs and some opposing lawyers' fees if he loses his bid to overturn the recount . ...

Franken Wants Coleman to Pay Court Costs
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Al Franken (D) wants the judges who heard Minnesota's U.S. Senate trial to force Norm Coleman (R) "to pay court costs and some opposing lawyers' fees -- a potentially expensive bill -- if the Republican loses his bid to overturn the results of the recount," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. ...

'Daily Voting News' For March 18, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... $250,000 a year http://www.thetimesonlin...c01964c31d4635218633.txt IN: Porter County - Centralized voting could save Porter County money http://www.post-trib.com...1482444,pccomish.article ME: Maine legislature to demand full count of write-in votes? http://www.independentpo...count-of-write-in-votes/ MN: If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees http://www.startribune.c...Pc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl NY: ...

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