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dailykos.com - 1/15/2009
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The mundane details of a change of power : Over the next 36 hours, White House staffers will go through the behind-the-scenes business of turning in their hard passes, coded lapel pins, "flip-top" fancy White House IDs in leather folders, blackberries, cellphones, and security clearances.  ...
dailykos.com - 1/10/2009
MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor Seating Franken
— dailykos.com — More great news for Norm Coleman, from our new Research 2000 poll conducted on Thursday and Friday... for Daily Kos (MOE 4%): Do you favor or oppose Norm Coleman's legal challenge to Al Franken's victory? FAVOR: 34% OPPOSE: 47% NOT SURE: 19%  ... (more) MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 1/17/2009
Is Coleman's Goal a Do-Over?
— 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 ... (more) Is Coleman's Goal a Do-Over?

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009
Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win
— 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 ... (more) Provocation of The Day: Coleman Could Still Win

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Can you see?
Interesting Times — I agree with the general sentiment Remember that hilarity about Obama passing a "bipartisan" stimulus plan? We snickered at the implausibility of Republicans voting for any such package, and once again, ...

1/16: A Post-Partisan Era? Yeah, Right.
Blogometer — Daily Kos ' Moulitsas: "Remember that hilarity about Obama passing a 'bipartisan' stimulus plan? We snickered at the implausibility of Republicans voting for any such package, and once again, ...

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dailykos.com 12/3/2008 — Not a lot of moderates left in the GOP . When did Canadian politics suddenly get so interesting? And how long before the Bloc Quebecois do their usual "I'm taking my ball home" schtick and it all unravels? I was obsessed with Canadian politics ...
Franken is Winning, and Coleman Knows It
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In Minnesota, End of the Beginning Starts Today
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MN-Sen: Petty partisan politics from GOP
dailykos.com 1/2/2009 — The open question in Minnesota's Senate race is no longer who will win, but when he will be seated. As TPM's Eric Kleefeld outlines , Al Franken has effectively won, but because Norm Coleman is playing the part of a sore loser, Minnesota's senate ...
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fivethirtyeight.com 12/18/2008 — The State of Minnesota's Canvassing Board has finished adjudicating challenges brought to the Board by Al Franken. They will begin evaluating challenges brought by Norm Coleman's campaign tomorrow. The Star Tribune has logged 391 challenges made by ...