online.wsj.com - 1/4/2009
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[In this June 7, 2008 file photo, confetti falls around former comedian Al Franken after he accepted the Democratic endorsement for U.S. Senate from Minnesota at the party] Associated Press Former comedian Al Franken after he accepted the Democratic endorsement for U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
powerlineblog.com - 1/7/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
The media coverage of the events related to
Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so...
poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ...
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Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
startribune.com - 1/2/2009
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Ugh...Recount Is Done And Franken Widens Lead In Minnesota
Ace of Spades HQ —
... that the Franken and Coleman campaigns agreed had been improperly rejcted under the Supreme Court order addressing the Coleman campaign's challenge to the procedure. After the counting of the previously rejected absentee ballots this afternoon, Franken widened his lead from approximately 40 votes to 225 votes. The recount will formally conclude on Monday at the final meeting of the Board of Canvassers that was convened to preside over this process. Stupid Scandis. Will Coleman even bother to sue? Lawyers for both campaigns have laid the groundwork for lawsuits through ...
Sue the Clowns
Daily Pundit —
Lawsuits Readied as Minnesota Senate Tally Winds Down - WSJ.com
Lawyers for both campaigns have laid the groundwork for lawsuits through public comments and legal maneuvering. In recent weeks, as Franken clung to a small lead, Coleman’s lawyers promised a lawsuit over their claim that some ballots duplicated on election night wound up being counted twice in the recount.
I hope Coleman’s lawyers sue, and I hope they take it all the way to the US Supreme Court, if necessary.
The corrupt Democrats in Minnesota are trying ...
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