nytimes.com - 1/21/2009
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Norm Coleman, who lost the Senate race by 225 votes when a board certified the results of a recount, now wants a panel of judges to consider whether to count 12,000 more. >
fivethirtyeight.com - 1/17/2009
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
And maybe, Norm Coleman is hoping, elections in Minnesota.
Call it a hunch, but a couple of recent articles suggest that Norm Coleman's goal might not be to pull ahead of Al Franken outright, but ...
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Is Coleman's Goal a Do-Over?
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009
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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 ...
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Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
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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 ...
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Franken Legal Team: Coleman Is Doctoring Evidence
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MN-Sen: Coleman Still Grasping At Straws
Daily Kos —
Norm Coleman, November 25, 2008: Today, the state Canvassing Board will openly debate — and likely decide on — Franken's request to include any improperly rejected absentee ballots in the hand recount. The Coleman campaign and a memo from the state Attorney General's office say those ballots were never cast in the election and therefore should not be included in the recount. Norm Coleman, January 19, 2009: Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent who was found to be trailing the Senate ...
Another Round in the Coleman-Franken Stand-Off
The Caucus —
... that will hear arguments on Wednesday from both sides in the election contest filed by former Senator Norm Coleman, a Republican, who trailed at the conclusion of a statewide recount. Their first order of business will be to consider the Franken campaign’s argument that the contest should be thrown out before a trial begins. If the judges disagree, the trial phase is expected to begin on Monday and the panel will weigh Mr. Coleman’s contention that the recount process was flawed and the results should be invalidated against Mr. Franken’s claim that the election ...
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How does a Minnesota recount work?
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Minnesota Senate Race Goes to Recount
politicalwire.com 11/6/2008 — The Associated Press "is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race." Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) finished ahead of Al Franken (D) "early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law ...
Minnesota Recount: Coleman conference call
hotair.com 2/4/2009 — Norm Coleman joined the conference call himself today, calling yesterday’s decision by the election contest panel “a great day” for Minnesota voters. Coleman reminded people that he led on Election Night, before the recount, and he ...
Recount results certified with Franken on top
startribune.com 1/5/2009 — The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has said it plans a legal challenge. In a brief appearance, Franken said he is "proud to stand before you as your next senator."
Minnesota recount goes on . . . and on . . .
miamiherald.com 12/24/2008 — At a recent hearing over the Senate vote recount in his state, Justice Paul Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court apparently took umbrage when an attorney suggested that the prolonged dispute was turning into a debacle along the lines of the Florida ...
Recount Ends, Franken Up By 225
boomantribune.com 1/4/2009 — The recount in Minnesota is over and now will move to the courts: Norm Coleman's term as a U.S. Senator ended at noon Washington time today, and by evening his hopes of winning a second term had been dealt an expected but serious setback as state ...
Coleman Challenges Senate Recount in Minnesota
blogs.wsj.com 1/8/2009 — Brad Haynes reports on Congress.
Norm Coleman is challenging Al Franken ’s victory in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, casting doubt on the fairness of the states recount and clouding Democrats hopes of gaining another seat in the ...
Franken on hand for Obama inauguration —
CNN Political Ticker 1/20/2009
(CNN) — Al Franken spokesman Andy Barr confirmed Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has provided the Democratic Senate hopeful with tickets to the swearing-in ceremony today. Barr added Franken is "in the bleachers on the ...
Downballot: Avalanche of legal filings —
First Read 1/21/2009
MINNESOTA: In the Coleman-Franken race, which has now gone on 78 days past election day, an “avalanche of legal filings continued Tuesday,” the Minneapolis Star-Tribune notes. Franken asked a three-judge panel to dismiss Coleman’s lawsuit trying to ...
Downballot: Caroline bows out —
First Read 1/22/2009
MINNESOTA: Roll Call checks in with Norm Coleman, who apparently was on the Hill yesterday as was competitor Al Franken. The paper called Coleman "noticeably relaxed" and "expressed confidence." “We believe that when the ballots that have been ...
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