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startribune.com - 2/11/2009
Judges will hear which absentee ballots should count today
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In a reverse from the recount, DFLer Al Franken wants to restrict the number, while Republican Norm Coleman wants more counted.
startribune.com - 2/11/2009
Judges add 23 to Franken's count, but it's far from over
— startribune.com — Richard Sennott, Star Tribune Norm Coleman and his attorneys Fritz Knaak, center, and Ben Ginsberg talked strategy... during a break in the action Tuesday. (more) Judges add 23 to Franken's count, but it's far from over

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Minnesota Court to Hear Key Ballot Fight
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Judges in the Senate saga hear arguments Thursday over which ballots should be counted. Could yield one of the most important rulings to date in the dispute. ...

Minnesota Court to Hear Key Ballot Fight
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Judges in the Senate saga hear arguments Thursday over which ballots should be counted. Could yield one of the most important rulings to date in the dispute. ...

Important Day in Minnesota Senate Race Trial
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Lawyers for Al Franken (D) and Norm Coleman (R) "will trade arguments today on whether several types of rejected absentee ballots should be reconsidered or rejected once and for all," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. ...

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